Donald H. "Don" Beskind

Donald H. "Don" Beskind

recognized lawyers icon Recognized in Best Lawyers since 1993
Awarded Practice Areas
Medical Malpractice Law - Plaintiffs Personal Injury Litigation - Plaintiffs Professional Malpractice Law - Plaintiffs
Awarded Practice Areas
Medical Malpractice Law - Plaintiffs Personal Injury Litigation - Plaintiffs Professional Malpractice Law - Plaintiffs
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Donald H. Beskind PA

1 Best Lawyers award

Biography

Don Beskind’s trial practice focuses on car and truck crash cases, medical and legal malpractice, and business torts. He is also a Professor of the Practice at Duke Law School. Don served on the American Association for Justice's Board of Governors and professional education committee - the National College of Advocacy, has been a Program Director for the National Institute of Trial Advocacy, has authored case files for AAJ and NITA and is a co-author of North Carolina Evidentiary Foundations. He served on the Executive Committee of the North Carolina Advocates for Justice and its Board of Governors, and served two terms as Vice President for Education. His honors include being a Fellow of the International Society of Barristers, the American College of Trial Lawyers and being recognized for two decades in Best Lawyers.

Works at
Donald H. Beskind PA

1 Best Lawyers award

Locations

Education

  • University of Connecticut, J.D., graduated 1973
  • George Washington University, graduated 1969
  • University of Connecticut, graduated 1973
  • Duke University, LL.M., graduated 1977

Bar Admissions

  • North Carolina, North Carolina Bar Association

Affiliations

  • American Board of Trial Advocates - Fellow
  • American College of Trial Lawyers - Fellow
  • International Society of Barristers - Fellow and Administrative Secretary

Client Testimonials

Awards & Focus

Lawyer of the Year Badge - 2012 - Professional Malpractice Law - Plaintiffs
Named "Lawyer of the Year" by Best Lawyers® for:
  • Professional Malpractice Law - Plaintiffs, Raleigh (2012)
Recognized in The Best Lawyers in America® 2026 for work in:
  • Medical Malpractice Law - Plaintiffs
  • Personal Injury Litigation - Plaintiffs
  • Professional Malpractice Law - Plaintiffs
Additional Areas of Practice:
  • Medical Malpractice Law
  • Personal Injury Litigation
  • Professional Malpractice Law
Special Focus:
  • Catastrophic Injury
  • Legal Malpractice
  • Medical Malpractice
  • Medical Negligence
  • Personal Injury
  • Premises Liability
  • Professional Liability
  • Professional Malpractice
  • Wrongful Death

Case History

Cases
  • State v. Robinson [Pro Bono]
Argued before the North Carolina Supreme Court opposing State's effort to reinstate sentence of death for former death row inmate who had been resentenced to life imprisonment without possibiliy of parole under North Carolina's Racial Justice Act.

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