Jim Beasley Sr.

About Jim

James Beasley Sr. was the trailblazing founder of The Beasley Firm and a legendary Philadelphia trial attorney, nationally recognized for winning more million-dollar jury verdicts than any other trial lawyer in the country. Temple University Law School now bears his name in tribute to his legal work and a $20 million donation in 1999. He passed away in 2004 at age 78. Known as 'the people's lawyer' and 'Philadelphia's version of the king of torts,' he had a reputation for taking on giants and perfecting tort litigation. Notable cases include a $29 million verdict against Cessna in 1984, an $8 million verdict against the Philadelphia Housing Authority in 1984, and libel verdicts of $34 million and $6 million against the Philadelphia Inquirer in 1990. He also secured a $907 million jury settlement in 1999 against Ira Einhorn and a historic $104 million judgment in 2003 with his son, Jim Jr., in the first 9/11 case tried to verdict.

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Colleagues at The Beasley Firm

JJ

James J. Binns

Special Counsel

Barbara R. Axelrod

Trial Attorney

Scott A. Bennett

Trial Attorney

David A. Yanoff

Trial Attorney

Dion G. Rassias

Trial Attorney

Marsha F. Santangelo

Trial Attorney