Drew Beal
Partner
For more than 25 years Andrew “Drew” Beal has represented individuals and closely held companies in state and federal courts throughout the Southeast and in appellate courts in Georgia, Florida and in the U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals for the Fifth and Eleventh Circuits. He specializes in handling commercial claims including shareholder disputes, claims of professional negligence and all disputes arising from the ownership of closely held companies.
Drew began his career in 1986 as an associate with the firm of Robins, Kaplan, Miller & Ciresi, a national firm which specialized in large scale property subrogation litigation, products liability and construction related litigation. For most of his career he has maintained his own practice or has been the main partner in a practice which specialized in business litigation and the representation of individuals in litigation. He has routinely handled a variety of claims for individuals involving: the denial of benefits under policies of insurance and defined benefit plans, claims arising from catastrophic injuries, and litigation arising from wills and estate plans.
Drew graduated from Duke University and received his law degree from the University of Georgia, School of Law where he was active in the Moot Court Society and taught in the School of Business. Throughout his career, he has been actively involved in the Atlanta Bar Association, holding positions as a member of the Board of Directors, Chairman of the Judicial Selection and Tenure Committee, and Chairman of the Committee for Continuing Legal Education.
In 2006, he received the Atlanta Bar's Distinguished Service Award. He has maintained an AV rating from Martindale Hubbell, and was selected as one of the Legal Elite by Georgia Trend Magazine and by Atlanta Magazine as a Super Lawyer since 2007. He has taught Intermediate Civil Litigation as an adjunct professor at the Emory University School of Law for five years.
Drew has successfully represented numerous industries throughout the Atlanta area and throughout Georgia.
These industries include
- Construction companies, with annual sales between 15m-50m;
- Real estate investment companies with properties throughout the Southeast;
- Property management companies for both residential (apartments and individual homes) and commercial (shopping center space);
- Wholesale suppliers of food and merchandise; and
- Numerous retail companies throughout the state, including some of the Southeast’s largest jewelry stores.
Drew, his wife and two children live in Atlanta, where he remains active in Marist School where he attended and taught before law school. In addition, he is active at Christ the King where they are parishioners.
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News & Legal Insights
- Drew Beal and Milinda Brown Secure Settlement in Landmark Transgender Discrimination Case, Law.com, October 28, 2024
- Drew Beal and Milinda Brown Secure Emergency Hearing in Ongoing Lin Wood Case, Law360, September 25, 2024
- Lin Wood fined $105K for social media posts about former colleagues ,The Atlanta Journal-Constitution, September 2024
- Partners Drew Beal and Milinda Brown Secure $4.5 Million Verdict Against Lin Wood in Defamation Case, Law&Crime, August 17, 2024
- 'I do not trust the legal system': Pro-Trump Lawyer Lin Wood Reacts to $4.5M Verdict Awarded Against Him, Law.com, August 21, 2024
- Pro-Trump defamation attorney Lin Wood must pay former law partners $4.5 million after defaming them as ‘criminal’ extortionists on social media, Law & Crime, August 17, 2024
- Lin Wood hit with $3.75M defamation verdict in fight with former colleagues, The Atlanta Journal Constitution, August 16, 2024
- Wood's Ex-Partners Seek 'Judgment Day' For 'Lin Almighty', Law360, August 8, 2024
- 'Clearly Relevant' Fraud Claims Stay In Lin Wood Slander Trial, Law360, June 21, 2024
- $400 a Day: Frivolous Litigation Leads to Sanction, About $10K Attorney Fees, Law.com, May 21, 2024
- ‘I rebuke you’: Lin Wood deposition got heated when attorney for ex-law partners asked ‘Did Jesus tell you to take all the money?’, Law & Crime, April 24, 2024
- Beal Sutherland Berlin & Brown Named Litigation Department of the Year Finalist, Best Mentor Finalist and On the Rise Honoree in 2024 Southeastern Legal Awards, Law.com, April 18, 2024
- Georgia Health Facility to Face Trial on Transgender Bias Claim, Bloomberg Law, April 4, 2024
- Fired exec wins in court: Jury says pay him $400,661, The Atlanta Journal Constitution, April 2, 2024
- Transgender Woman's Discrimination Claims Against Behavioral Health Hospital Cleared for Trial, Law.com, April 2, 2024
- Transgender Woman's Healthcare Bias Case Teed Up For Trial, Law360, April 1, 2024
- ‘We’re Down the Homestretch’: Opposing Counsel Say Lin Wood Defamation Trial Could Happen in 2024, Law.com, March 18, 2024
- Lin Wood’s Comments About Ex-colleagues False and Defamatory, Judge Says, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution, March 13, 2024
- Lin Wood’s Ex-Colleagues Defamation Suit Ends in Favor of Plaintiffs, USA Herald, March 12, 2024
- Case Dismissed: $10K in Attorney Fees Awarded and Anti-SLAPP Motion Granted, Law360, February 20, 2024
- 'Seize the Assets and Levy the Accounts': $1.1M Judgment in Georgia, Law.com, September 25, 2023
- Lin Wood Ordered to Pay Beal Sutherland Berlin & Brown $42,500 in Attorneys’ Fees, Law.com, September 21, 2023
- Lin Wood's Contempt Costs $42K In Atty Fees On Top Of Fine, Law 360, September 19, 2023
- Beal Sutherland Berlin & Brown Break New Legal Ground After Successfully Arguing in the Court of Appeals, August 23, 2023
- Meet the Fulton County Judge Assigned to Trump’s Criminal Case, Daily Report, August 18, 2023
- Lin Wood Asks Judge to Dismiss Ex-Partners Fraud Claim, Law.com, June 7, 2023
- Lin Wood Can't Force Fraud Claims On Former Counsel, Client, Law360, June 7, 2023
- Lin Wood Ex-Colleagues Fight Other Atty's Suit Escape Bid- Law 360 - June 29, 2023
- Lin Wood Fined $5K Over Comments About Ex-Colleagues- Law 360 - June 1, 2023
- Lin Wood's Ex-Colleagues Want Judgment In Defamation Case- Law 360 - April 18, 2023
- ‘Not A First Amendment Principle’: Georgia Supreme Court Denies Cert in Former Law Partners’ Breach-of-Contract Case- Law.com - December 7, 2022
- Years after acquittal, Clayton Sheriff Victor Hill back on trial Wednesday - The Atlanta Journal Constitution - October 11, 2022
- Lin Wood Says More Attys Must Be Brought Into Fee Dispute - Law 360 - August 5, 2022
- Best Mentor: Andrew 'Drew' Beal- Daily Report - June 16, 2022
- Lin Wood Urges Dismissal Of Ex-Colleagues' Defamation Suit- Law 360 - June 6, 2022
- 2022 Georgia Legal Awards Honorees Announced- Law.com - April 28, 2022
- Lawsuit claims Dalton police officer commanded intern to perform sex act against her will- The Daily Citizen - March 19, 2022
- Virtual Voir Dire: Attorneys and Jurors Are Enjoying Remote Jury Selection Process- Law.com - February 10, 2022
- Lin Wood to Challenge Appellate Court’s Non-disparagement Clause Ruling- Law.com - February 7, 2022
- Lin Wood’s Ex Partners Seek Sanctions, Saying He Lied to Court Over ‘Hidden’ Emails- Law.com - November 3, 2021
- Lin Wood’s Ex-Partners Say He’s a Fraudster. His Emails May Prove It- Daily Beast - September 26, 2021
- Georgia Lawsuit Accuses Ex-NBA Star of Defrauding Investors of $1.1M- Law.com - April 12, 2021
- Transgender Woman's Suit Alleges Insults, Denial of Needed Meds at Norcross Psychiatric Hospital- Law.com - February 11, 2021
- Facing Anti-SLAPP Action Lin Wood Drops Defamation Claims Against Ex- Law Partners - Law.com - February 8, 2021
- Bostock Rips Into Judge For Rejecting Claim In Sex Bias Suit- Law 360 - January 25, 2021
- Lin Wood’s Ex-Law Partners Claim He Was Taped Admitting to Assaults, Asserting He May Be ‘Christ Coming Back for Second Time’- Law & Crime - December 31, 2020
- Lin Wood Calls Ex-Partners’ Fee Splitting Lawsuit a ‘Shakedown Effort’- Law.com - September 2, 2020
- $1M Settlement Ends Negligent Entrustment Car Wreck Case Days Before Trial- Law.com - April 25, 2019
- Alston & Bird Settles Multimillion-Dollar Legal Mal Suit- Law.com - April 19, 2018
- Suit Says Alston & Bird Cost Former Client Millions in Gifts From Goizueta Widow- Law.com - February 18, 2016
- Judge Awards $635K to Squeezed-Out Health Care Company Partner- Law.com - August 26, 2015
- Doctor Who Took Gun to Surgery Loses Suit Over Hospital Privileges- Law.com - July 02, 2014
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