News & Events

The Third Circuit has affirmed the dismissal of our client, a Texas insurance broker, finding the broker had no personal contacts with the Virgin Islands. The plaintiff was seriously injured in an automobile accident in the Virgin Islands when defend… Read More

The Virgin Islands Supreme Court upholds arbitration award holding that the Magistrate’s Division has the power to decide a motion to compel arbitration and to stay proceedings, which is a non-dispositive motion, and that the Plaintiff/Appellant ha… Read More

Attorneys Carl Beckstedt and Emily Shoup were successful in obtaining a summary dismissal of plaintiff’s gross negligence claim and demand for punitive damages against a prominent St. Thomas timeshare, notwithstanding the Virgin Islands’ new “n… Read More

Commencing September 1, 2020, Attorney Emily Shoup will be Of-Counsel to Beckstedt & Kuczynski LLP. Attorney Shoup is retiring as a partner from full time practice, but will continue to work in a reduced capacity on certain cases. We look forward… Read More

We have exciting news this year. First and foremost, congratulations to Robert J. Kuczynski, Esq. on becoming partner. Effective January 1, 2020, the firm will be doing business as Beckstedt & Kuczynski LLP. In addition, we welcome Jalicha B. Per… Read More

Attorney Robb Kuczynski had the honor of co-chairing the 25th Annual Virgin Islands High School Appellate Moot Court Competition held on May 21 and 23, 2019. Robb developed the hypothetical “problem” which involved the appeal of a Syrian immigran… Read More

On November 30, 2018, Carl Beckstedt and Emily Shoup of Beckstedt & Associates, together with co-counsel Jennifer Jones of Law Offices of Jennifer Jones, prevailed on behalf of the Defendant United Corporation in a jury trial in the Superior Cour… Read More

The Good Hope Country Day School (GHCDS), coached by Beckstedt & Associates attorney Michael A. Rogers, won the V.I. Bar Association sponsored 23rd Annual Moot Court competition held May 16 – 18, 2017. The competition involved the First Amendme… Read More