Background
Perwin, Joel S. was born on August 23, 1948 in Coral Gables, Florida, United States.
Perwin, Joel S. was born on August 23, 1948 in Coral Gables, Florida, United States.
Harvard University (Bachelor of Arts, magna cum laude, 1970. Juris Doctor, cum laude, 1974).
Worked at Podhurst, Orseck, Josefsberg, Eaton, Meadow, Olin & Perwin, P.A. (Miami, Florida) specializing in General Civil and Criminal Practice in all Courts. Aviation, Antitrust, Personal Injury and Wrongful Death. Trial and Appellate Practice.
Admitted to the bar, 1974, Massachusetts. 1975, District of Columbia and United States. Court of Appeals, 1st Circuit.
1976, United States. Court of Appeals, District of Columbia Circuit. 1980, United States. Supreme Court. 1981, Florida and United States.
Court of Appeals, 5th and 11th Circuits. Articles Editor, Harvard Law Review, 1973-1974. Law Clerk to Honorable Bailey Aldrich, United States.
Court of Appeals, 1st Circuit, 1974-1975. Assistant United States. Attorney, Washington, D.C., 1975-1977.
Associate Counsel, Vice President Walter F. Mondale, 1977-1979. Staff Counsel, United States. Senate Judiciary Committee, 1979-1981.
Member: Dade County and American Bar Associations. The Florida Bar (Member, Grievance Committee, 1989-1991). The Association of Trial Lawyers of America.
Academy of Florida Trial Lawyers (Member, Board of Directors, 1991. Chairman, Amicus Curiae Committee, 1991-1992. Chairman, Appellate Practice Section, 1992-1993).
American Civil Liberties Union of Florida (Member, Board of Directors, 1996. Lawyers Council, 1991). Podhurst Orseck Josefsberg Eaton Meadow Olin & Perwin, P.A. continues a legal practice, established in 1967, concentrating exclusively in trial and appellate litigation.
The firm is dedicated to offering the highest caliber legal representation in both federal and state trial and appellate courts. The firm's general tort practice places a major emphasis upon aviation, automobile, products liability and medical malpractice litigation. In addition, the firm has a substantial practice in commercial, matrimonial and criminal litigation.
From its inception, the firm has also cultivated an appellate practice, handling appeals of not only the firm's own litigators, but also of other lawyers throughout the State of Florida, in the various state and federal appellate courts. The firm's practice serves clients and corporations throughout the United States, and in several foreign countries.
Member: Dade County and American Bar Associations. The Florida Bar (Member, Grievance Committee, 1989-1991). The Association of Trial Lawyers of America.
Academy of Florida Trial Lawyers (Member, Board of Directors, 1991. Chairman, Amicus Curiae Committee, 1991-1992. Chairman, Appellate Practice Section, 1992-1993).
American Civil Liberties Union of Florida (Member, Board of Directors, 1996. Lawyers Council, 1991).