Meyer_Joseph

Joseph Meyer

Meyer_Joseph

Joseph Meyer

Counsel

Washington DC + 1 202 663 6030

Joseph Meyer represents clients in complex litigation, with a focus on appellate and Supreme Court litigation. He has authored dozens of briefs and dispositive motions at all levels of state and federal court, including the US Supreme Court, and has argued successfully before the US Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit. He has represented businesses, schools, political parties, legislators, judges, Native American tribes, criminal defendants, and incarcerated people.

Mr. Meyer has deep experience in constitutional law, administrative law, and statutory interpretation. He also has substantial experience litigating issues affecting criminal defendants—including challenges to money-bail practices, federal criminal jurisdiction, and the treatment of individuals in custody—and has represented civil-rights plaintiffs in cases concerning reproductive rights, disability rights, and tribal autonomy. His practice also includes election-law litigation, with successful results in the US Supreme Court and state supreme courts. He has consistently been named to the District of Columbia Courts’ Capital Pro Bono Honor Roll.

Prior to joining the firm in 2019, Mr. Meyer clerked for the Honorable Paul J. Watford of the US Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit. While in law school, he served as a senior editor of The Yale Law Journal and as an intern for the Honorable Paul A. Engelmayer of the US District Court for the Southern District of New York. Before law school, Mr. Meyer was a research and opinion associate at the Constitutional Accountability Center, where he authored commentary on Supreme Court cases.

Recognition

  • Named to the High Honor Roll of the Capital Pro Bono Honor Roll, recognizing attorneys who dedicate significant pro bono service to expanding access to justice in the District of Columbia.

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Credentials

  • Education

    • JD, Yale Law School, 2018

      Senior Editor, Yale Law Journal 

      Supreme Court Advocacy Clinic 

      International Refugee Assistance Project

    • BA, History, Astronomy, Amherst College, 2013

      summa cum laude Phi Beta Kappa

  • Admissions

    • California

    • District of Columbia

    • US Supreme Court

    • US Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit

    • US Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit

    • US Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit

    • US Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit

    • US Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit

    • US Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit

    • US Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit

    • US Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit

    • US District Court for the District of Columbia

  • Clerkships

    • The Hon. Paul J. Watford, US Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit, 2018 - 2019

Credentials

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