Background
Bell, Joseph W. was born on November 7, 1950 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States.
Bell, Joseph W. was born on November 7, 1950 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States.
Duquesne University (Bachelor of Arts, 1972). Sonoma State University. Hastings College of the Law, University of California (Juris Doctor, magna cum laude, 1984).
Worked at Furth, Fahrner & Mason (San Francisco, California) specializing in Business Litigation, including Antitrust, Securities, Director and Officer Liability, Tender Offers, Mergers and Acquisitions, Trade Regulation, Trade Secrets, Intellectual Property, RICO, Banking, Insurance, Commercial Contracts, Employment, Entertainment, Environmental, Labor, Agricultural, Tax, Employee Retirement Income Security Act, Franchise, and Libel and Slander. Administrative Investigations and Proceedings before a variety of Federal and State Agencies. Corporate and Commercial Transaction Matters.
Admitted to the bar, 1984, California and United States.
District Court, Northern District of California. 1986, United States. Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.
1988, United States. District Court, Eastern and Central Districts of California.
1990, United States. District Court, District of Arizona. Member: Order of the Coif.
Thurston Society. Tony Patino Fellow. Extern, The Honorable Joseph R. Grodin, California Supreme Court Justice, 1984.
Author: Note, "Status Quo Ante Remedies Under the Federal Service Labor-Management Relations Statute," 35 Hastings Law Journal 353, Number.
2, 1983. Member: State Bar of California. Furth, Fahrner & Mason is a nationally-known San Francisco based law firm specializing in business litigation.
Its practice is national in scope, and includes cases in federal and state trial and appellate courts throughout the country.
The firm has a rich history of handling large and complex litigation matters, and its extensive experience in such cases enables the firm to litigate matters in an organized, timely and efficient manner. The firm has developed a highly integrated team of lawyers capable of handling the most complex cases. We believe our size serves to maintain and strengthen our responsiveness to our clients" needs and the aggressive philosophy by which we seek to represent our clients.
Having combined the skill and experience of firms many times our size with the aggressiveness developed during the firm"s formative years, Furth, Fahrner & Mason is able to provide quality services in almost any circumstance.
Member: Order of the Coif. Thurston Society. Tony Patino Fellow. Extern, The Honorable Joseph R. Grodin, California Supreme Court Justice, 1984.