Current Employment Position(s)

Partner

Languages

• Spanish
• Portuguese

Lawyer Overview

Michael Joseph is a highly experienced trial lawyer. He has successfully represented hundreds of clients at trial, on appeal, at arbitrations, editions and administrative hearings. Mr. Joseph's cases have been featured in Newsday, Equatimes, the Jury Verdict Reporter and the New York Law Journal. Mr. Joseph has extensive experience in personal injury litigation and actively handles Construction Accidents, Automobile Accident cases, Accidents at Sea, including Jones Act cases and Death on the High Seas cases, Police Brutality and Misconduct, and Medical Malpractice.

Mr. Joseph also handles commercial litigation and represents numerous small businesses. His experience includes cases involving business torts, contract disputes, fraud, partnership dissolutions, R.I.C.O claims, commercial lease disputes, bankruptcy, intellectual property, copyright, trademark and license disputes.

Mr. Joseph is also an experienced criminal defense attorney who has won acquittals and charge reductions for countless clients. Mr. Joseph's extensive experience includes felonies and misdemeanors such as Homicide, Rape, Document Fraud, Trademark Infringement, Drug Cases, Assault, Weapons, Domestic Violence, Burglary and Driving While Intoxicated (DWI/DUI).

Mr. Joseph also does transactional work including Immigration, Business creation, Trademark applications, Contract Negotiation, License Agreements, Copyright applications, Wills, Powers of Attorneys and Living Wills.

Areas of Practice

• Personal Injury -- Plaintiff
• Criminal Defense
• Commercial Litigation

Representative Cases

• Garcia v. Brown, 2008 U.S. App. LEXIS 5194 (United States Court of Appeals, 2nd Circuit 2008)
• Guzman v. City of New Rochelle, 38 A.D.3d 83 (NYAD 2 Dept 2007)

West Practice Categories

Admiralty & Maritime Law, Jones Act, Alternative Dispute Resolution, Arbitration, Mediation, Bankruptcy Law, Consumer Bankruptcy, Business & Commercial Law, Contracts, Debtor/Creditor, Business Organizations, Formation & Business Planning, Limited Liability Companies, Civil Rights, Gay & Lesbian Rights, Police Misconduct, Criminal Law, Criminal Fraud, DUI/DWI, Drug Violations, Felonies, Grand Jury Proceedings, Misdemeanor, Sex Offenses, Traffic Violations, Family Law, Alimony & Spousal Support, Custody & Visitation, Divorce, Domestic Violence & Neglect, Immigration & Naturalization Law, Asylum, Deportation, Immigration, Naturalization & Citizenship, Visas, Litigation & Appeals, Federal Trial Practice, State Appellate Practice, State Trial Practice, Motor Vehicle Accidents -- Defense, Personal Injury -- Plaintiff, Animal Bites -- Plaintiff, Assault & Battery -- Plaintiff, Aviation Accidents -- Plaintiff, Motor Vehicle Accidents -- Plaintiff, Premises Liability -- Plaintiff, Railroad Accidents -- Plaintiff, Slip and Fall -- Plaintiff, Wrongful Death -- Plaintiff, Professional Malpractice Law, Dental Malpractice, Medical Malpractice, Other Professionals Malpractice, Railroad Worker Injury/FELA, Toxic Torts, Asbestos

Bar Admissions

• New York, 2000
• New Jersey, 2000
• U.S. District Court Eastern District of New York, 2000
• U.S. District Court Southern District of New York, 2000
• U.S. District Court District of New Jersey, 2000
• U.S. Court of Appeals 2nd Circuit, 2004

Professional Associations and Memberships

• New York State Trial Lawyers Association, 2004 - Present
• Westchester County Bar Association, 2004 - Present

Education

• Tulane Law School, New Orleans, Louisiana, 1999
  Juris Doctorate
  Honors: cum laude
• State University of New York, Oneonta, New York, 1996
  Bachelors of Science
  Honors: cum laude
  Major: Political Science & Philosophy

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Address

184 Martine Avenue
White Plains, NY 10601-3305

Phones

(866) 935-0613

Emails

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Websites

http://www.whiteplainslawyers.org
http://www.newyorktriallawyers.org