Career
Joe is a commercial litigation attorney with extensive experience litigating complex motions and solving thorny legal problems. Joe’s practice involves partnership and contract disputes, intellectual property disputes, and employment litigation. Joe has a particular interest in cases arising under the Religious Freedom Restoration Act, the Religious Land Use and Institutionalized Persons Act, and the First Amendment, and has litigated religious freedom cases in the U.S. District Court for the District of Maryland, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit, and state courts.
Personal
Joe enjoys hiking in Maryland’s beautiful state parks and is often joined by his young son, Oliver. Joe also enjoys cooking and is an amateur gardener with a habit for bringing home fruit bushes and flowering plants from the local nursery. Joe is running out of space in his yard and will soon transition to potted plants.