Richard H. Andre conducts a general corporate and estate planning practice.  Born and raised in Chicago, Illinois, he graduated from Yale University in 1975.  Mr. Andre began practicing law in Atlanta in 1980 after graduating from Emory University School of Law.

One focus of Mr. Andre’s practice is to assist clients in the establishment, acquisition, and management of businesses of all types.  In the course of providing counsel to business owners, Mr. Andre has worked extensively in the negotiation and drafting of agreements between shareholders and partners, contracts of employment, and agreements for distributors and licensing arrangements.  As an integral part of this process, Mr. Andre provides counsel in all aspects of the taxation issues that the business activity triggers as well as deferred compensation and estate planning.  In this practice, Mr. Andre has provided legal services in many disputes between shareholders and partners, including the negotiation of the “buy-out” of one or more owners and tax-free split-ups of the business operations.  In addition, Mr. Andre provides guidance to the business owners with respect to employee benefits, personnel policies and the other issues that arise as a business plans for growth and reacts to market conditions and regulatory initiatives.

Mr. Andre also works extensively in the estate planning and probate areas.  He advises clients on making arrangements for the orderly transition of the ownership of a business and in the conservation of the business owner’s estate, as well as counseling individuals on establishing wills and trusts that will reduce estate taxes, protect assets and provide benefits for the surviving family members.

Mr. Andre is a member of the Atlanta Estate Planning Council, The Georgia Planned Giving Counsel, the Atlanta Bar Association and the State Bar of Georgia and its Fiduciary Law Section.  Mr. Andre is also a member of The Executive Committee-Atlanta Group 151 and the Yale Club of Georgia.  Mr. Andre has served on the Board of Directors of several non-profit organizations and has been active in various local political campaigns.