Biography
For over 10 years, Joe has been selected to the Chambers USA list of leading bankruptcy and restructuring attorneys in New Jersey.* A seasoned dealmaker and litigator, as well as Managing Partner of the firm's Morristown office, he represents clients in complex bankruptcies, commercial litigation, corporate transactions and financial restructuring matters. Joe also serves on the firm's Executive Committee and Legal Practice Committee.
Joe’s clients include businesses in the health care, hospitality, energy, real estate, retail, transportation, manufacturing and finance sectors. He serves as strategic legal adviser, lead counsel and fiduciary in high-stakes insolvencies, representing a full range of participants including:
- Creditors committees
- Chapter 7 and Chapter 11 trustees
- Debtors
- Equity holders
- Hedge funds
- Private equity
- Receivers
- Secured creditors
*This award is conferred by Chambers & Partners. A description of the selection methodology is available here. No aspect of this advertisement has been approved by the Supreme Court of New Jersey.
Beyond Fox Rothschild
A frequent speaker and respected voice on bankruptcy matters, Joe moderated a year-in-review panel at the annual conference of the Association of Insolvency & Restructuring Advisors that featured U.S. Bankruptcy Judges Rosemary Gambardella (NJ), Brendan L. Shannon (DE) and Robert D. Drain (NY).
Well known in the financial services industry, Joe served on the managing board of directors of Team Capital Bank (TCB), where he chaired the board's risk committee and was involved with its 2014 merger with Provident Financial Services Inc.
Deeply involved in his community, Joe was a director on the board of Cornerstone Family Programs & Morristown Neighborhood House and previously served on the board of directors of the New Jersey Friends of Roger Williams School of Law Foundation as well as the fundraising committee of the Community Food Bank of New Jersey.
Before Fox Rothschild
Prior to joining Fox, Joe was a New Jersey-based partner in the Bankruptcy & Restructuring Department of a national law firm. From 1994 to 1997 he was a principal in one of New Jersey's largest commercial banking firms.
After law school, Joe served as the law clerk for U.S. Bankruptcy Judge William F. Tuohey of the District of New Jersey.
Client Resources
Joe is a regular contributor to the firm’s In Solvency blog, which provides analysis, best practices and lessons learned from court rulings in key bankruptcy matters nationwide.
Bar Admissions
- New Jersey
- New York
- District of Columbia
Court Admissions
- U.S. Court of Appeals, Third Circuit
- U.S. District Court, District of New Jersey
- U.S. District Court, Southern District of New York
- U.S. District Court, Eastern District of New York
- U.S. Court of Appeals, District of Columbia Circuit
Education
- Widener University Commonwealth Law School (J.D., 1994)
- University of Padua, School of Law (1992)
- European Economic Community Law
- Muhlenberg College (B.A., 1990)
Memberships
- American Bankruptcy Institute
- Association of Insolvency & Restructuring Advisors
- Association of the Federal Bar of New Jersey
- Board of Trustees (2015-2025)
- Co-Chair, Judicial Conference (2021-2022)
- Chair, Bankruptcy Court Committee (2020)
- National Association of Bankruptcy Trustees
- New York Institute of Credit
- Turnaround Management Association
- Sponsorship Subcommittee, Mid-Atlantic Regional Symposium (2026)
- Co-Chair, Mid-Atlantic Regional Symposium (2024)
Board of Directors
- Old Dominion National Bank
