Background
Klock, Joseph Peter was born on March 14, 1949 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States. Son of Joseph Peter and Mary Dorothy (Fornace) Klock.
Klock, Joseph Peter was born on March 14, 1949 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States. Son of Joseph Peter and Mary Dorothy (Fornace) Klock.
Bachelor, LaSalle College, 1970; Juris Doctor, U. Miami, Florida, 1973.
Partner, Steel, Hector & Davis LLP, Miami, Florida, 1977-1979;
administrative partner, Steel, Hector & Davis, Miami, 1978-1982;
chairman, managing partner, Steel, Hector & Davis, Miami, since 1983;
general counsel, chief legal officer, Flo-Sun, Inc., since 1991;
general counsel, chief legal officer, Florida Crystals Corporation, since 1997. Adjunct Professor U. Miami Law School, 1974-1984. Board directors National Beverage Corporation, Premier Hotel Corporation.
Member Federal Judicial Nominating Committee of Florida, 1993-1997.
Trustee Belen Jesuit Preparatory School, Barry U. Center for Fine Arts, Palmer Trinity School. Trustee Fundacion Mir, 1989-1998. Chairman of the board of trustees Carrollton School.
Fellow American Bar Foundation. Member American Bar Association (chairman Caribbean law committee international law section 1991-1992), Florida Bar (chairman civil procedure rules committee 1979-1982), District of Columbia Bar, Dade County Bar Association, Association Bar City of New York, American Law Institute, American Association Sovereign Military Order Malta, Iron Arrow Honor Society, Westview Country Club, Sailfish Club Palm Beach, governments Club West Palm Beach, Miami City Club (president 1994-1997), Phi Alpha Delta, Phi Kappa Phi, Omicron Delta Kappa.
Married Susan Marie Girsch, March 17, 1979. Children: Susan Elizabeth, Kathleen Marie, Robert Charles, Peter Joseph World War II.