The First Amendment can sometimes encourage unconscionable behavior by American media. Lawyers say that First Amendment cases are almost impossible to win. We disagree.

A person’s good name is the most important asset one can have. And when a newspaper, a competitor, or just a bad person attempts to destroy a lifetime of hard work, we are there to help restore what could be a devastating emotional and professional attack. We know libel law as well as anyone, and combine that with our formidable trial experience to right this wrong. Our clients are from all walks of life, from Senators, attorneys, physicians, judges, ministers, and the local businessperson, all of whom share a common problem – someone has tried to take them out with false and hurtful words. We make the defendant retract their words and pay for the harm they have created.

In one year alone, the Beasley Firm won $40 million in two separate cases against the same newspaper. Those victories were not lost on judges, elected officials, attorneys, athletes, and ministers whose battles we continue to win when they are harmed by an abusive press. And when one reporter at The Philadelphia Inquirer was defamed by his own newspaper, guess who he called? That’s the best compliment a Firm can get. In 2008, Forbes Magazine relied on a multimillion dollar verdict and settlement obtained by the Firm to claim that Philadelphia was the worst place to be sued for defamation. We take this as a compliment.