Justin K. Beckham focuses his practice on DUI Defense Trial Advocacy. His main legal focus is on DUI stop issues including Motions to Suppress Evidence, Confessions, Roadside Tests, and Breathalyzer results. He has worked on several Boating Under the Influence Cases, as well as Leaving the Scene of an Accident with and without injuries, and Fleeing and Eluding. Justin Beckham has obtained several “not guilty” verdicts for his DUI clients. He has also obtained numerous DUI dismissals. Justin Beckham handles the firm’s Administrative Hearings at the Bureau of Administrative Review, and has successfully invalidated several License Suspensions.
Justin K. Beckham was born and raised in Miami, Florida, and graduated from Ransom Everglades High School in Coconut Grove, Florida. He received his undergraduate degree from Emory University in Atlanta, Georgia, and his law degree from the University of Florida.
After law school, Justin Beckham joined the Office of the Dade County Public Defender. He successfully defended thousands of clients at the Juvenile, Misdemeanor, and Felony Levels. He is fully fluent in both written and spoken Spanish. He is a member of the American Bar Association, the Dade County Bar Association, and the Dade County Trial Lawyers Association.
Justin Beckham is the only 4th generation trial lawyer in Dade County history. His great-grandfather, Walter H. Beckham, served as one of the first Juvenile Judges in Miami. His grandfather, Walter H. Beckham Jr. is a Professor Emeritus at the University of Miami Law School, and served as President of the National Judicial College. Justin Beckham’s father, James K. Beckham, focuses his practice on personal injury litigation in Homestead, Florida.
- Former Assistant Miami-Dade County Public Defender
- Defended thousands of criminal cases at every level including Juvenile, Misdemeanor and Felony in Miami-Dade County
- Lead counsel in over 50 jury and non-jury trials
- Practicing criminal law exclusively in Miami-Dade County since 2002
- Member of Florida Bar since 2002
- Juris Doctorate Degree from University of Florida
- Undergraduate Degree from Emory University in 1999
- Member, Florida Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers (FACDL)
- Member, American Bar Association (ABA)
- Member, Cuban American Bar Association (CABA)
- Member, Dade County Trial Lawyers Association (DCTLA)
- Member, Dade County Bar Association (DCBA)
- Certified Operator/Technician of the Intoxilyzer 8000
