Joseph Pace
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Joseph Pace
Biography
Mr. Pace has briefed and argued cases in federal appellate courts around the country and in several state supreme courts. His clients have included sitting U.S. Senators, the Center for Constitutional Rights, the ACLU of NJ, as well as several startups.
He has extensive experience litigating a wide array of matters, including: civil rights, First Amendment, consumer rights, FOIL and FOIA, class actions, defamation, arbitration, business disputes, and torts.
Prior to founding J. Pace Law, Mr. Pace was senior legal counsel at Reprieve US, where he directed the group's First Amendment and national security litigation. He held the Gibbons Fellowship in Public Interest and Constitutional Law and was a litigation associate at Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison LLP.
Mr. Pace clerked for Judge Swain in the Southern District of New York. He graduated from Yale Law School, where he was an editor on the Yale Law Journal and won the Potter Stewart Prize for best written brief and oral advocacy in the Moot Court Finals. He received his undergraduate degree from Harvard University.
Practice Areas
Appeals & Appellate
Civil Appeals, Federal Appeals
Civil Rights
Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), Discrimination, Employment, Fair Housing, Police Misconduct, Privacy Law
Consumer Law
Class Action
Business Law
Business Contracts, Business Litigation
Personal Injury
Brain Injury, Car Accidents, Construction Accidents, Motorcycle Accidents, Premises Liability, Truck Accidents, Wrongful Death
Fees
- Rates, Retainers and Additional Information - Contact for details.
Jurisdictions Admitted to Practice
Languages
Professional Experience
Fellow in Public Interest and Constitutional Law Gibbons PC
Year: 2014 - 2015
Description:
Senior Legal Counsel Reprieve
Year: 2015 - 2016
Description: Directed First Amendment and national security litigation, represented several Guantanamo detainees.
Senior Legal Researcher LR Solution
Year: 2017 - 2020
Description:
Law Clerk Southern District of New York, Honorable Laura Taylor Swain
Year: 2011 - 2013
Description:
Litigation Associate Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrrison LLP
Year: 2013
Description:
Founder/Principal J. Pace Law
Year: 2017 - Current
Description: Specialize in appellate litigation, civil rights and consumer rights law, constitutional law, and business litigation; provide trial support and handle dispositive motions. Advise startups to ensure legal compliance with local, state, and federal laws.
Professional Associations
American Bar Association Member (Current)
State Bar of New York Member (2011 - Current)
Publications
The Syrian Opposition Washington Quarterly, Vol. 30, No. 1 (2007)
The Syrian Opposition: The Struggle for Unity and Relevance Demystifying Syria (2009)
Suspending the Writ at Guantánamo: Take III? Yale Law Journal (2010)
Bankruptcy as Constitutional Property: Using Statutory Entitlement Theory to Abrogate State Sovereign Immunity Yale Law Journal (2010)
Awards
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10.0 Rating
Justia Inc 2023.0
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Potter Stewart Prize
Yale Law School 2009.0
Note: Best overall written and oral argument in Moot Court
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Israel Peres Prize
Yale Law School 2010.0
Note: Best publication in the Yale Law Journal
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Superb Rating
Avvo 2023.0
Education
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Yale Law School J.D. (2010)
Year: 2007 - 2010
Honors: Israel H. Peres Prize (best student publication in the Yale Law Journal), Harlan Fiske Stone Prize (for Moot Court), Potter Stewart Prize (best overall written and oral argument in Moot Court) Activities: Yale Law Journal, Editor
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Harvard University B.A. (2006) | Social Studies
Year: 2002 - 2006
Honors: magna cum laude, Thomas Hoopes Prize, Detur Book Prize, John Harvard Scholar
Websites
J. Pace Law
30 Wall St, 8th Floor, New York, NY 10005