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Biography
Joe Creed is an attorney in Joseph, Greenwald & Laake's Civil Litigation and Labor & Employment Groups. He advises and represents clients in a wide range of commercial litigation and employment law matters.
A senior counsel in Joseph Greenwald & Laake's Civil Litigation Group, Joe represents clients in employment disputes and commercial litigation matters. From the initial client meeting all the way through trial, Joe is focused on providing his clients with the thorough and detailed analysis they need to achieve the best possible results in their cases.
Joe represents individuals in a wide variety of employment-related matters, including wrongful discharge, discrimination, retaliation and professional discipline cases. Joe's employment law practice is particularly focused on representing federal employees. On the business services side, Joe's practice encompasses contract disputes, insurance coverage and business litigation.
Joe has extensive courtroom experience. He has tried cases in state and federal court and has argued appeals in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit, Maryland Court of Appeals and Maryland Court of Special Appeals.
Among his recent victories, Joe successfully defended a doctor from false charges brought before the Board of Medical Examiners, and obtained a verdict in excess of $600,000 in a claim under the Maryland employment discrimination law. He is the author of "Employment Rights of Federal Employees," a chapter in the Maryland Employment Law Deskbook.
Practice Areas:
- Civil Litigation
- Employment Law
- Business and Contract Disputes
- Employment Agreements
- LLC and Partnership Disputes
- Construction Litigation
- Real Estate Matters
Current Employment Position
- Principal
Past Positions
- Hon. James A. Kenney III, Court of Special Appeals of Maryland, Law Clerk
Published Works
- Employment Rights of Federal Employees, Maryland Employment Law Deskbook (MSBA), 2014
- The Proper Forum for Judicial Review of Merit Systems Protection Board Decisions in Mixed Cases , The Federal Lawyer, Vol. 61, Issue 6, 2014
Professional Associations
- Maryland State Bar Association, Member, Present
- Montgomery County Bar Association, Member, Present
- Prince George's County Bar Association, Member, Present
- American Bar Association, Co-Chair, Federal Sector Labor & Employment Law Committee, Present
- Federal Bar Association, Member, Present
Education
- Regent University School of Law, Virginia Beach, Virginia
- J.D. - 2005
- Tennessee Temple University
- B.S. - 2002
Bar Admissions
- Maryland, 2005
- U.S. District Court for the District of Maryland, 2007
- U.S. Court of Appeals District of Columbia Circuit, 2013
- U.S. Court of Appeals 4th Circuit, 2007
- District of Columbia, 2016
Honors
- SuperLawyers, Maryland Rising Star, 2013
- SuperLawyers, Maryland Rising Star, 2014
- SuperLawyers, Maryland Rising Star, 2015
- “Top Lawyer”, Employment law and Appellate Law, Bethesda Magazine
