Marcos Beaton

Bar / Professional Activity

• Florida Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers - Miami Chapter, President

Videos

• Facing a Federal Criminal Prosecution can be overwhelming. Federal prosecutions come with a unique set of challenges that require an experienced and skilled Federal Criminal Defense Lawyer. This video discusses federal criminal prosecutions, the need to hire a criminal lawyer with experience and skill in handling federal cases. The Beaton Law Firm is a Miami-based criminal defense firm helping clients throughout the country with State and Federal criminal problems. It's founder, Marcos Beaton, Jr. has a decorated background as a criminal defense lawyer and trial advocate. He has helped thousands of clients. Reach out to us to see how we can help., Federal Criminal Prosecutions, 2024
• It is critical that you contact an experienced and skilled criminal defense lawyer as soon as you believe there might be an investigation or accusation with the even a possibility of criminal charges. This video discusses why contacting a criminal defense lawyer as early as possible is so important, with an emphasis on how early representation in Florida criminal arrests or prosecutions can greatly help a client. The Beaton Law Firm is a Miami-based criminal defense firm helping clients throughout the country with State and Federal criminal problems. It's founder, Marcos Beaton, Jr. has a decorated background as a criminal defense lawyer and trial advocate. He has helped thousands of clients. Reach out to us to see how we can help., When Should I Contact a Criminal Defense Lawyer, 2024

Representative Clients

• Mr. Beaton represented a successful businessman in Miami's entertainment industry of carrying a concealed firearm (at the airport). After an extensive legal and factual work up, the State dismissed all charges against the client, 2021. 
• After three weeks of trial, Mr. Beaton obtained an acquittal for a young man charged with premeditated first-degree murder and aggravated assault with a firearm in Broward County. Prosecutors argued that the client chased and shot a young man in the parking lot of a club after several altercations earlier in the evening between different groups of people, including one where prosecutors argued that the client had pointed a gun at another young man. The three week trial featured 46 witnesses, including witnesses who were at the scene during the shooting, numerous police officers, as well as expert witnesses in firearms, DNA and forensic pathology. Mr. Beaton demonstrated that the client acted in self-defense. After less than a full day of deliberations, the jury acquitted the client of all charges. For news coverage of the case, 2016.
• Represented a popular South Florida physician, who ran a large medical practice and was accused of fraud, money laundering and prescription drug allegations, including one count of prescribing pain medication leading to a death.  The client was facing a life sentence on the death allegation alone.  After a three trial, jurors decided the client was guilty of just one charge — conspiring to illegally dispense addictive pain pills at his busy medical practice.  At sentencing, the District Court declined to follow the government's recommendation on sentencing and forfeiture, instead sentencing the client to nearly 1/3 of the government's recommendation and ordering the forfeiture of about 1/100th of that which the government sought, 2018.
• Successfully represented a prominent South Florida gastroenterologist charged with fraudulently underpaying more than five million dollars in federal income taxes over a five-year period by negotiating a global plea agreement binding on the U.S. government and the IRS that resulted in the dismissal of all but one of the charges. The agreement explicitly included the understanding that the client’s underlying conduct in no way involved or implicated the practice of medicine and was therefore critical in preserving the client’s medical license and his ability to continue practicing medicine. After a lengthy submission and presentation, the District Court imposed a sentence well below the sentence recommended by the U.S. Sentencing Guidelines and actively sought by the government, 2015.

Honors

• Top 40 Lawyers Under 40 list by the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation
• Top 10 Attorneys in Florida by Super Lawyers magazine in 2021
• Best Lawyers in South Florida by The Wall Street Journal
• Best Lawyers in America by Best Lawyers Magazine

Educational Background

• University of Miami, bachelor’s degree in history, 1998

Scholarly Lectures / Writings

• Adjunct Professor at the University of Miami School of Law since 2011

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