Joey has also been instrumental in favorably expanding the law on important areas of class action litigation for plaintiffs. In Las Olas Company Inc., et al. v. Florida Power & Light Company, et al., representing a class of businesses forced to close after contractors negligently ruptured a water main during a directional drilling operation, Joey helped The Moskowitz Law Firm attain the first reported decision since the Florida Supreme Court decided Engle v. Liggett Group, Inc., affirming a litigated certification of a liability issue class. Infratech Corp. v. Las Olas Co., 320 So. 3d 751 (Fla. 4th DCA 2021). Joey then helped the Firm attain a jury verdict finding the contractor 98% liable for the class’s damages. The 17th Judicial Circuit Court then finally approved a class action settlement that paid damages to all class members who submitted valid claims and included valuable injunctive relief.
Joey has also had great success in opposing objections to class action settlements, as in Fruitstone v. Spartan Race, Inc., (arising from Spartan Race’s business practices relating to its Racer Insurance Fee) and Collins v. Quincy Bioscience, LLC, (involving claims of purchasers of the memory improvement supplement, Prevagen), and was involved in helping to overturn the onerous “administrative feasibility” requirement imported into the “ascertainability” standard for class certification, which benefits class action plaintiffs throughout the nation. Cherry v. Dometic, 986 F.3d 1296 (11th Cir. 2021).
Joey was also actively involved in litigating to protect the interests of victims of the collapse of the Champlain Towers South Condominium before Judge Michael Hanzman in the Miami-Dade Complex Business Litigation Division in In re: Champlain Towers South Collapse Litigation, No. 2021-015089-CA-01, which resulted in over a billion dollar settlement for the victims that was finally approved by the Court one year after the tragic collapse.
Prior to joining The Moskowitz Law Firm, Joseph was an Associate at a commercial litigation boutique in Aventura, where he represented businesses and individuals in a variety of disputes involving breach of contract, commercial transactions, fraud, business torts, deceptive and unfair trade practices, intellectual property, probate, guardianship, and trust litigation.
A life-long Florida native, Joey attained a Bachelor’s degree in Creative Writing from Florida State University (B.A., 2012) and a Juris Doctorate degree from the University of Miami School of Law (J.D., magna cum laude, 2015).
While at the University of Miami, Joey was a member of the Race and Social Justice Law Review, served as Dean’s Fellow for the Contracts and Elements courses, earned the Dean’s Certificate of Achievement in Evidence and Elements courses, received honors in litigation skills, and was on the Dean’s List multiple times.
Joey also gained invaluable experience as a judicial intern for the Honorable Magistrate Judge Jonathan Goodman in the United States District Court for the Southern District of Florida, and as a certified legal intern for the Miami-Dade State Attorney’s Office, Misdemeanor Domestic Violence Division.
Joey’s attention to detail and commitment to professionalism ensure that clients will receive individualized attention and care in crafting creative legal solutions to meet their particularized needs.
He is a Member of the American Bar Association, the Florida Bar, the North Carolina Bar, the Dade County Bar Association, and is admitted to practice in the State of Florida, the United States District Courts for the Southern, Middle, and Northern Districts of Florida, as well as the United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit.
Joey currently resides in Pinecrest, Florida, with his wife, Melody, and daughters, Soleil and Mischa, who inspire him every day to keep fighting for those who need it most. “I can feel proud when I tell them what I do for a living, and that I do it all for them, to make the world we live in better. It’s a beautiful thing.”
