"When this man is irked, he might just file a suit...
and often it doesn't matter if he wins."

New York Times article about Stephen L. Joseph

  


Highly experienced litigator
and transaction attorney


Providing the following legal services:

Business Litigation

Business Litigation

Real Estate Litigation & Transactional Law

Real Estate Litigation & Transactional Law

Landlord-Tenant Law (Including Unlawful Detainer)

Landlord-Tenant Law (Including Unlawful Detainer)

Wage Hour & Employment Compliance

Wage Hour & Employment Compliance

Personal Injury

Personal Injury




Stephen L. Joseph's decades of experience include:

  • Major real estate case settlement — Plaintiff's counsel in settled case involving over $100 million real estate transaction.
  • Major settlement against car manufacturer — He obtained a $24 million settlement in an industrial dispute.
  • Major settlement against McDonald's — Plaintiffs' sole counsel in a certified nationwide class action against McDonald's resulting in a $10.5 Million settlement. (1)
  • The case against ITT  Plaintiff's sole counsel in trial against ITT and achieved $2.8 Million judgment. Affirmed by California Supreme Court.
  • Tens of millions of dollars of other settlements Obtained huge settlements for multiple clients.
  • The Oreo case against Kraft Foods — Plaintiffs' sole counsel in case to ban Oreo cookies. Resulted in Kraft Foods removing trans fat from all of its products and the White House requiring FDA to put trans fat on labels.
  • Plastic Industry — Acted as lead counsel for the plastic bag industry. Time Magazine called him "The Patron Saint of Plastic Bags." Plastics News wrote that Stephen Joseph might have been "the highest-profile advocate for the plastics industry in the world." 
  • Lead counsel in major Florida case — Presently lead counsel representing Triple Five in major case concerning the planned largest entertainment complex in the United States. Triple Five owns Mall of America, the largest mall in the United States.
  • TV appearances and other media — Interviewed on Good Morning America, The Today Show, CNN interviewed by Anderson Cooper, CNBC, FOX, BBC, and many others. Lawsuit discussed on The View. Segment filmed for CBS 60 Minutes. Dozens of radio show appearances. Profiled in the New York Times, Wall Street Journal, Los Angeles Times, Time Magazine, California Lawyer, American Bar Association Journal, and others.

  • (1) Including legal fees.
Stephen Joseph

 

Stephen L. Joseph in the media

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