Clay Beard's principal area of practice is in civil litigation and he has successfully represented clients in courtrooms all across Texas for over 20 years. Clay loves the challenges that come with the hard work and the intense preparation required to be a successful litigator—and the satisfaction of “leveling the playing field” for his clients when the desired result is achieved.
Clay has represented clients in numerous areas of civil litigation, including eminent domain, business and corporate disputes, probate, and personal injury. He began his litigation career representing landowner clients in eminent-domain cases, and eminent domain is the focus of his practice today. Clay has represented both individuals and business clients, ranging from corporate clients to individual landowners. The common thread with all of his clients is that they simply seek justice that, all to often, can only be found in the courtroom through vigorous representation of their interests. |
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Clay received his undergraduate degree with honors from the University of Texas at Austin and his J.D. in 1989 from Baylor Law School. Litigation was always his focus in law school, where he was a member of the acclaimed Baylor Mock Trial Competition team. At a law school specializing in training top-notch litigators, Clay was honored to receive the Matt Dawson Award as the outstanding trial advocate in his class.
After graduation, Clay joined the law firm of Dawson & Sodd in Corsicana, Texas. He practiced there for a total of 12 years starting in 1993, four years as an associate and eight as a partner. In 2001 he opened up the law offices of Clay Beard, P.C., practicing solo for five years until joining Terry Jacobson and Ron Edmondson to form the law offices of Jacobson, Beard & Edmondson, P.C., where he practiced until 2009. In January 2009, Clay reunited with his original firm as a partner.
Clay is admitted to practice in all the courts in Texas, the U.S. District Courts for the Northern and Western Districts of Texas, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit, and the United States Claims Court.
Clay married his high-school sweetheart Tammy in 1989, and they have two teenage daughters, Shelby and Sarah. Clay, Tammy, and the girls are active members in Cornerstone Baptist Church, where Clay serves as a deacon. He loves the outdoors and any activity the puts him outside, especially hunting and fishing. Clay grew up in the Pineywoods of East Texas and was born and raised in Garrison, Texas, a town of about 1,000 located 20 miles north of Nacogdoches. Owing to those roots, Clay likes to spend time at his farm located between Crockett and Lufkin. |
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Glenn Sodd
Clay Beard
