LOCAL ADVOCATES. National Experience.

Ashley Beard, esq.

Ashley Beard, Esq. has been practicing law for fifteen years.  Launching her career in New York City, Ms. Beard helped build a boutique firm focused on business and family-based immigration. Working with clients large and small, Ms. Beard represented her clients throughout the Northeast in high profile cases.  She also practiced removal defense in the city while working with victims of crimes and domestic violence. Her experience in a large metropolitan area gives her a unique skill set in the Lowcountry.

Ms. Beard then moved to the Lowcountry and became a Partner at Devine & Beard.  During her time at Devine & Beard, Ms. Beard not only helped grow the practice in size and prestige, but also focused on removal defense, family based immigration, and headed the firm's business immigration practice.  Ms. Beard also initiated her practice of family and criminal law in Georgia while at Devine & Beard.  This makes her uniquely equipped to serve clients who have combinations of criminal, family, and immigration challenges in their cases, as well as advising on criminal immigration issues. 

Ms. Beard is the founder and owner of The Beard Law Group, LLC. Ms. Beard established BLG as a boutique firm focusing on immigration law nationwide as well as criminal and family law in South Carolina and Georgia. BLG's mission is to advocate for our clients in the Lowcountry while using our national experience to bring them the results they deserve. Ms. Beard has numerous rescue animals from the Lowcountry, including five dogs and one cats.

KIMBERLY PISANI, esq.

Kimberly Pisani, Esq. practices family law and criminal defense in South Carolina. She represents clients in divorce, custody and visitation disputes, parental rights matters, child support modification and enforcement, and juvenile and criminal cases. Ms. Pisani regularly appears in Family and Criminal Courts across the Lowcountry.

Before moving to South Carolina in 2022, Ms. Pisani practiced at Charles and Concilio, P.C. in Greenwich, CT.   She is admitted to practice in Connecticut (retired) and South Carolina and is a member of the South Carolina Bar and the Beaufort County Bar Association.

With four years of litigation experience, Ms. Pisani handles cases from initial consultation through trial, including emergency hearings, temporary orders, settlement negotiations, and contested final hearings. She is committed to developing customized legal strategies that balance client priorities, risk, and cost while maintaining clear and responsive communication. As such, Ms. Pisani is known for thorough case preparation, practical strategy, and clear communication. Clients value her straightforward advice, courtroom composure, and ability to navigate complex personal situations with discretion and professionalism.

Ms. Pisani earned her Juris Doctor from Quinnipiac University School of Law.  She was recruited by the firm to expand its Family Court and Criminal Defense practices.

When outside work, Ms. Pisani is a mother to five grown children and three grandchildren.  She and her husband love to spend their free time golfing, walking their three dogs on the beach, and traveling.

Education

SETON HALL SCHOOL OF LAW
Juris Doctor

FRANKLIN & MARSHALL COLLEGE
Bachelor of Arts, Government
Minor in Economics
Benjamin Franklin Citizenship Award
Dean’s List

Bar Admissions

New Jersey
Georgia
Court of Appeals of Georgia
Supreme Court of Georgia
United States District Court, Middle District of Georgia

United States District Court, Southern District of Georgia 11th Circuit Court of Appeals

Activities & Affiliations

CAIR-NJ Champions of Justice Award
Served as Law Clerk for the Honorable David B. Katz
American Immigration Lawyers Association

Savannah Bar Association

Hilton Head Island Bar Association

Greater Bluffton Chamber of Commerce

Old Town Bluffton Merchant Society

Education

QUINNIPIAC UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF LAW
Juris Doctor

Bar Admissions

Connecticut (retired)
South Carolina

Activities & Affiliations

South Carolina Bar Association

Beaufort County Bar Association

Hilton Head Island Bar Association

Greater Bluffton Chamber of Commerce

Old Town Bluffton Merchant Society