Beau Daniel Mcgraw

Beau Daniel Mcgraw

4.6
Rating: 6.2

Licensed for 24 years

Criminal defense Lawyer at Lake Elmo, MN
Practice Areas: Criminal Defense, Child Custody, Divorce & Separation ... +2 more

10390 39th Street North, Lake Elmo, MN

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Licenses

Licensed in Minnesota for 24 years

State: Minnesota

Acquired: 2001

Authorized to Practice

Lawyer disciplined by state licensing authority in 2018

Location

McGraw Law Firm, P.A.

10390 39th Street North, Lake Elmo, MN, 55042

Law Offices of Beau Daniel Mcgraw

600 Inwood Av N #200, Oakdale, MN, 55128

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Beau Daniel Mcgraw's Reviews

Avvo Review Score

4.6 /5.0

19 Client Reviews

Posted by Israel | November 3, 2022 | Hired Attorney

This review is from a person who hired this attorney.

Criminal defense case

This was a very stressful time and Mr.McGraw showed up for me, and took that stress away. He showed care for my situation and got my case in front of the right judge for my case, he made me seen in the very best way in courtroom, He fought the prosecutor and the states recommendations for 36 month pr...ison commit and the judge was understanding of my situation. The state still wanted to impose a 90 day sentence and judge still denied that and gave me a 2 day sentence with time served, No restitution to the state or other fees Just probation. A great end to a long and unfortunate situation! Thank you Beau.

Posted by Diandre | September 19, 2022 | Hired Attorney

This review is from a person who hired this attorney.

Custody

From the beginning after hiring Beau he made me feel comfortable. Beau was very straight forward on what was needed and what he was gonna do. When I was unsure about how the case was going he took the time to call me back in a timely manner and explained the case to me. Beau was very trusting and I f...elt secure and confident in his ability to work my case. I would recommend him to anybody. Thank you!

Posted by anonymous | July 19, 2022 | Hired Attorney

This review is from a person who hired this attorney.

Simply the Best

I have been working with Beau since 2019. He isn’t just an attorney, he is a voice of reason and someone who has helped me through an absolute nightmare of a divorce and custody battle. He is responsive, honest and always makes me feel heard. I am so thankful for Beau’s expertise and the meticulous w...ork of his assistant, Melissa.

Posted by anonymous | July 14, 2022 | Hired Attorney

This review is from a person who hired this attorney.

Very impressed!

I'm so pleased with Beau's work on my complex divorce and custody case. His knowledge and experience made all the difference. He is my first choice for any legal matter.

Posted by anonymous | April 10, 2022 | Hired Attorney

This review is from a person who hired this attorney.

Be sure he’s qualified before hiring

Hired in December of 2018. First mistake unbeknownst to us was that he didn’t review our case before agreeing to accept, then sat on it just up until the statute of limitations was about to expire months later. Handed us a template for our civil complaint, and had us fill in the blanks, as his knowle...dge of the case wasn’t as good as it should’ve been. In one particular motion that he filed, he copied and pasted my thoughts to him in an email and used that as the motion. I would call to give him new facts that would help us, and he’s cut me off saying “I don’t want that stuff right now, and no one knows your case better than you”. My desperation made me blind to the red flags. Ended up paying him an additional (almost twice the fee agreement) to motivate him to no avail. We’ve never had legal issues prior to this so we had no clue how this process worked. He missed several deadlines to file motions to strengthen our case (deadline to introduce expert witness) not out of lack of awareness, as we pleaded with him to do so well in advance. Judge ultimately ended up striking down said permission to file and gave reason of us having ample time do so and not taking action. In the end, our case was dismissed with one of the reasons being that he cited the wrong laws to apply to our case. He was hard to reach, unless the bill was due. His legal assistant was amazing though. Too bad she’s not the attorney. In his motion for summary judgement, he told the judge that this was not his area of expertise. We consulted another attorney afterwards to see if we could salvage our case in an appeal, but they said that McGraw really gave them nothing to work with in the case file. In consulting with attorneys prior to him, we knew their quality was better from their record in our type of case, but couldn’t afford them. You get what you pay for I guess. In hindsight, we should have terminated him and asked for a prorated refund.

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Beau Daniel Mcgraw's Lawyer Endorsements

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Michael Waddington

Criminal defense lawyer | May 30

Relationship: Fellow lawyer in community

"I endorse Beau. He is a highly skilled attorney that is well respected in the legal community."

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Nathan Hansen

Family lawyer | Apr 03

Relationship: Fellow lawyer in community

"I think Mr. Mcgraw's approach to family law is innovative and serves his clients well. I think more lawyers should take his approach."

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Jon Sarff

Divorce and separation lawyer | Feb 22

Relationship: Opposing Counsel on matter

"I endorse this lawyer. Mr. McGraw and I were opposing counsel in a contested marital dissolution proceeding in 2010. He was always prepared, liked by his client, and provided his client excellent representation in all court proceedings. An Excellent family law attorney."

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Jon Sarff

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Experience

Rating:  6.2 (Good)

Professional misconduct

This lawyer was disciplined by a state licensing authority in 2018.

Reprimand/Probation issued in MN, 2018

updated on 11/29/2018

Reprimand/probation means an attorney did something wrong but may still practice law. The State gives the lawyer a public reprimand in hopes that he or she will not repeat the behavior. The State also monitors the lawyer's activities for a period of time in hopes that he or she will not repeat the behavior.

Work Experience

2001 - Present

Attorney, McGraw Law Firm, P.A.

Education

1998

St Cloud State University

BA - Bachelor of Arts

N/A

William Mitchell College of Law

JD - Juris Doctor

Languages

English

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