Chris Joe
New York attorney · Real Estate · Civil Litigation
Chris Joe is an attorney licensed in New York and Texas and a verified member of the XIRA marketplace. Chris's practice covers real estate (including transactions), civil litigation, commercial law and intellectual property, including Landlord / tenant relationship and leasing, Commercial real estate leasing, Construction and development and Business litigation. Chris earned a JD from Southern Methodist University in 1993.
About Chris Joe
Chris' practice is focused primarily on high stakes intellectual property lawsuits and complex commercial litigation. He has successfully prosecuted and defended numerous clients in patent, trade secret, antitrust, contract, fraud, and other complex commercial lawsuits. Chris' practice includes the licensing of intellectual property. Notable trials include representation of a major oil and gas drill bit manufacturer against a competitor in a patent suit which resulted in a $41 million judgment in favor of the client and which was reported as the fourth largest patent judgment in 2004 by the National Law Journal. He has been recognized as a Texas Super Lawyer every year since 2013 and as a Texas Rising Star from 2006 to 2008 and is AV Preiminent rated 5.0 out of 5.0 by Martindale-Hubbell.
Chris was formerly a shareholder at the Dallas office of Greenberg Traurig, LLP, where he was one of the founding members of that office’s intellectual property litigation section, and at the Dallas office of Godwin Gruber, LLP, where he helped found that firm’s intellectual property litigation practice group and served as its vice chairman. Chris was also formerly associated with the Dallas office of McKool Smith, P.C. where he litigated patent, antitrust and other complex commercial litigation matters.
Practice areas and rates
Consultation $650 · $650/hour · Contingency fee available · Fixed-fee options (all practice areas)
Real Estate (including transactions)
Landlord / tenant relationship and leasing · Commercial real estate leasing · Construction and development
Civil Litigation
Business litigation · Business torts · Fraud · Communication · Construction Litigation · Property damage · General civil litigation · Class action · Contract disputes · Arbitration and mediation · Complex and/or multi-district litigation · Libel, slander, and defamation
Commercial Law
Computers and software · LLC law · Business formation · Business planning · Commercial real estate · Small business law · Technology and science · Contract law and transactions
Intellectual Property
Copyright application · Licensing · Trade secrets · Trademark infringement · Patent infringement · Trademark application · Copyright infringement
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Licenses and credentials
- Licensed in New York · Bar no. 5807490 · Verify with the state bar
- Licensed in Texas · Bar no. 00787770 · Verify with the state bar
- JD, Law · Southern Methodist University (1993)
- BA, Political Science · Duke University (1990)
- Languages · English
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