Joshua D. Beard
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.
- Appellate Law
- Aviation
- Bankruptcy and Creditors Rights
- Banking and Commercial Lending
- Colleges and Universities
- Commercial Litigation
- Condemnation
- Energy and Natural Resources
- Educational Institutions
- Environmental
- Municipal Litigation
- Oil and Gas
- Property Tax
- Property Tax Appeals
- Property Tax Disputes
- State of Michigan, 2009
- U.S. District Court for the Western District of Michigan
- U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
The University of Michigan Law School
Ann Arbor, Michigan
Michigan State University
East Lansing, Michigan
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)
- Selected for inclusion in Grand Rapids Magazine’s 2019 and 2022-2025 Top Lawyers
Up in the Air: The Legal Status of Drones
Published in Michigan Bar Journal, December 2015
- 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
