Teresa M. Beasley
Cleveland Office
Ms. Beasley is of counsel in the Vorys Cleveland office where she is a member of the commercial and real estate group. Her practice focuses on real estate, government relations, economic development incentives, and general business law. She also deals with public sector law and residential and commercial real estate transactions, including project financing and development.
In addition, Ms. Beasley counsels clients on registration, licensing, naming rights, confidentiality and "hidden" intellectual property issues that arise in modern business scenarios. Ms. Beasley advises clients on applicable rights under copyright law; filling and prosecuting applications to register copyrights in the U.S. and abroad; counsels clients on the use of copyrighted materials and provides assistance in obtaining proper permissions and clearances for use. Ms. Beasley assists clients in acquiring or transferring copyrights through licensing, purchasing or assignment.
Career highlights include:
- Serving as Law Director for the City of Cleveland, managing a legal team of 83 assistant directors of law, and providing legal counsel to the Mayor, City Council, and all other City officials, committees, and boards
Ms. Beasley is a member of the Cleveland Metropolitan Bar Association.
Ms. Beasley has participated in presentations regarding commercial real estate purchase agreements, tax increment financing and the fundamentals of estate planning.
Ms. Beasley received her J.D. from the Cleveland State University, Cleveland-Marshall College of Law, and her B.A. from the University of Alabama.
Before joining Vorys, Ms. Beasley was the Law Director for the City of Cleveland. In that position, she was contributing editor for the Cleveland Bar Journal.
Professional and Community Activities
- Cleveland Botanical Garden, Board, 2007-present
- Village Capital Corporation, Board, 2007-present
- Black Professionals Association Charitable Foundation, Board, 2007-present
- Cleveland Metropolitan Bar Association, Board of Trustees, 2008-present
- Cleveland Bar Association, Board of Trustees, 2006-2008
- Cleveland State University, Cleveland-Marshall College of Law, Visiting Committee, 2005-present
- Commercial Real Estate Women (CREW), President, 2006
- Cleveland Foundation’s African American Outreach Advisory Committee, Co-Chair, 2005-present
- Cleveland Business Connects, Editorial Advisory Board, 2008-present
Honors and Awards
- CREW Cleveland 2007 Deborah R. Klausner Leadership Award, 2008
- Leadership Cleveland, Class of 2007
- Northeast Ohio’s Most Influential, Call & Post Newspaper, 2007
- CBC (Cleveland Business Connects) Magazine, Cover’s Feature Article, October, 2007
- Who’s Who in Black Cleveland, 2005-2008
- Women’s Leadership Boot Camp, Class of 2006
- Kaleidoscope Magazine’s 40-40 Club, Class of 2006
- Cleveland Bridge Builders, Class of 2004