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Jack M Beam

Beam Legal Team, LLC • Chicago, IL
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Contact

Email
Phone
(312) 442-0461
Address
954 W Washington Blvd, Chicago, IL, 60607-2224, US

Professional

About

Jack Beam, founder and partner at Chicago birth injury law firm Beam Legal Team, LLC, earned his Juris Doctorate from Northwestern University, where he served as a member of the Northwestern University Law Review’s editorial board. Mr. Beam also has a Bachelor’s degree in Political Science from the University of Michigan, where he graduated “with distinction.” Mr. Beam formerly worked as a staff attorney in the Frauds Section of the Civil Division for the U.S. Department of Justice Honors Program. He also worked for the U.S. Attorney in Delaware, and has served as the Director of an FBI Task Force. He has prosecuted a number of serious crimes, including firearms violations, mail fraud, counterfeiting, and bank robbery. Later, Mr. Beam moved into private practice in Colorado and Michigan and now focuses on neonatal and obstetrical malpractice cases. He has also handled a number of high-profile personal injury cases, including representing the family of one of the victims of the Columbine High School Massacre. In his spare time, he enjoys writing screenplays and books. Mr. Beam also spend time doing charity work for some of his favorite charities including the Special Olympics, Doctors without Borders, the Nick & Esther Beam Scholarship for Michigan, and the Alliance for the Great Lakes.

Credentials

Education
1974 Northwestern University School of Law JD 1971 University of Michigan BA - Bachelor of Arts 1970 Harvard University
Languages
English

Recognition & Involvement

Awards
2015 Top 100 Trial Lawyers, National Trial Lawyers 2014 Top 100 Trial Lawyers, National Trial Lawyers 2014 Top 100 Trial Lawyers, National Trial Lawyers 2013 Top 100 Trial Lawyers, National Trial Lawyers 2012 Top 100 Trial Lawyers, National Trial Lawyers
Associations
2011 - Present Federal Bar Association (Eastern District of Michigan chapter) Member 2011 - Present Seventh Circuit Bar Association Member 2007 - Present United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois Member 1974 - Present Federal Bar Association (Western District of Michigan chapter) Member
Updated: Mar 24, 2026