Biography

Joe is a partner in the Clausen Miller Appellate Practice Group, licensed in both New York and Illinois. Joe serves as appellate counsel at trials around the country, providing support to trial attorneys as needed and helping with preservation efforts.  Joe has litigated appeals in federal and state courts, including Alabama, Illinois, Indiana, New York, New Jersey and the Seventh, Eighth and Tenth Circuits. Joe has briefed appeals concerning Coverage, Property, Business/Commercial Litigation, Arbitration, Personal Injury Defense and Product Liability.

In Purvis v. Oest, 614 F.3d 713 (7th Cir. 2010), a case with millions of dollars in potential exposure, Joe successfully obtained a reversal from the Seventh Circuit, granting judgment on appeal as to all three defendants on qualified immunity grounds.

In Maryland Casualty Co. v. Cheese Board Restaurant, Joe achieved the unheard of result of persuading a trial court judge that he had committed reversible and prejudicial error during the trial, requiring the judge to vacate the verdict in favor of our opponent and set the matter down for a retrial for our client.

Joe has acted as appellate counsel at numerous trials, including a 3-week wrongful death/personal injury trial in Macon County, Missouri; a 2-week personal injury trial in the Circuit Court of Winnebago County, Illinois; a 2-week wrongful death trial in the Circuit Court of Champaign County, Illinois; and a 3-week FELA action tried in the Circuit Court of Rock Island County, Illinois. Joe also acted as appellate counsel during a 2-month trial in the Borough of Queens, New York, in a personal injury/wrongful death trial involving the greatest number of injuries and deaths to firemen before 9/11.

Joe joined Clausen Miller following graduation from Loyola University Chicago School of Law. Joe received his Juris Doctorate, magna cum laude, from Loyola, finishing 3rd out of a class of over 200. Joe is an avid handball player, father of five, and Cubs major and minor league enthusiast.

• Purvis v. Oest,

  614 F.3d 713, (7th Cir.(Ill.) August 02, 2010)

• Long v. Elborno,

  922 N.E.2d 555, (Ill.App. 1 Dist. January 21, 2010

• )Hirsch v. Optima, Inc.,

  920 N.E.2d 547, (Ill.App. 1 Dist. December 09, 2009)

• Hartford Fire Ins. Co. v. Clark,

  562 F.3d 943, (8th Cir.(Minn.) April 15, 2009)

• Essex Ins. Co. v. Oakwood Const. Corp.,

  872 N.Y.S.2d 721, (N.Y.A.D. 2 Dept. February 17, 2009)

• Ahmed v. Pickwick Place Owners' Ass'n,

  896 N.E.2d 854, (Ill.App. 1 Dist. September 30, 2008)

• L & L Developers of Greater Rochester, Inc. v. NYNA Elec. Corp.,

  860 N.Y.S.2d 342, (N.Y.A.D. 4 Dept. June 06, 2008)

• Chicago

  Illinois 60603

  10 South LaSalle Street

  Chicago, Illinois 60603

  T: 312.855.1010 TF: 800.826.3505 F: 312.606.7777 Office Managing Partner: Dennis D. Fitzpatrick

• New York

  New York 10005

  28 Liberty Street 39th Floor

  New York, New York 10005

  T: 212.805.3900 TF: 800.826.3505 F: 212.805.3939 Office Managing Partner: Carl M. Perri

• Mission Viejo

  California 92691

  27285 Las Ramblas

  Suite 200

  Mission Viejo, California 92691

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• Florham Park

  New Jersey 07932

  100 Campus Drive

  Florham Park, New Jersey 07932

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• Michigan City

  Indiana 46360

  200 Commerce Square

  Michigan City, Indiana 46360

  T: 219.262.6106 TF: 800.826.3505 F: 312.606.7777 Office Managing Partners: Paige M. Neel, Kimbley A. Kearney

• Appleton

  Wisconsin 54914

  4650 W. Spencer Street

  Appleton, Wisconsin 54914

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• Stamford

  Connecticut 06902

  68 Southfield Avenue

  2 Stamford Landing Suite 100

  Stamford, Connecticut 06902

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• Tampa

  Florida 33609

  4830 West Kennedy Boulevard, One Urban Center

  Suite 600

  Tampa, Florida 33609

  T: 813.509.2578 TF: 800.826.3505 F: 312.606.7777 Office Managing Partner: Dennis D. Fitzpatrick

• San Francisco

  California 94111

  100 Pine Street

  Suite 1250

  San Francisco, California 94111

  T: 415.287.2744 TF: 800.826.3505 F: 949.260.3190 Office Managing Partner: Ian R. Feldman

• Houston

  Texas 77019

  2929 Allen Parkway

  American General Center, Suite 200

  Houston, Texas 77019

  T: 346.229.4612 TF: 800.826.3505 F: 312.606.7777 Office Managing Partner: Ramy P. Elmasri

• Dallas

  Texas 75201

  325 N. Saint Paul Street

  Suite 3100

  Dallas, Texas 75201

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• Boca Raton

  Florida 33434

  7777 Glades Road

  Suite 405

  Boca Raton, Florida 33434

  T: 561.765.5305 TF: 800.826.3505 F: 312.606.7777 Office Managing Partner: Dennis D. Fitzpatrick