Jim Beall is an attorney with more than 49 years of experience primarily on federal issues. Born and raised in Oregon, he has spent a significant portion of his career in Washington, D.C. After graduating from Oregon State and the University of Oregon Law School, Jim began his legal career as a natural resources attorney at the U.S. Department of Interior. Jim then worked in Capitol Hill where he served as Legislative Director in the Office of Rep. Al Ullman (D-OR) and as a Professional Staff Member on the House Ways and Means Committee, where Rep. Ullman served as chair—Jim also has an LLM in tax law from Georgetown University.
Jim began his private practice in 1981, opening a Portland branch office for Garvey Schubert Adams & Barer. Seven years later, he opened a Washington, D.C. branch for Ball Janik & Novack, where he continued his commute between Portland and D.C.
After 27 years as Partner at Ball Janik, Jim helped found Summit Strategies, where he continues to work on economic development, transportation, tax, trade, and natural resource issues. Jim commutes to D.C. regularly from his home in Portland.
In 2005, Mr. Beall received the “Best of the Bar” Award in Government Law from the Portland Business Journal, based on a peer survey of Portland’s legal community. He has also earned the AV® PreeminentTM Rating from MartindaleHubbell®, American Registry.
Jim is also the proud father of three adult daughters and lives with his wife at their home in Portland, Oregon.