Teresa Beck

Teresa M. Beck is the managing shareholder of Arizona and Nevada and the co-chair of the firm’s committee on diversity, equity, inclusion, and belonging. She has litigated and supervised the litigation of hundreds of civil cases. She represents a variety of clients, including small and large businesses, nonprofits, governmental entities, senior care centers, grocery chains, parking management companies, developers, law firms, insurance companies and individuals. Beck’s work includes representation of employers in employment-related litigation, personal injury defense, lawyers’ professional liability, construction matters, contracts, and civil litigation of all types. Additionally, she serves as outside general counsel for several corporations, providing advice on corporate filings, records, franchises, contracts, and related services. She also serves as a vice chancellor of the Episcopal Diocese in San Diego.

Beck is passionate about the advancement of women in the workforce, work/life management, and diversity, equity, and inclusion causes. In her role on the Woman Advocate Committee of the Litigation Section of the American Bar Association, she and her co-chairs co-edited a collection of stories of women lawyers entitled “Her Story: Lessons in Success From Lawyers Who Live It,” published in 2017. The Committee recently completed another book, “Her Story: The Resilient Woman Lawyer’s Guide To Conquering Obstacles, Book 2.”

Beck earned her bachelor’s degree at San Diego State University and her JD at the University of San Diego School of Law.

Her full bio is available online.