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Jere Beasley Report – August 2022
CAPITOL OBSERVATIONS Gibson Vance Installed As Alabama State Bar 2022-2023 President We are pleased to announce the installation of our own Gibson Vance as President of the Alabama State Bar. He will serve his term until July 2023. Gibson follows in the footsteps of his law partners, Tom Methvin and Cole Portis, who previously served […]
Jere Beasley Report – July 2022
CAPITOL OBSERVATIONS Navan Ward Looks Back On His Year as AAJ President When Beasley Allen lawyer Navan Ward became the American Association of Justice 76th President in July 2021, he knew it was a tremendous opportunity for the organization to make positive changes in the laws that impact everyday Americans. Now, nearly a year later, […]
Chris Glover Named Finalist For Georgia Legal Awards Attorney Of The Year
Chris Glover, Beasley Allen’s Atlanta managing attorney, is one of three finalists for Daily Report’s Georgia Legal Awards 2022 Attorney of the Year. The award recognizes a Georgia lawyer who had the biggest impact on the law or the Georgia legal community in 2021 or did the most to advance the cause of justice. The […]
Jere Beasley Report – June 2022
CAPITOL OBSERVATIONS The Rule Of Law In The U.S. At our nation’s founding, Alexander Hamilton, James Madison, and John Jay published a series of essays called the Federalist Papers. These papers promoted the ratification of the U.S. Constitution, laying out the concepts and framework for a new nation and new government. In Federalist Paper #78, Alexander Hamilton argued […]
Jere Beasley Report – April 2022
CAPITOL OBSERVATIONS Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson Will Join The Supreme Court President Joe Biden nominated Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson to the U.S. Supreme Court, and Judge Jackson began the Senate confirmation hearings late last month before the Senate Judiciary Committee. The perspective the nominee brings from her experience as a former public defender (and the […]
Jere Beasley Report – March 2022
CAPITOL OBSERVATIONS Important Arbitration Victory In Congress Our firm has been a longtime staunch opponent of forced arbitration in consumer and employment contracts. Beasley Allen lawyers have been at the forefront fighting the use of arbitration and other tactics by Corporate America designed to suppress access to the U.S. civil justice system by victims of […]
Beasley Allen Lawyers Find Poor Property Management Invites Crime
Most major U.S. cities have experienced an alarming increase in homicides and other violent crime over the past two years. Combatting soaring crime rates is always challenging for communities racked by violence. It requires everyone to remain extra vigilant and cautious. Commercial property owners and managers are no exception. In fact, they are a key […]
Firm Veteran Minority Lawyers on Diversity & Inclusion in Legal Profession
What we celebrate today as Black History Month was created in 1926 by Harvard historian and African American Carter G. Woodson, as detailed by the History Channel. Initially, the event was a week-long celebration of African American achievements and Black history. The event evolved into a month-long celebration and a time to highlight the under-recognized […]
Jere Beasley Report – February 2022
CAPITOL OBSERVATIONS The Life and Legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. In 39 short years, Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. left an extraordinary mark on the history of our country and the world. The King Institute, established to help “disseminate King’s visionary ideas,” details his life and the legacy of his civil rights work. […]
Beasley Allen and Other Firms Hired to Represent Tragic Van Crash Victims
Beasley Allen’s Chris Glover was hired to represent nine passengers injured or killed in a horrific van accident near Atlanta last spring in an auto product liability lawsuit against Chrysler Group LLC and others. On April 24, 2021, 16 women from We Are Living Proof, a sober living community, were traveling along I-85 just outside […]
Jere Beasley Report – January 2022
CAPITOL OBSERVATIONS The 2010 BP Oil Spill Our firm represented the State of Alabama in the Gulf Oil Spill litigation, and our lawsuit, which was filed in August 2010, was the first state government lawsuit to be filed against BP in the litigation. Rhon Jones and Parker Miller led the team from our firm that […]
Chris Glover Named 2021 ‘Chad Stewart Award’ Recipient
Chris Glover was awarded the 2021 “Chad Stewart Award” by Beasley Allen. Named after Beasley Allen lawyer Chad Stewart who passed away unexpectedly in 2014 at the very young age of 41, the award honors Chad’s spirit of service to God, his family and the practice of law. The annual award recognizes one of its […]
