Joseph Spoerl

Joseph has a track record of success at all stages of civil litigation and agency inquiry - whether coordinating incident response, leading highly sensitive internal investigations, or briefing dispositive motions. Joseph has deep experience litigating large-scale consumer class actions and multijurisdictional suits regarding misappropriation of trade secrets and breach of contract, as well as enforcement of arbitration agreements, and responding to investigatory demands related to data privacy and cybersecurity.  

In addition to litigating these matters, Joseph co-chairs the NorCal Diversity and Inclusion Committee and maintains an active pro bono and public interest practice, having represented clients in cases involving LGBTQ+ discrimination, immigration, and constitutional law. Notably, he was part of our team representing a coalition of cities and counties as amicus curiae in USA v. Safehouse in the U.S. Supreme Court.

Before joining the firm, Joseph worked as a litigation associate at a boutique law firm in Washington, D.C, representing LGBTQ+ clients in claims of sexual harassment and discrimination. He earned his J.D. from the George Washington University Law School, where he was active in the advocacy skills program and competed in the VIS International Moot Court Competition in Vienna, Austria. Additionally, he interned with the U.S. Department of Justice's Civil Rights Division, and was a judicial extern for the Honorable Gerald Bruce Lee in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia.