Background
Beckham, Robert J. was born on January 21, 1930 in Miami, Florida, United States.
Beckham, Robert J. was born on January 21, 1930 in Miami, Florida, United States.
Emory University (Bachelor of Arts, 1952). University of Florida (Juris Doctor, with honors, 1967, replaced Bachelor of Laws conferred, 1955).
Worked at Holland & Knight Limited Liability Partnership (Jacksonville, Florida) specializing in General Practice including Administrative Law, Admiralty, Agribusiness, Antitrust, Bankruptcy, Civil and White Collar Criminal Litigation, Computer Law, Construction Law, Environmental and Land Use, Energy, Financial Institutions, General Corporate, Health Care, Immigration, Intellectual Property, International Business, Labor/Employment/Employee Retirement Income Security Act, Legislation, Media Law, Probate and Estate Planning, Public Finance, Real Property, Securities and Corporate Finance, Taxation (State, Federal and International) and Workers" Compensation. Admitted to the bar, 1955, Florida. 1982, Georgia.
Order of the Coif.
Phi Kappa Phi.
Editor-in-Chief, University of Florida Law Review, 1955. Vice Chairman, Florida Tort Litigation Review Commission, 1983-1986. Member, 1982-1986 and Chairman, 1985-1986, Florida Supreme Court Nominating Commission.
Member: Jacksonville and American Bar Associations.
The Florida Bar (Chairman, Trial Lawyers Section, 1980-1981). The Association of Trial Lawyers of America (Chairman, Railroad Section, 1978-1979).
Academy of Florida Trial Lawyers. Inner Circle of Advocates (1975-1996).
Fellow: International Academy of Trial Lawyers.
American College of Trial Lawyers. Holland & Knight is the largest law firm in Florida, with offices throughout Florida (Boca Raton, Fort Lauderdale, Jacksonville, Lakeland, Miami, Orlando, Saint St. Petersburg, Tallahassee, Tampa and West Palm Beach), in Atlanta, Georgia and in Washington, District of Columbia The firm traces its origins to two separate firms, one which dates from the 1880"s and the other from the early 1900"son Spessard L. Holland, former Florida Governor and United States Senator, founded one of the firms.
Peter O. Knight, one of the organizers of Tampa Electric Company and The Exchange National Bank of Tampa (the predecessor of NationsBank of Florida), founded the other.
The two firms merged to form Holland & Knight in July 1968. The firm comprises approximately 500 lawyers, including Chesterfield Smith, a former president of the American Bar Association, a former president of the State Bar of Georgia, two past presidents of The Florida Bar and many other lawyers who have distinguished themselves in public and professional service on local, state, national and international levels.
Member, 1982-1986 and Chairman, 1985-1986, Florida Supreme Court Nominating Commission. Member: Jacksonville and American Bar Associations. The Florida Bar (Chairman, Trial Lawyers Section, 1980-1981).
The Association of Trial Lawyers of America (Chairman, Railroad Section, 1978-1979).
Academy of Florida Trial Lawyers. Inner Circle of Advocates (1975-1996).
Fellow: International Academy of Trial Lawyers. American College of Trial Lawyers.