Attorney Andrew Tarnasiewicz-Heldut is an Associate Attorney at McGuire Law, P.C., a class action litigation law firm located in downtown Chicago with a focus on protecting the rights of American consumers nationwide. Andrew is licensed to practice law in Illinois. He obtained his Juris Doctor from the University of Illinois at Chicago's John Marshall Law School. He also holds a Joint Honors Degree in Economics and Politics from the University of Strathclyde in Scotland, United Kingdom.

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During his university years in Scotland, Heldut founded a non-profit  international venture called the SustainableVillage Initiative dealing with development and women empowerment issues in Ghana (sviafrica.org). 

Andrew has also been involved in the blockchain arena since 2013. He has created a project named International Blockchain. Now the President of the Government Blockchain Association, Chicago Chapter, the GBA has been bringing business and political leaders, policy makers, and non-governmental organizations together with the aim of making government more efficient and transparent.

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Andrew is Polish-American born in Chicago. His parents migrated from Poland to Chicago in the 1980s. Fluent in Polish, Andrew was the Vice-President of the Polish-American Law Association at his law school. In law school, Andrew joined the John Marshall Pro Bono Clinic which provides free legal services to those who cannot afford legal representation. Andrew handled vast amount of cases including civil rights, prisoner rights, post-conviction relief, expungements & sealing, fair housing issues, foreclosure defense, estates & trusts, and veteran cases.

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Heldut is engaged in U.S. politics having interned for Senator Dick Durbin where he dealt directly with many Illinois constituents in regards to veteran and immigration issues. Andrew Heldut also interned for Hillary's Presidential political campaign in the fundraising and event office covering the Midwest and worked on other campaigns including Alderman Sophia King.