- Corporate Law
- Mergers and AcquisitionsWe are proud of our reputation for sophisticated legal representation. We are equally proud of our reputation for integrity and professionalism. U.S. News & World Report and Best Lawyers has ranked us as a “Best Law Firm” every year since 2010 in our metropolitan area (Palm Beach County). Our firm is ranked for 2017 as a Best Law Firm for litigation in the areas of Banking & Finance, Securities, Real Estate, Estate & Trusts and Mergers and Acquisitions. Our firm has also been recognized as a “Top Law Firm” by the South Florida Legal Guide from 2004 through 2016. Our partners have received the designation of AV Preeminent Peer Rated for Highest Level of Professional Excellence from Martindale-Hubbell.
- Business Disputes
- Business TransactionsIn addition to his litigation practice, Jim has substantial experience in complex business transactions. He has represented clients in public and private offerings of securities, mergers and acquisitions, financings and other transactions. He also served as general counsel to public and private companies.
- Intellectual Property
- Employment LitigationWe represent individual physicians, physician practice groups, and hospitals in a variety of matters, including disputes involving medical staff privileges, physician management arrangements and hospital-physician contracts. We also represent health-care providers in business and executive employment disputes. We have significant experience with the specific regulatory and confidentiality concerns of health care clients.
- Real Estate LitigationOur firm’s extensive experience in real estate litigation includes cases involving breach of contract, real estate finance, broker commission disputes, commercial and residential foreclosures, landlord-tenant and transaction related disputes, zoning and governmental board litigation and disputes between homeowners’ associations and developers. Our clients include developers, owners and managers, commercial tenants, and a major hotel in Palm Beach. Our firm’s experience and success has earned it a ranking among the “Best Law Firms” by U.S. News & World Report and Best Lawyers in the area of real estate litigation. We have also worked on transactions involving many types of properties, such as office buildings, commercial properties, and high-end residential homes.
- Land Use and Zoning
- Landlord-Tenant Disputes
- Estate PlanningWe represent clients in contested trust and probate matters at both the trial and appellate levels. These cases frequently involve representations of beneficiaries and claims of undue influence or lack of capacity, and we often work closely with trust and estate transactional attorneys, and consultants and medical experts. Our firm’s experience and success has earned our firm a ranking as a “Best Law Firm· by U.S. News & World Report and Best Lawyer’s in the area of trust and estate litigation.
- TrustsThe Best Lawyers in America in the litigation practice areas of: Banking & Finance, Mergers & Acquisitions, Real Estate, Securities and Trusts & Estates. Beasley is among an elite group of only 1,000 lawyers across the country who have been listed in
- Probate
- Foreclosure