Daniel F. Beasley

Service Areas

Litigation & Dispute Resolution
Medical Malpractice
Wrongful Death
Personal Injury
Local Governments & Municipalities
Insurance Coverage Disputes
Premises Liability
Professional Liability
Professional Licensure Defense
Alternative Dispute Resolution
Products Liability
Civil Rights Litigation
Disaster Litigation
Aviation Litigation

Profile

Mr. Beasley focuses on the defense of business entities, health-care providers, major corporations, and insurance carriers, primarily in injury-related lawsuits. The Florida Bar, Board of Civil Trial Advocacy, the Tennessee Commission on Continuing Legal Education and Specialization, and the National Board of Trial Advocacy have recognized him as a board-certified specialist in civil trial law. He has tried numerous lawsuits in state and federal courts and has actively represented clients in matters involving wrongful death, products liability, civil rights, medical malpractice, premises liability, and class actions.

As an active member of the International Association of Defense Counsel, Mr. Beasley has served as a faculty member of the Trial Academy, convention chairman, Medical Defense Committee chairman, and board member of the IADC Foundation. Mr. Beasley frequently lectures on health-care liability, negotiation strategies, record keeping, deposition and trial testimony, and changes in the law.

Honors and Awards

• Mr. Beasley has been selected by his peers for inclusion in the medical-malpractice section of The Best Lawyers in America since 2007.  For its 2019 and 2021 editions, Best Lawyers named him as Huntsville Lawyer of the Year in the area of medical malpractice defense. 
• Named an Alabama Super Lawyer by SuperLawyers.com since 2008 in the areas of medical malpractice, products liability, and personal injury.
• Mr. Beasley is rated by Martindale-Hubbell as AV Preeminent ®.

Professional Affiliations

• Alabama Bar Association
• Board-Certified Civil Trial Specialist
  Tennessee Commission on Continuing Legal Education and Specialization
• Florida Bar Association Board-Certified Civil Trial Lawyer
  Florida Bar Board of Legal Specialization and Education
• International Association of Defense Counsel (IADC)
  Board Member, IADC Foundation
• National Board of Trial Advocates
  Certified in Civil Trial Advocacy
• Alabama Defense Lawyers Association
• Tennessee Defense Lawyers Association
• Defense Research Institute (DRI)
• Huntsville-Madison County Bar Association

Education

• J.D., 1984, University of Miami, Miami, FL
• B.A., summa cum laude, 1981, Abilene Christian University, Abilene, TX

Bar Admissions

• Alabama, 1998
• Florida, 1984
• Tennessee, 1999
• Texas, 2015

Court Admissions

• United States Supreme Court
• United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit
• United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
• United States District Courts
  Northern District of Alabama
  Middle District of Alabama
  Southern District of Alabama
  Eastern District of Tennessee
  Middle District of Tennessee
  Western District of Tennessee
• All Alabama state courts
• All Tennessee state courts
• All Florida state courts

Community Involvement

• Member, Board of Directors, Huntsville Inner City Learning Center, 2014-
• Member, Board of Directors, His Way, Inc., 2017-