Andrew M. DeMarea

Andrew M. DeMarea is an attorney and partner at Forsgren Fisher McCalmont DeMarea Tysver LLP in Kansas City, Missouri. Mr. DeMarea has over 28 years of legal experience and practices in the areas of business and construction disputes and personal injury law, handling actions involving medical malpractice, motor vehicle accidents and other catastrophic injuries. He serves clients in the Kansas City area in both Missouri and Kansas.

Over the course of his career, Mr. DeMarea has litigated and negotiated many complex matters, achieving successful results for his clients. As a personal injury attorney, he has recovered substantial amounts in verdicts and settlements. He is a member of the Million Dollar Advocates Forum, a prominent organization comprised of attorneys who have attained recoveries of $1 million or more for clients.

Additionally, Mr. DeMarea is AV Preeminent* peer-review rated through Martindale-Hubbell. This is the highest available rating from the organization, given to attorneys demonstrating high legal capability and ethical standards. In 2013, the Kansas City Metropolitan Bar Association awarded him its President’s Award.

Mr. DeMarea is a member of organizations including the Johnson County Bar Association, the Kansas City Metropolitan Bar Association, the Missouri Bar, the Kansas Bar Association, the Missouri Association of Trial Attorneys and the Johnson County Bar Foundation. He supports several local community groups such as the Boy Scouts of America and Angel Flight Central.

Mr. DeMarea earned a bachelor's degree in aerospace engineering from the University of Kansas and received his law degree from the University of Kansas Law School. He is qualified to appear before the Missouri and Kansas state courts, several federal courts and the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 8th and 10th Circuits.

*AV®, AV Preeminent®, Martindale-Hubbell Distinguished and Martindale-Hubbell Notable are certification marks used under license in accordance with the Martindale-Hubbell certification procedures, standards and policies. Martindale-Hubbell® is the facilitator of a peer review rating process. Ratings reflect the anonymous opinions of members of the bar and the judiciary. Martindale-Hubbell® Peer Review Rating™ fall into two categories – legal ability and general ethical standards.