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Thompson Hine LLP, a full-service business law firm with approximately 400 lawyers in 11 offices, was ranked number 1 in the category “Most innovative North American law firms: New working models” by The Financial Times and was 1 of 7 firms shortlisted for The American Lawyer’s inaugural Legal Services Innovation Award. The firm has been recognized by the National Law Journal as a Legal Technology Trailblazer and featured by Bloomberg for its innovative service delivery models, which drive accuracy and predictability. The firm’s commitment to innovation is embodied in Thompson Hine SmartPaTHTM – a smarter way to work – predictable, efficient and aligned with client goals. For more information, please visit ThompsonHine.com and ThompsonHine.com/SmartPaTH.

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Joe represents clients in complex construction and commercial litigation matters.

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Joe has experience representing general contractors and owners in construction disputes involving delay claims, indemnification, mechanics’ liens, change orders, breach of contract, and construction defects on both public and private projects. His practice includes insurance coverage disputes related to construction and real estate matters. Joe’s litigation experience spans investigation, discovery, motion, mediation, arbitration, and trial practice.

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Before joining Thompson Hine, Joe dedicated his career exclusively to public interest practice as the Fish &amp; Richardson, P.C. and Microsoft Corporation Equal Justice Works Fellow at Bet Tzedek Legal Services, where he represented workers prosecuting wage theft and employment rights claims. During his fellowship, Joe recovered more than $120,000 in stolen wages for individual clients, regularly delivered community legal education presentations, contributed to state and local legislative reform efforts, built new community partnerships in South Los Angeles, and developed pro bono resources benefitting working parents and caregivers.

As a law student, Joe co-authored a report on state and local street vendor regulatory reform, served as co-executive director of UCLA Law’s student-run legal clinics, and was chief note editor of the Disability Law Journal. A graduate of the Jewish Federation of Los Angeles’s Rautenberg New Leaders Project, Joe maintains an active pro bono practice and is fluent in Spanish.

University of California, Los Angeles School of Law, J.D., 2022

Tufts University, B.A., 2015

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Joseph B. Philipson

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<li><a href="https://publiccounsel.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/Unfinished-Business.pdf" target="_blank" rel="noopener">&#8220;Unfinished Business: How Food Regulations Starve Sidewalk Vendors of Opportunity and What Can Be Done to Finish the Legalization of Street Food,&#8221; August 2021</a></li>
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<li>Rautenberg New Leaders Project Class of 2025, Jewish Federation of Los Angeles</li>
<li>2022-2024 Equal Justice Works Fellow, Bet Tzedek Legal Services Employment Rights Project, sponsored by Fish &amp; Richardson, P.C. and Microsoft Corporation</li>
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<h3>Professional Associations</h3>
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<li>California Lawyers Association</li>
<li>Beverly Hills Bar Association</li>
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<h3>Community Activities</h3>
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<li>California Lawyers for the Arts</li>
<li>Jewish Federation of Greater Los Angeles Legal Network</li>
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Joseph B.Philipson

Joseph B.Philipson

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