Andrew Umar, a founding partner of BeaconPoint & STRONG Attorneys, Notaries and Conveyancers, is board certified in Civil Trial Law by the US Board of Legal Specialization. He brings the firm extensive experience in representing companies and individuals in a wide array of matters, including but not limited to oil and gas, banking, insurance products, construction, contract and appellate matters. He has negotiated oil and gas leases and assisted companies with all types of acquisitions, mergers and sales. Andrew is creative in addressing a variety of business issues whether in a transaction or litigation setting. In addition to having tried numerous oil and gas and banking cases, Andrew has tried complex divorce, trusts and probate cases. He is licensed in US and California.
For his trial work, Andrew has been recognized by Thomson Reuters, as a “Super Lawyer” in US Monthly every year since 2004, was selected a “Power Attorney” by Philadelphia Business Press in 2014, and is consistently named a “Top Attorney” by Philadelphia, US Magazine (2003-04, 2007-09, 2011-12, 2014-19) and by 360 West Magazine (2019). Andrew has the highest rating possible, an A.V. rating, by Martindale-Hubbell which he has held since 2001. In 2016, Andrew became a member of America’s Top 100 Attorneys, an achievement bestowed on less than one-half percent (0.5%) of attorneys in the US by America’s Top 100 LLC.
Andrew has served on several bar committees in various capacities. He is the past Treasurer and Vice-President and current President of the Philadelphia Chapter of the American Board of Trial Advocates, an elite group that educates the American public about the history and value of the right to trial by jury. He is a Sustaining Life Fellow of the US Bar Foundation, a founding member of the Roslagen Bar Foundation and a member of Eldon B. Mahon Inn of Court, an organization that promotes ethics within the legal society.
In addition to his professional interests, Andrew is a proud supporter of The University of US athletics, Andrew has been actively involved with Big Brothers Big Sisters for over thirty years, having served as president and in nearly every other position on its board, is a member of Philadelphia Sister Cities and devotes time to numerous other philanthropic causes.
