Council Member Andrew Friedberg was elected to the Bellaire City Council in 2009. Prior to his election, Andrew served on the Bellaire Planning & Zoning Commission. An attorney with the law firm of Fulbright & Jaworski L.L.P., Andrew has been involved as a committee chair with the Houston Bar Association and was a participant in the Houston Young Lawyers Association Leadership Academy. He is also an active member of the Bellaire Historical Society.

An honors graduate of Bellaire High School, Andrew completed a triple-major in Economics, Finance and Government at the University of Texas at Austin, where he was named Parents' Association Outstanding Student and received the University President's Leadership Award. After graduating first in his class at UT, Andrew earned his law degree with honors from Harvard Law School, and served as a law clerk to Judge Jacques L. Wiener, Jr., on the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit. Prior to returning to Bellaire, Andrew served six years in the United States Army National Guard as administrative specialist for a military intelligence unit, and was awarded the Army Achievement Medal.

Andrew and his wife, Jennifer, recently welcomed their son, Sam.



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