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SIU graduate and southern Illinois attorney Larry Beard built the Beard Law Firm practice and it has grown for over 30 years with the help of many qualified attorneys and paralegals, most of whom are also SIU graduates.
We are proud of our southern Illinois roots and proud to serve the community!
Larry Beard
Larry L. Beard, founding attorney and owner of the Beard Law Firm, is a native of St. Louis, Missouri. He earned a bache...
Brian Harvey
R. Brian Harvey is the Managing Attorney at the Beard Law Firm. He practices primarily in the areas of personal injury, ...
Dylan Tate
Dylan A. Tate is the Associate Attorney in the Marion branch of The Beard Law Firm. He practices primarily in the person...
Blog posts
Pedestrian Safety: When Eight Miles per Hour is Speeding
The issue of pedestrian safety has special significance here at The Beard Law Firm. Among our ranks we have a couple of seasoned runners who, between the two of them,...
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Don’t Hate the Freight: Tips for Reducing Semi-Truck Accidents
This blog entry is not intended to be “anti-trucker.” Our country’s economy depends on semi-truck drivers. Most semi-truck drivers are attentive and skilled professionals who take their commitment to safe...
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The shared responsibility of motorcycle safety
The Shared Responsibility of Motorcycle Safety. As Americans we love our motorcycles and the freedom of the open road. However, because motorcycle riders have to share our busy roads and...
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Buyer Beware: Tips for buying insurance after you have financed a vehicle
As experienced personal injury attorneys, we see it all the time. A person buys a new or used car on credit, and then totals the vehicle in an accident that...
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Hold the Phone: The Facts on Distracted Driving
Statistics show that for 2015 (the last year for which numbers are available), 391,000 Americans were injured and 3,477 lost their lives as the result of car crashes caused by...
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If we don’t win your case, you don’t owe the firm anything!
No Up Front Costs To You! Like most personal injury law firms, the Beard Law Firm handles almost all of its cases on a contingency fee basis. This means that...
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What you should know about recorded statements
You get hurt in a car crash and the insurance company for the at-fault driver calls you and wants you to give a recorded statement, what should you do? The...
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