Jamie D. Beck, J.D.

Jamie Beck has over fourteen years of experience as a legal professional. She is passionate about increasing the access to justice for survivors of human trafficking, domestic violence, child abuse, and sexual violence and creating a more trauma-responsive legal system.

Prior to launching J.D. Beck Consulting, Beck served as the President & Managing Attorney of Free to Thrive, a nonprofit organization dedicated to addressing the unmet legal needs of human trafficking survivors. Under her leadership, Free to Thrive helped hundreds of survivor access the legal system. She has represented survivors of human trafficking, domestic violence, child abuse and sexual violence in a variety of legal cases including: criminal vacatur (P.C. 236.14), domestic violence restraining orders, divorce, child custody, victim’s rights representation and name changes. She also cultivated strategic partnerships with over 100 organizations locally and nationally.

Beck currently serves as an Adjunct Lecturer in Law at USC Gould School of Law and Pepperdine Caruso School of Law, teaching a course on “Trauma-Informed Legal Skills” with clinical psychologist Dr. Remi Greenbaum. She has trained thousands of attorneys, judges, students, law enforcement professionals, stakeholders and community members on human trafficking and trauma-informed practices.

Prior to starting Free to Thrive, Beck practiced civil litigation at Procopio, Cory, Hargeaves & Savitch LLP, where she served on the Pro Bono and Diversity Committees. Beck also served as a judicial law clerk to the Honorable Michael M. Anello, Federal District Court Judge for the Southern District of California.

Beck is a past president of Lawyers Club of San Diego and founded the Lawyers Club Human Trafficking Collaborative. Under her leadership, Lawyers Club successfully advocated for a law to help human trafficking survivors clear criminal convictions related to their exploitation, now codified under California Penal Code 236.14.

Beck graduated from the University of San Diego School of Law where she was a member of the San Diego Law Review.

Affiliations

  • National Survivor Law Collective, Founding Member

  • Criminal Courts Bar Association of Los Angeles, Member

  • Los Angeles LGBT Lawyers Association, Member

  • Lawyers Club of San Diego, Advisory Board Member and Past President (2016-2017)

Court Admissions

  • Member, State Bar of California

  • Admitted, U.S. Supreme Court

  • Admitted, U.S. Court of Appeals Ninth Circuit

  • Admitted, U.S. District Court, Northern District of California

  • Admitted, U.S. District Court, Southern District of California

  • Admitted, U.S. District Court, Central District of California

Recognitions

  • Community Service Award, Lawyers Club of San Diego (2022)

  • Distinguished Alumni – Rising Star Award, University of San Diego School of Law (2019)

  • Women of Inspiration Award, Soroptimist International of San Diego (2019)

  • “8 People Who Inspired us in 2018”, American Bar Association (2018)

  • Hope Rising Award, Point Loma Nazarene University, Center for Justice & Reconciliation for work in the fight against human trafficking (2016) 

  • City of San Diego Human Relations Commission Commendation (2014)

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