Andrew J. Ekonomou
EducationEmory University (BA, 1970)
Emory University (MA, 1971)
Emory University (JD, 1974)
Emory University (PhD, 2000)
SpouseGeorgia Lambros Ekonomou

Andrew John Ekonomou is an attorney in Donald Trump's legal team working under Jay Sekulow. He is a scholar of Byzantine history, having received his PhD in the topic from Emory University in 2000.[1] Ekonomou serves as senior counsel at the American Center for Law and Justice where Sekulow is chief counsel.[2] Ekonomou is a former state prosecutor who occasionally prosecutes cases for a district attorney's office in southeastern Georgia, and a former federal prosecutor who at one time served as the acting United States Attorney for the Northern District of Georgia.[3]

References

  1. ^ Freifeld, Karen (March 28, 2018). "Spurned By Top Lawyers, Trump's Defense Elevates Washington Outsider". HuffPost. Reuters. Retrieved March 28, 2018.
  2. ^ Sheth, Sonam (March 29, 2018). "Trump's legal team comes apart as Russia probe kicks into high gear". Business Insider. Retrieved March 31, 2018.
  3. ^ Megerian, Chris (March 28, 2018). "Spurned by big law firms, Trump relies on a handful of lesser-known attorneys". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved March 31, 2018.
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