The Beasley Building
1125 Walnut Street
Philadelphia, PA 19107
Phone (215) 592-1000
Fax (215) 592-8360
3000 Atrium Way
Suite 258
Mount Laurel, NJ 08054
Phone (856) 273-6966
Fax (856) 273-6913
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Beasley Legacy
Slaying dragons and providing a voice for ordinary people
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We are bold and imaginative. We take risks. Our founder taught us how. Jim Beasley was “Philadelphia’s version of the king of torts,” according to Philadelphia District Attorney Lynne Abraham. “He really perfected -- not started, but perfected -- the art of tort litigation,” she said.
When Jim Beasley Sr. died in 2004, Michael Smerconish, a local radio talk show host and a lawyer who had once worked for Beasley, wrote a column for the Philadephia Daily News headlined: “Jim Beasley, the people’s lawyer:”
“He spent most of his 78 years slaying dragons. He was trial lawyer, and damn proud of it, even when it became a term of derision. For 50 years, he reigned as the pre-eminent litigator in all of Pennsylvania. The range of his clients and breath of his cases was unparalleled. . . . Beasley gave a voice to ordinary people who otherwise would never have had the ability to take on large insurance companies and Fortune 500 corporations.
“Size mattered to Beasley: The smaller the aggrieved party, the more apt he was to become their champion. . . . Beasley didn’t care about skin color. He wasn’t interested in your politics. Your station in life was irrelevant. His only interest was the plight of his clients. And for them he was a gunslinger.”
We at the firm have been privileged to work with, and learn from, this remarkable man, and we have worked hard to advance this legacy. After you look through our site, we hope you agree.
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