Andrew Ree has been practicing law for over 25 years and founded ANDREW S. REE, LLC to provide everyone with EXCEPTIONAL legal help. He has worked with large corporations, celebrity athletes, television personalities and everyday Americans like you and me. No matter where you are in life, he treats every single client like a superstar. To Andrew, communication with clients, honesty, and always“keeping it real” with clients are the most important components of a successful personal injury/sports and entertainment practice. If you are just in need of simple advise or require complex legal counsel he is your man.
Andrew has handled cases ranging from simple car accidents to complicated tragedies involving multiple clients and severe injuries. He is a master negotiator and has a proven track record of success, always getting the most for his clients from the insurance companies. During his career, Andrew has often gotten “blood from a stone,” in many of the smaller cases and has hit policy limits and high settlements in the seven figure range in the more severe cases. Andrew has NEVER backed down from a fight. He thrives on his tenacity and ability to outwit and outlast the opposing insurance companies while at the same time never meeting a stranger in the process. And if you don’t believe this, take a look at the testimonials from REAL clients on this site.
Education:
Andrew Ree graduated from Emory University with degrees in both Political Science and Economics. He received his Juris Doctorate and Masters in Business Administration in marketing from Emory University’s prestigious JD/MBA program.
Experience
Assistant Attorney General for the state of Georgia
Andrew is a highly trained and experienced attorney in both the practice of law and business marketing (both domestic and international). After being 1 of only 5 students to complete the JD/MBA program at Emory University, Andrew went to work for the state of Georgia Attorney General as an Assistant Attorney General where he spent five years representing government agencies ranging from the Governor’s Office of Consumer Affairs to several state licensing boards including the State Board of Chiropractic Examiners and the Georgia Athlete Agents Regulatory Commission. As an Assistant Attorney General for the state of Georgia, Andrew played a major role in protecting the citizens of the state from unfair business practices and scams and was instrumental in establishing and upholding state laws and rules in several high profile media cases.
Legal Counsel and Director of Marketing, Today’s Athletes for Tomorrow, International
Andrew is also highly trained and experienced in sports and entertainment law, specifically in professional athlete management, representation, marketing and promotions. Andrew has a wealth of contacts in both the sports and entertainment worlds and is known for his creative and innovative approach to sports and entertainment marketing.
Upon leaving the Attorney General’s office, Andrew then went on to spend three years as Legal Counsel and Director of Marketing for Today’s Athletes for Tomorrow, International, where he handled contract negotiations, promotions, marketing and legal matters for over twenty athletes in the National Football League. At T.A.F.T. International, Andrew worked closely with Chicago Bears defensive end and 1986 Super Bowl MVP, Richard Dent, and had the privilege of working with several sports legends including Chicago Bulls and NBA legend, Michael Jordan, San Francisco 49ers Hall of Famer, Ronnie Lott, and boxing great, Mohammed Ali, to name a few. As Director of Marketing, Andrew was responsible for putting on celebrity charity basketball games, draft parties and for handling any and all marketing, promotions, and endorsement opportunities for all of T.A.F.T.’s clientele.
Exclusive Agent for Hines Ward
Andrew has represented Pittsburgh Steelers wide receiver, 2006 Super Bowl MVP and 2012 Dancing with the Stars Mirror Ball Champion, Hines Ward, for the past 15 years and is Hines’ exclusive agent. He currently handles all of Hines’ business, legal and marketing (including all promotional and endorsement opportunities) affairs. Andrew is responsible for shaping and molding Hines into the ultimate Renaissance Man, putting Hines on Dancing with the Starts, Batman: The Dark Knight Rises, Rachel v. Guy: Celebrity Cookoff, The Walking Dead, and many, many other endeavors. Most recently, Andrew is responsible for putting Hines into the 2013 World Ironman Championships with Got Chocolate Milk and positioning Hines as a co-anchor with Bob Costas on Sunday Night Football: Football Night in America, the nation’s #1 sports show. Andrew also played a major role in positioning Hines as a White House Commissioner for the Asian American and Pacific Islanders Initiative under the current Obama administration and has filled in for Hines on numerous occasions as co-Commissioner with Hines. Among other celebrity athletes, Andrew also represents Miami Dolphins wide receiver sensation, Mike Wallace, Pittsburgh Steelers linebacker standout, Lawrence Timmons, and living legend, Franco Harris, for legal and marketing matters. On the entertainment side, Andrew has represented all the moms and their daughters from Lifetime’s #1 hit reality series, “Dance Moms,” and has worked with cast members from the reality show, “The Amish Mafia,” among other television personalities. Andrew has also been sought out by aspiring musicians and has recently taken on the representation of a few singer-songwriters and music groups on the rise today.
ACCOLADES
Member of the Georgia State Bar
Member of the Asian Pacific American Bar Association (NAPABA)
Honorary Commissioner for the White House Initiative on Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders
Admitted to practice in the:
Georgia Supreme Court
Georgia Court of Appeals
U.S. District Courts for the Northern District of Georgia
U.S. District Courts for the Middle District of Georgia
