Andy Treese is a Partner in Freeman Mathis & Gary’s Atlanta office. He practices in the Complex Litigation and Government Liability sections, where he primarily defends bodily injury claims, with an emphasis on trucking / transportation, premises liability, education claims, and malicious prosecution / false arrest. Mr. Treese also defends civil rights litigation against governmental entities, educational institutions, and their employees.

Mr. Treese graduated from Emory University in 1994, then served as a 911 dispatcher for two years and a police officer for ten years. He is certified as an instructor by the Georgia P.O.S.T. Council and has taught at law enforcement agencies throughout the state. He earned his J.D. from the Georgia State University College of Law, where he earned a variety of academic awards and a national moot court award. He is routinely invited to coach and judge at mock trial and moot court competitions throughout Georgia.  Mr. Treese lives in Tucker, Georgia with his wife, son, and their dog. He is an avid reader who also enjoys jogging and Peloton.

Georgia Superior Courts and Georgia Court of Appeals

United States District Courts, Northern and Middle Districts of Georgia

• "The Jury Did WHAT? The Recent Trend Towards Large Verdicts in Personal Injury Cases" (October 3, 2016)
• "Let’s Go to the Replay: Effective Use of Video Footage to Defend Constitutional Claims," with Kevin Stone (September 27, 2016)
• "Supreme Court of Georgia Eliminates Direct Appeals from Denials of Immunity at Motion to Dismiss Stage," (March 28, 2016)
• "11th Circuit: Exclusionary Rule is Inapplicable to Malicious Prosecution Claims," with Kevin Stone
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• "Can You Hear (or see) Me Now? No, and that May Constitute Spoliation," (February 24, 2016)
• "Should We Have Seen This Coming? Supreme Court of Georgia: Duty to Preserve is Triggered by Constructive Notice of Anticipated Litigation," (July 6, 2015)
• "Supreme Court defines equitable power of courts in approving transfer of firearms by convicted felons," with Charles Reed, Jr., (May 20, 2015)
• "Supreme Court grants qualified immunity to Police Officers in Encounter with Mentally Ill Woman, Declines to Address Whether ADA Applies to Arrests," with Charles Reed, Jr., (May 20, 2015)
• "Supreme Court to determine standard for constitutional excessive force claims by pretrial detainees," (May 18, 2015)
• "Knowing the Deponent Through Social Media," CLE Materials (October 2014)
• "Overview of the Georgia Open Records Act of 2012," CLE Materials (February 2012)
• "Who Committed this Crime, Anyway? Recent Trial Court Rulings Denying Apportionment of Fault to Criminals in the Context of Premises Liability / Negligent Security Cases," (November 2011)
• "The Dust Begins to Settle: Georgia Supreme Court Rules on Constitutionality of Three Provisions of 2005 Tort Reform Litigation," (March 2010)
• "Georgia’s Magistrate Courts – A Different Playing Field," (January 2010)
• "Excuses, Excuses: What Constitutes a Proper Case to Open Default After Bellsouth v. Future Communications?" (November 2008)

• Hiner Transport, Inc. v. Jeter, 293 Ga. App. 704 (2008)
• Hopkins v. DeVeaux, 781 F.Supp.2d 1283 (N.D. Ga. 2011)
• Morrow v. Angkawijana, LLC, 327 Ga. App. 1 (2014)

• Georgia Defense Lawyers’ Association: Education Subcommittee Member, 2009-present, Vice Chair, 2014-2016; Chair, 2016-present; Strategic Planning Committee Member, 2014-present
• Defense Research Institute
• American Bar Association, Vice-Chair of Commercial Transportation Litigation Committee, 2012-2013.
• Student Trial Lawyers Association, Georgia State University College of Law 2006-2007
• Moot Court Society, Georgia State University College of Law 2006-2007.
• Bleckley Inn of Court, Georgia State University College of Law 2006-2007.

• 2025 - 2026 edition of The Best Lawyers in America^®
• Georgia Super Lawyers, Rising Star 2012, 2014, 2015, 2016

• “Defending Federal and State Education Law Claims and Cases Based on Allegations of Sexual Assault or Sexual Harassment” (2023)
• "Avoiding Large Verdicts: Lessons Learned from Recent Awards," with Wayne Melnick (September 13, 2016)
• "How Sanctions Happen," Speaker (August, 2016)
• "Civil Rights and Mental Illness, Guest lecturer," Crisis Intervention Training law enforcement course sponsored by NAMI Georgia (July 27, 2016)
• "Skits & Suds: The Choice," Moderator of Ethics and Professionalism CLE presented by Georgia Defense Lawyers’ Association, (March, 2016)
• "Risk Management Issues Related to High Speed Pursuits and the Effect of Pursuing and Arresting Mentally Disabled Suspects," Moderator, Client Seminar (December 2015)
• "Investigating the Investigation: Going Beyond the Police Report," Client Seminar, 2012 and Georgia Defense Lawyers Association Deposition Boot Camp (2013 and 2014)
• "Civil Rights and Mental Illness portion of Crisis Intervention Training Program," Gwinnett County Sheriff’s Department(December 4, 2014)
• "Civil Rights and Mental Illness portion of Crisis Intervention Training Program," Georgia Perimeter College Police Department(Dec. 11, 2014)
• "Managing Calls Involving Mental Illness, Emory University Police Department (Nov. 18, 2014)
• "Civil Litigation Workshop," American Board of Forensic Odonotology, (February 2012)