Robert Beardsley

Robert Beardsley is an associate with the firm, practicing in the areas of medical malpractice, construction defect, personal injury and municipal liability. His primary focus is defending doctors, hospitals and other healthcare providers in malpractice cases. As a former prosecutor, he is an experienced trial lawyer. He has completed over 35 trials to verdict, most of which were complex and often high-profile felony cases involving child or intimate partner abuse and homicide. In 2019, he tried two such first-degree murder trials. In both cases the juries returned verdicts of guilt for all charged counts. Mr. Beardsley has significant experience presenting complex medical testimony to lay jurors. He has been a featured speaker to several multi-disciplinary panels on the topics of felony domestic violence, strangulation, witness recantation and trial advocacy. While in law school, Mr. Beardsley completed a judicial externship clerking for the Honorable Thomas D. Ferraro in the United States District Court and was awarded the Law College Association Scholarship for academic merit.

UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA, JAMES E. ROGERS COLLEGE OF LAW, Tucson, AZ

Juris Doctor, May 2011

• Student Bar Association
• Law College Association Scholarship (awarded for academic merit)
• Criminal Prosecution Clinic, Student Advocate
• Certificate in Criminal Law and Policy

UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA, Tucson, AZ

Bachelor of Arts, College of Social and Behavioral Sciences, Major in Political Science, Minor in Spanish, May 2008

• Dean’s List Honor Recipient
• Certificate of Middle Eastern Studies

UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA, ALCALA DE HENARES CAMPUS, Alcala de Henares, Spain

• (August 2003-December 2003)

• Arizona, 2012
• U.S. District Court, District of Arizona, 2019

2019