J
oe is an experienced litigator, having started his career in a high-volume setting spending most of his days in courtrooms throughout the state of Ohio. After relocating to Colorado he transitioned to an in-house litigation role, working as Corporate Counsel for a nationwide mortgage servicing operation. Following a brief period on his own as a solo practitioner, he joined a Denver-based firm representing lenders and other financial institutions, primarily in the real estate and bankruptcy realms. He most recently practiced as Of Counsel to a nationwide trial defense firm defending multimillion dollar catastrophic injury claims.
He is licensed to practice in Ohio and Colorado, as well as in the United States District Court for the Southern District of Ohio, the United States District Court for the District of Colorado, the United States Bankruptcy Appellate Panel for the Tenth Circuit, and the United States Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit. He is a member of the Colorado and Denver Bar Associations and, until recently, served on the Colorado Mortgage Lenders Association Legislative and Regulatory Affairs Committee. J
Represented secured lenders and protected creditor interested in many commercial chapter 11 bankruptcy cases and adversary pleadings.
Represented Chapter 7 bankruptcy trustees in a wide variety of bankruptcy matters, including nondischargeability proceedings, fraudulent transfer and preference actions, and objections to claims, and objections to claimed exemptions.
Represented Chapter 7 bankruptcy trustee in a real estate ponzi scheme case, assisting in the liquidation of multiple properties, the avoidance of liens, and negotiations with creditors with respect to payments.
Represented Chapter 7 bankruptcy trustee in the bankruptcy case of a for-profit college with multiple campuses across the country, assisting in the negotiations with multiple landlords, the liquidation of assets, preference actions, and a lawsuit against the former officers and directors.
Panelist, Ethics Jeopardy, ABI Rocky Mountain Conference 2023
Presenter, 2021 Bankruptcy Bench-Bar Roundtable, Faculty of Federal Advocates, November 2021
Presenter, Bankruptcy Case Law Update, Colorado Bar Association, May 2019
Pigs, Hogs & Nest Eggs: When Is It ‘Too Much, Too Late’ for Retirement Fund Contributions in Chapter 13?, NACTT Academy Online Publication, May 2016
Presenter, Herbert M. Graves Basic Bankruptcy Seminar, Oklahoma Bar Association, May 2014
- Colorado Bar Association
- Denver Bar Association
- Presenter, Continuing Legal Education Courses, Litigation
- Colorado Mortgage Lenders Association, Legislative and Regulatory Affairs Committee (past)
- Ohio State Bar Association (past)
- Ohio Bankers League (past)
- Commercial Law League of America, Creditors’ Rights Section (past)
- Ohio University
- Bachelor of Arts, English Literature, 2002
- Cleveland-Marshall College of Law
- Juris Doctor, 2005
- Moot Court Team, Board of Governors
- Awards and Competitions Committee, Member
- Taylor Anderson LLP, 2021-2023
- Barrett, Frappier & Weisserman, LLP, 2018-2021
- Law Office of Joseph DeGiorgio, 2016-2018
- Specialized Loan Servicing, LLC, 2012-2016
- Weltman, Weinberg & Reis Co., LPA, 2008-2012
- Colorado Bar Association
- Denver Bar Association
- Presenter, Continuing Legal Education Courses, Litigation
- Colorado Mortgage Lenders Association, Legislative and Regulatory Affairs Committee (past)
- Ohio State Bar Association (past)
- Ohio Bankers League (past)
- Commercial Law League of America, Creditors’ Rights Section (past)
- Ohio University
- Bachelor of Arts, English Literature, 2002
- Cleveland-Marshall College of Law
- Juris Doctor, 2005
- Moot Court Team, Board of Governors
- Awards and Competitions Committee, Member
- Taylor Anderson LLP, 2021-2023
- Barrett, Frappier & Weisserman, LLP, 2018-2021
- Law Office of Joseph DeGiorgio, 2016-2018
- Specialized Loan Servicing, LLC, 2012-2016
- Weltman, Weinberg & Reis Co., LPA, 2008-2012
areas of concentration
Product Liability Litigation
Premises Liability Litigation
42 U.S.C. §1983 Civil Actions for Deprivation of Rights
Fiduciary Litigation
Foreclosure
Construction Defect Litigation
Bankruptcy and Restructuring
Commercial Litigation
Creditors’ Rights
Fiduciary Litigation
Foreclosure
Awards and Recognition
Super Lawyers Illinois Rising Star, Business Bankruptcy (2016)
admitted
Colorado
Ohio (inactive)
United States District Court for the Southern District of Ohio
United States District Court for the District of Colorado
United States Bankruptcy Appellate Panel for the Tenth Circuit
United States Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit
