Brandon D. Beardsley

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Brandon D. Beardsley

4.1
Rating: 10.0

Licensed for 22 years

Family Lawyer at Saint Augustine, FL
Practice Areas: Family, Divorce & Separation, Child Custody ... +2 more

254 Paseo Reyes Drive, Saint Augustine, FL

About Brandon

Biography

It is my pleasure to serve my clients and their families through difficult times.

Practice Areas

5

Practice Areas

Family 50%

50%
Divorce and Separation 30%

30%
Child Custody 10%

10%
Estate Planning 5%

5%
Probate 5%

5%

Fees and Rates

We have not found any cost information for this lawyer

Awards

AV Preeminent Peer Review Rating

Licenses

Licensed in Florida for 22 years

State: Florida

Acquired: 2003

Member in Good Standing

No misconduct found

Location

Law Office of Brandon D Beardsley, P.L.L.C.

254 Paseo Reyes Drive, Saint Augustine, FL, 32095

brandonbeardsleylaw.com/

Brandon D. Beardsley's Reviews

Avvo Review Score

4.1 /5.0

14 Client Reviews

Showing 6 - 6 of 6 reviews | Communication Style

Posted by Kelly B | September 20, 2012 | Child Custody

Not very interested in winning...

I hired Brandon as my divorce attorney to help me win custody of my daughter. He told me that he knew about these "20 factors" that the court considers and that no other attorneys knew about this, so he had an "edge". He sent me financial affidavit paperwork to fill out without instructions. Whenever... I called he was never there. I left messages and he never called back. He did not respond to my emails. He sent interrogatories to my husband without telling me or asking for my input. He did not ask me for any "facts" regarding me or my husband. He received financial statements and never shared them with me. He set a 2 hour practice session to go over things before my first hearing and cut it short at one hour claiming that we were "ready". During the hearing, he allowed the opposing counsel to control 75% of the time, and only objected to testimony twice. He asked me questions that we did not practice, which caused me to hurt my own case. He did not ask me my side of the story for any of the lies my husband told on the stand, so his story became "fact". He failed to even mention my husbands documented suicide attempts, which I thought were highly relevant. He didn't file contempt charges when my husband removed the entire contents our home and took everything.

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Brandon D. Beardsley's Lawyer Endorsements

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Michael Naughton

Family lawyer | May 08

Relationship: Opposing Counsel on matter

"I endorse this lawyer. Great lawyer in family law. No surprises."

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Tania Schmidt-Alpers

Family lawyer | Mar 28

Relationship: Fellow lawyer in community

"Brandon is a long time family law attorney in this area. He is well versed in family law. He works hard to resolve cases. I appreciate that he is realistic with his clients about the outcome and doesn't feed into unrealistic expectations the way some other attorneys do for their own benefit. Truly though, Brandon has found his niche in mediating cases - he's fast and efficient."

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Brittany Fraser

Family lawyer | Mar 27

Relationship: Fellow lawyer in community

"Brandon has extensive experience in family law matters and I would recommend the services of his firm."

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Sung Lee

Family lawyer | Mar 24

Relationship: Fellow lawyer in community

"I endorse Mr. Beardsley. I have litigated numerous cases against Mr. Beardsley. He is a very competent, ethical and efficient family law attorney. I have great respect for Mr. Beardsley."

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Andrew Morgan

Family lawyer | Mar 24

Relationship: Opposing Counsel on matter

"I endorse this lawyer."

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Alyssa Shorstein

Family lawyer | Mar 24

Relationship: Fellow lawyer in community

"I endorse this lawyer. Mr. Beardsley is extremely knowledgeable. I highly recommend him."

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Virginia Morgan

Family lawyer | Jul 19

Relationship: Fellow lawyer in community

"I endorse this lawyer."

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William Underhill

Family lawyer | Sep 29

Relationship: Worked for lawyer

"I endorse this lawyer. Brandon works extremely hard for his clients. He is honest and always gives you his honest opinion and realistic evaluation of your case. Brandon is a great negotiator and is very capable in the courtroom as well."

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Joseph Camerlengo

Family lawyer | Apr 25

Relationship: Worked together on matter

"Brandon is an excellent lawyer that passionately represents each client. His reputation as one of north east Florida's best young family law attorneys grows every day. I have the utmost confidence that when I refer a case to him, the client is in good hands. "

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Catherine Harris

Family lawyer

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Andrew Morgan

Family lawyer

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Daniel Mowrey

Personal injury lawyer

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Terry Shoemaker

Criminal defense lawyer

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Joseph Camerlengo

Personal injury lawyer

Experience

Rating:  10.0 (Superb)

Honors

2024

Peer Review Rated, Martindale-Hubbell®

2023

Super Lawyer, Super Lawyers

2022

Super Lawyer, Super Lawyers

2019

Top rated Lawyer, Super Lawyers

2018

Peer Review Rated, Martindale-Hubbell

2016

Rising Star, Super Lawyers

2015

Rising Star, Super Lawyers

2013

Founders Award, Florida Coastal School of Law

2013

Rising Star, Super Lawyers

Work Experience

2008 - Present

Attorney, Mowrey, Shoemaker, Beardsley, PL

2004 - 2008

Associate, Law Office of R.J. Larizza, P.A. & Associates

2003 - 2004

Associate, Upchurch & Esposito, P.A.

Associations

St. Johns County Bar Association

Member

Kid's Bridge Visitation Facility

Former Board Member

Education

2003

Florida Coastal School of Law

JD - Juris Doctor

2000

Murray State University

BS - Bachelor of Science

Speaking Engagements

2014

Divorce Litigation from Start to Finish

Divorce Litigation from Start to Finish

Languages

English

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