Marcos Beaton, Jr.

Marcos Beaton, Jr. is the kind of lawyer you want in your corner when the stakes are highest. He started his career in the trenches at the Miami-Dade Public Defender’s Office before joining forces with the legendary Roy Black. After becoming Roy’s partner and spending years handling some of the most high-profile cases in the country, Marcos opened his own firm in 2017. He isn’t just a practitioner; he’s a teacher who has been an adjunct professor at the University of Miami since 2011 and serves on the faculty of the National Criminal Defense College. With thousands of courtroom hours and dozens of jury trials under his belt, he’s represented everyone from doctors and lawyers to business executives. Whether he’s defending a first-degree murder charge or a complex securities fraud case, Marcos brings a level of precision and grit that only comes from decades of experience. He’s also a former President of the Florida Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers in Miami, which speaks to the respect he commands in the legal community. When you hire Marcos, you’re getting a strategist who knows exactly how to navigate the complexities of both state and federal courts.