COURTS ADMITTED TO AND/OR PRACTICED IN:

Federal Courts:

  • The Supreme Court of the United States

  • The United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit

  • The United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit

  • The United States District Court for the Eastern District of Texas

  • The United States District Court for the Western District of Texas

  • The United States District Court for the Northern District of Texas

  • The United States District Court for the Southern District of Texas

  • The United States District Court for the Western District of Louisiana

  • The United States District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana

  • The United States District Court for the Northern District of Florida

Texas Courts:

  • Judicial District Courts and County Courts at Law for the State of Texas

  • The Texas Courts of Appeals

  • The Supreme Court of Texas

COURTS ADMITTED PRO HAC VICE:*

Federal Courts:

  • The United States District Court for the Western District of Louisiana

  • The United States District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana

  • The United States District Court for the District of Hawaii

State Courts:

  • The Supreme Court of Louisiana

  • State of Illinois Circuit Court of Cook County (Chicago, IL)

  • Orleans Parish Civil District Court for the State of Louisiana

  • The 15th Judicial District of Louisiana (Lafayette Parish)

  • The 16th Judicial District of Louisiana (St. Mary Parish)

  • The 32nd Judicial District Court of Louisiana  (Terrebonne Parish)

  • The 1st Judicial Circuit Court of Florida  (Pensacola)

  • The 13th Judicial Circuit Court of Florida (Tampa)

  • The 13th Judicial Circuit Court of Mobile County, Alabama

 *Pro hac vice is a legal term for the Courts allowing the addition of an invited out of state attorney to a case in a jurisdiction in which he or she is not currently licensed to practice. Joe has been permitted by the above listed courts to practice pro hac vice at the invitation of local counsel without necessitating admission to that state’s Bar. In almost all U.S. jurisdictions, attorneys who practice pro hac vice must do so with a local lawyer acting as local counsel.