Joseph W. Belluck

Joseph W. Belluck is a founding partner of Belluck & Fox with substantial experience in the firm’s asbestos and mesothelioma cases. He is a dedicated, compassionate attorney who has spent his entire legal career representing injured consumers and workers. Joe has a national reputation for excellence in asbestos and mesothelioma litigation. He has been recognized for both his legal work and high ethical standards.

Prior to founding Belluck & Fox in 2002, Joe represented asbestos victims at another law firm. He served as a judicial law clerk for Justice Lloyd Doggett of the Texas Supreme Court and as a staff attorney and consumer lobbyist for Public Citizen in Washington, D.C. Joe also worked for Trial Lawyers Care, a volunteer legal organization to help victims of the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks.

Joe lives in New York City and Woodstock, New York with his wife and two children.

Areas of Practice

  • Mesothelioma
  • Asbestos
  • Motorcycle Injuries
  • Pharmaceutical Cases

Honors

  • AV rating by Martindale-Hubbell (highest rating possible for legal ability and ethical standards)
  • New York SuperLawyers, 2007-2010
  • New York Best Lawyers, 2007-2010
  • US News and World Reports Best Law Firms, 2010
  • Co-Chair of Mealey/HB Litigation's 2007, 2009 and 2010 National Asbestos Litigation Superconferences

Education

  • SUNY – Buffalo School of Law, Magna Cum Laude, 1994
  • SUNY – Binghamton, 1989

Notable Cases

  • Has won and settled hundreds of asbestos and mesothelioma cases, including a recent case that settled for over $12 million.
  • Instrumental in representing New York State and settling the State's $25 billion dollar lawsuit against the Tobacco Industry.

Government Appointments

  • State University of New York Trustee
  • New York State Commission on Judicial Conduct

Legal Activities

  • SUNY – Buffalo School of Law, Adjunct Lecturer of Law, 1998-2001
  • Member, SUNY – Buffalo, Dean's Advisory Council, 2008-2010
  • Member, SUNY – Binghamton, Harpur Law Council, 2008-2010
  • Member, Fellows of the American Bar Foundation
  • Board of Directors, New York State Trial Lawyers Association

Admissions

New York State

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