 Jeffrey A. Beaumont, a senior partner with Beaumont Tashjian, has over 20 years of experience representing common interest developments. His extensive experience and devotion to the community association industry have set Mr. Beaumont apart as a distinguished attorney. Mr. Beaumont has successfully defended hundreds of community associations and their volunteer board members from multi-million dollar claims by securing defense verdicts from juries and obtaining settlements favorable to the firm’s clients. His extensive experience in litigation and insurance coverage allows Mr. Beaumont to guide the firm’s clients during the most challenging times. Mr. Beaumont has also obtained millions of dollars in recoveries for clients in complex litigation, ranging from construction and insurance bad faith to governing document enforcement actions. In addition to his litigation successes, Mr. Beaumont has extensive experience in providing the firm’s clients and their boards of directors and managers with practical and concise advice on all issues impacting community associations, such as enforcement of governing documents, dispute resolution, contract negotiation, governance, interpretation and amending of governing documents, and risk assessment and avoidance. Among his many accomplishments for his clients, Mr. Beaumont successfully defended a community association client and its board of directors and manager against personal injury claims from mold exposure by owners who alleged that the association and others failed to repair water leaks in a timely manner. The case was tried twice, based on claims of juror misconduct; Mr. Beaumont obtained a defense verdict for his client both times, with the owners taking nothing. Mr. Beaumont is an active member of the California Association of Community Managers (CACM), the Community Associations Institute (CAI), and serves as Vice President of Greater Los Angeles Chapter of CAI. He also serves on the faculty for CACM and CAI (National), is a member of the Legal Steering Committee for CACM, and a delegate for the California Legislative Action Committee for CAI. Mr. Beaumont is AV-rated by Martindale-Hubbell, the highest rating given to those attorneys who demonstrate very high ethical standards and legal ability. Mr. Beaumont graduated cum laude with a Bachelor of Science degree from California Lutheran University. He obtained his Juris Doctorate from the University of La Verne College of Law, graduating magna cum laude. In law school, he served as editor-in-chief of the College of Law’s prestigious law review and participated in the school’s national moot court team. After graduation, Mr. Beaumont worked with the Ventura County District Attorney’s office, where he conducted misdemeanor and felony preliminary hearing trials. |