Beatrice Holcombe
Founding partner
I started as a hospital nurse and became a lawyer because families kept asking me what the chart meant.
Before law school I nursed on hospital floors, and I still read a chart the way I once wrote one: the times, the orders, what was noted and what wasn’t. I founded the firm to be small enough that every family talks to a lawyer, and careful enough that we say no when the records don’t support a claim.
What I work on
- Surgical errors
- Missed diagnosis
- Hospital records review
- First calls with families
Credentials
Bar admissions
Florida
1994
Courts
Florida state trial and appellate courts
U.S. District Court, Middle District of Florida
Education
J.D., Stetson University College of Law
1994
B.S.N., University of Florida
1988
Languages
English
Memberships
American Association for Justice
Pinellas County Bar Association
How I talk with families
I begin by asking what you’re most worried about, which is often not the case. It might be a bill, a child’s schedule or whether a parent should stay where they are.
Then I tell you how a review works, what we’ll ask for, and what I don’t yet know. I don’t promise outcomes. I promise to read everything and call you back with an honest answer.
Talk to Beatrice
Tell us what happened. We’ll tell you if we can look.
We review your case at no charge. If we take it, our fee is a share of any recovery and nothing if there is none. Case costs, such as records and expert reviews, are explained in writing before you sign, and the agreement says whether you owe them if there is no recovery.