About Jack Beam

Jack Beam has worked with Geoffrey Fieger and Fieger Law for over 25 years. As of counsel to Fieger Law, Beam concentrates on medical malpractice cases with an emphasis on neonatal and obstetrical negligence. His track record of obtaining multi-million-dollar verdicts for families who have had a loved one injured at birth is unparalleled. After law school, Beam began working for the United States Department of Justice in Washington, D.C. As an Assistant United States Attorney, he continued with the Justice Department in Delaware as a federal prosecutor.

Among other things, he was responsible for heading up an FBI Strike Force. Following his tour with the Justice Department, Beam returned to his hometown of Grand Rapids, Mich., to enter private practice. In his early years of law, he represented doctors, hospitals, and their insurance companies in medical malpractice cases. Now, he represents only victims, putting his understanding of both sides of the issues to good use.

Proven verdicts and settlements

$97.4 millionVerdict

A Johnson County jury returned a record $97.4 million verdict for an Iowa City newborn left with permanent brain damage after a forceps and vacuum delivery, an award the Iowa Supreme Court later reversed, ordering a new trial.

Johnson County District Court, Iowa City, IA · 2022Medical MalpracticeRead the full story →
$53 millionVerdict

Geoffrey Fieger and Jack Beam won the largest birth-injury verdict in Cook County history against the University of Chicago Medical Center, after a mother in fetal distress was left without an obstetrician for hours before an emergency cesarean.

Cook County Circuit Court, Chicago, IL · 2016Medical MalpracticeRead the full story →
$23.5 millionVerdict

A Cook County jury awarded $23.5 million after doctors at Presence St. Joseph Hospital waited more than three hours to perform an emergency cesarean, leaving a newborn brain-damaged from oxygen loss.

Cook County Circuit Court, Chicago, IL · 2019Medical MalpracticeRead the full story →
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Prior results do not guarantee a similar outcome. Each case is unique and depends on its own facts.

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