Doug Beam

Trusted. Proven.

Doug Beam is no stranger to the underdog. A trial lawyer since 1985, Doug has a reputation as the “lawyer’s lawyer”; trying and winning the unwinnable. With a passion for the courtroom, Doug has handled thousands of cases, taken hundreds to trial and scored some of the largest verdicts in Florida’s history.

In 1988, Doug founded Douglas R. Beam, P.A., Attorneys and Counselors at Law. His law firm represents clients in a wide range of cases, including traumatic brain injury, civil rights, victims of crime, criminal justice, wrongful death, trucking crashes, nursing home and assisted living facility abuse and neglect, premises liability, aviation crashes, and motor vehicle crashes.

Before opening Douglas R. Beam, P.A. in 1988, Doug served as a prosecutor for over three years at the Eighteenth Judicial Circuit of Florida, trying many jury trials, and started the Child Sexual Abuse Prosecution Unit. His innovative approach as a prosecutor led to him trying one of the first-ever cases in the country which relied on DNA evidence. Doug routinely takes his cases to trial and earns large verdicts for his clients.

Doug actively speaks at various events, teaching others in the legal community about trial practice, civil rights, police misconduct, personal injury, criminal defense, and working with clients suffering from severe brain injuries. Recent speaking engagements include:

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- 2024, 2023, 2021, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016 The National Trial Lawyers Summit (Miami, FL)

- 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015 Connectionology Brain Injury Seminar (Nationwide)

- 2023, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015, 2014 Fla. Justice Association Workhorse Seminar (Orlando, FL)

- 2016 Anatomy of a Personal Injury Lawsuit Seminar (Phoenix, AZ)

- 2015 Catastrophic Care Society (Las Vegas, NV)

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Outside of his law firm and speaking engagements, Doug is a Diplomat and member of the Executive Committee of The National Trial Lawyers; AV-Rated by Martindale-Hubbell; a President's Club Member of the American Association for Justice; the first lifetime member of the Florida Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers (FACDL); a lifetime member of the National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers (NACDL); an Eagle member of the Florida Justice Association and is recognized as a Super Lawyer. Doug is a past president of the Florida Council of Bar Association Presidents and the Brevard County Bar Association.

Doug received his law degree from The University of Tennessee College of Law, where he received the Dean’s Citation for Extraordinary Contributions to the University of Tennessee College of Law, served as an assistant editor of the Tennessee Law Review and as editor-in-chief of The Forum, the law school newspaper. Doug is happily married to his wife of over 41 years, Cathy. They have two sons, one of whom, Riley Beam, is a trial lawyer who practices at the firm

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Representative Work

- $1,000,000,000+ in settlements and verdicts for clients

- $28,500,000 verdict in a single catastrophic injury case

- $4,356,000 verdict in a single brain injury case

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Speeches and Conferences

- 2024, 2023, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016 The National Trial Lawyers Summit (Miami, FL)

- 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015 Connectionology Brain Injury Seminar (Nationwide)

- 2023, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015, 2014 Fla. Justice Association Workhorse Seminar (Orlando, FL)

- 2016 Anatomy of a Personal Injury Lawsuit Seminar (Phoenix, AZ)

- 2015 Catastrophic Care Society (Las Vegas, NV)

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Public Service Affiliations

- Diplomat and member of the Executive Committee of The National Trial Lawyers

- AV-Rated by Martindale-Hubbell

- A President's Club Member of the American Association for Justice

- The first lifetime member of the Florida Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers (FACDL)

- A lifetime member of the National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers (NACDL)

- An Eagle member of the Florida Justice Association

- Awarded as a Top 100 Trial Lawyer by the National Trial Lawyers

- Awarded Attorney of the Year for Florida by Round Table Magazine

- Recognized as a Super Lawyer.

- Past president of the Florida Council of Bar Association Presidents

- Past President of the Brevard County Bar Association.

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Education

Doug received his undergraduate degree in political science from Western Carolina University before receiving his law degree from The University of Tennessee College of Law in 1985. While in law school, he received the Dean’s Citation for Extraordinary Contributions to the University of Tennessee College of Law, served as an assistant editor of the Tennessee Law Review and as editor-in-chief of The Forum, the law school newspaper.

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Bar Admissions

The Florida Bar since 1985