Attorneys

Joseph H. Lang, Jr.

Shareholder
Tampa

ph : 813.229.4253
fax : 813.229.4133

Practice Experience

  • Joseph Lang is a member of the firm’s Appellate Practice & Trial Support, Antitrust & Trade Regulation, and Class Action Litigation Practice Groups.
  • Mr. Lang has a general practice consisting of work in appellate litigation and trial support. He is Board Certified in Appellate Practice by The Florida Bar.
  • He has been involved in over 50 docketed matters in the Florida Supreme Court.
  • He has argued in the Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals, the Florida Supreme Court, and all five Florida District Courts of Appeal.

Professional and Civic Activities

  • American Bar Association
    Litigation Section
  • The Florida Bar
    Appellate Practice Section
  • Florida Supreme Court Committee on Standard Jury Instructions in Civil Cases (2003-present)
    Supreme Court Filing Subcommittee, Chair
    Defamation Subcommittee, Chair
    Hot Topics and Current Cases Subcommittee, Chair
    Reporter (2000-2003)
  • American Law Institute
  • Florida Appellate Practice, Florida Bar CLE Manual (6th edition 2006)
    Steering Committee Member
  • American Judicature Society
  • Federal Bar Association
  • United States Supreme Court Historical Society
  • University of Florida Law Alumni Council
  • Lawyers Committee of The Shakespeare Theatre
  • Suncoasters of St. Petersburg, Inc.

Professional Recognition

  • Board Certified in Appellate Practice by The Florida Bar
  • AV Rated by Martindale-Hubbell
  • Selected for inclusion in Florida Super Lawyers 2009
  • Selected for inclusion in Florida Trend’s Florida Legal Elite 2007, 2008, and 2009
  • 2008 Recipient of Wm. Reece Smith, Jr. Pro Bono Award

BAR ADMISSIONS

  • Florida

COURT ADMISSIONS

  • Florida State Courts
  • United States Supreme Court
  • U.S. Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit
  • U.S. Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit
  • U.S. District Court, Middle District of Florida
  • U.S. District Court, Northern District of Florida
  • U.S. District Court, Southern District of Florida

Background

  • Justice Benjamin F. Overton, Supreme Court of Florida
    Law Clerk (1995-1997)

Education

  • Georgetown University Law Center (LL.M., 1998)
  • University of Florida College of Law (J.D., 1995)
  • University of Florida College of Liberal Arts (B.A., 1992)


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