Executive Profile
Teresa M. Beck is a Co-Managing Shareholder of Klinedinst’s Nevada office. She has litigated and supervised the litigation of hundreds of civil cases. She represents a wide variety of clients, including small and large businesses, non-profits, governmental entities, senior care centers, grocery chains, parking management companies, developers, law firms, insurance companies and individuals. Ms. Beck’s skill set includes representation of employers in employment-related litigation, personal injury defense, lawyers professional liability, construction matters, contracts, and civil litigation of all types. Additionally, Ms. Beck 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.
Ms. Beck is an AV®-Preeminent™ rated attorney by Martindale Hubbell in the areas of Litigation and Labor and Employment and has been selected to the San Diego Super Lawyers® list every year since 2017. She has also been named Claim and Litigation Management Alliance (CLM)’s 2018 Outside Counsel of the Year for her work on claims and litigation management.
Ms. Beck thrives on strategy and negotiation. She is a problem solver who works through a number of solutions to help clients achieve practical results that are in the client’s best interests and work for the client’s business – whether that means avoiding a trial or not. Ms. Beck looks for opportunities to provide value-added benefits to her clients, which can include anything from training about accident report writing, to continuing education opportunities for claims professionals and in-house counsel.
Ms. Beck is passionate about the advancement of women in the workforce, work/life management, and diversity, equity, and inclusion causes. She is involved with and serves as a board member for a number of organizations whose missions align with her interests. Ms. Beck served as President of National Conference of Women’s Bar Associations (NCWBA) in 2022. Previously, while on the board of the NCWBA, she co-created the nationally known GOOD Guys program – cutting-edge curriculum designed to engage male leadership in diversity, equity, and inclusion to ensure businesses are benefiting from all of the financial and motivational rewards of diversity, equity, and inclusion.
In her role on the Woman Advocate Committee of the Litigation Section of the American Bar Association, Ms. Beck and her co-chairs co-edited a collection of stories of women lawyers entitled “HerStory: Lessons in Success From Lawyers Who Live It,” published in 2017. The Committee is currently working on another book, HerStory 2, which will tell the stories of women across the country about overcoming obstacles.
In 2014, Ms. Beck was awarded the prestigious Belva Lockwood Award by Lawyers Club of San Diego for her work to advance women, and she was awarded the National Diversity Council’s “Diversity First” Award in 2016. Ms. Beck is deeply involved in her church, and she and her husband and three children often volunteer for various church activities.
Education
- University of San Diego School of Law (J.D., magna cum laude)
- San Diego State University (B.S., Political Science)
Professional and Community Affiliations
- American Bar Foundation, Fellow
- Claims and Litigation Management
- American Bar Association; Co-chair of the Book Subcommittee of the Woman Advocate Committee, Section of Litigation
- National Conference of Women’s Bar Association, President (2022)
- National Diversity Council, Vice President of Southern California Chapter
- San Diego County Bar Association
- Lawyers Club of San Diego
- American Bar Association’s Immigration Justice Project, Board Member
- California Women Lawyers
- Arizona Women Lawyers Association
- Maricopa County Bar Association
Recognition and Awards
- 2024 Diversity Award, Litigation Counsel of America Diversity Law Institute (2024)
- San Diego Super Lawyers (2017–2026)
- Women of Influence in Law, San Diego Business Journal (2024)
- CLM Professional of the Year, Claims and Litigation Management Alliance (2018)
- Belva Lockwood Award Recipient, Lawyers Club of San Diego (2014)
- National Diversity Council’s “Diversity First” Award (2016)
- Highest AV®-Preeminent™ Peer Review Rating by Martindale-Hubbell
Speaking Engagements
- Moderator, “Recognizing the Obstacles Ahead: Getting a Head Start” and “Understanding and Conquering Bias: Bypassing Barriers,” Her Story: The Resilient Woman Lawyer’s Guide to Conquering Obstacles Roundtable Series (2025)
- Speaker, “Landscape of Women in the Legal Profession,” 2023 Law Student Leadership Academy (June 15, 2023)
- Moderator, “Hot Topics for Economic Damages,” LCA 2022 Fall Conference and Celebration of Fellows (October 13, 2022)
- “The Blame Game: Retail, Restaurant & Hospitality Edition,” CLM Annual Conference (March, 2022)
- “GOOD Guys and Men in the Mix,” 2021 American Bar Association Midyear Meeting (February 19, 2021)
- “The GOOD Guys Webinar Series, Part 2: The GOOD Guys Panel,” Women in Litigation Affinity Group (May 6, 2020)
- “GOOD Guys Accelerating Diversity & Inclusion in the UK,” Rewards of Diversity & Inclusion (March 4, 2020)
- “The Shield of Silence,” National Conference of Women’s Bar Associations Teleconference (November 14, 2019)
- “The Blame Game: Calculating Employment Verdicts Against Religious and Non-Profit Organizations,” CLM Annual Conference (March 13, 2019)
- “Commission on Women in the Profession,” 2019 American Bar Association Midyear Meeting (January 25, 2019)
- “GOOD Guys Panel: Sparking a Change Reaction,” National Conference of Women’s Bar Associations Webinar (October 3, 2018)
- “Sparking a “Change” Reaction,” National Conference of Women’s Bar Association (August 2, 2018)
- “Building Endurance: Life Lessons and Big Picture Strategies for Achieving Long-Term Success,” American Bar Association, Woman Advocate Committee (July 19, 2018)
- “Being ‘It All:’ Keeping Values Straight and Valuing Your Strengths,” ABA Section of Litigation Woman Advocate Committee Roundtable Series (May 17, 2018)
Media
- “The Blame Game Climate Litigation Edition: How Good Are You at Predicting Climate Verdicts,” Claims Litigation Management Magazine (January/February 2024)
- “Paying It Forward,” Claims Litigation Management Magazine (August, 2018)
- “Tech Expectations,” Claims Litigation Management Magazine (February 8, 2021)
- “Playing the Blame Game: Cybersecurity Edition. Predicting Verdicts in Data-Breach Litigation,” Claims Litigation Management Magazine (January 1, 2020)
- “The Blame Game: Cannabis Edition,” Claims Litigation Management Magazine (September 16, 2019)
- “Around the CLM,” Claims Litigation Management Magazine (December 14, 2018)
- “The Blame Game: Catastrophic Auto Accident Edition,” Claims Litigation Management Magazine (December 14, 2018)
- “GOOD Guys: National Initiative Brings Men Into Conversations About Diversity, Inclusion,” The Topeka Capital-Journal (October 12, 2018)
- “The Blame Game: How Good Are You At Predicting Trucking-Related Verdicts?” Claims Litigation Management Magazine (June 13, 2018)
- “And the Winners Are…” Claims Litigation Management Magazine (May 9, 2018)
