Joshua D. Beard

Attorney Grand Rapids, MI

Phone (616) 632-8043

Fax (616) 632-8043

email jbeard@mikameyers.com

Not everyone can get excited about energy law and aviation law, but I guess that’s what makes me unique. An avid and curious learner, I’m always seeking a deeper understanding so that I can help companies across the oil and gas industry overcome their greatest legal challenges.

Outside of Mike Meyers, I serve as Treasurer of the Aviation Law Section Council of the State Bar of Michigan. I’m also a member of the Legal and Legislative Committee for the Michigan Oil and Gas Association and on the Board of Directors for CDS Lakeshore Head Start.

Areas of Practice

Bar Admissions

State of Michigan, 2009
U.S. District Court for the Western District of Michigan
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit

Education

The University of Michigan Law School
Ann Arbor, Michigan

Michigan State University
East Lansing, Michigan

Professional Associations and Memberships

Michigan Oil and Gas Association, Member
Legal and Legislative Committee

Rocky Mountain Mineral Law Foundation, Member

State Bar of Michigan, Member
Aviation Law Section, Treasurer

Grand Rapids Bar Association, Member

CDS Lakeshore Headstart
Board of Directors (2013-present)
Past President (July 2016-present)
President (2015-July 2016)
Secretary (2014-2015)

Honors and Awards

Selected for inclusion in Grand Rapids Magazine’s 2019 and 2022-2024 Top Lawyers

Publications

Up in the Air: The Legal Status of Drones
Published in Michigan Bar Journal, December 2015

Seminars Taught

Co-Speaker, “To Settle or Not to Settle: Assessing Appraisals in Property Tax Litigation,” Michigan Townships Association Annual Convention, 2014
Co-Speaker, “Preserving Your Property Tax Base: How to Pick and Choose the Best Cases to Litigate in the Tax Tribunal,” Michigan Townships Association Annual Convention, 2015