Autumn Beck Thomson

Autumn Beck is an attorney with Kerrigan, Estess, Rankin, McLeod and Thompson, LLP. Autumn is a Pensacola native; a graduate of Tate High School and Florida State University where she received her bachelor’s degree in Political Science and Religion. She graduated from Florida State College of Law in 2001 where she was inducted to the National Order of the Barristers for her oral and appellate advocacy skills. In law school she argued before the Florida Supreme Court and won Best Oral Advocate in national and state competitions. During her final semester, Autumn was a legal intern for Justice Major B. Harding of the Florida Supreme Court. There she witnessed firsthand the historic Bush v. Gore election appeal of 2000 and authored an opinion later adopted by the majority of the Court on a criminal anonymous tip case. Upon admission to the Florida Bar, Autumn practiced with the Tallahassee law firm of Cooper, Byrne, Blue and Schwartz, P.A. in the areas of insurance defense, contract disputes, sexual harassment, and other workplace issues. She then became Political Action Committee Director and Legislative Counsel for the Florida Chamber of Commerce where she lobbied the Florida Legislature on business related issues. Autumn spent the several years prior to joining Kerrigan, Estess, Rankin, McLeod and Thompson, LLC as a political blogger, speaker, contract political fundraiser and author while taking time to raise her three young children.