Professional Biography
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Joseph E. Mais Partner

  • Phoenix

    D +1.602.351.8280

    F +1.602.648.7180

    Phoenix

    2525 E. Camelback Road, Suite 500

    Phoenix, AZ 85016-4227

    +1.602.351.8280

    JMais@perkinscoie.com

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Overview

Joe is an experienced trial lawyer who has served as lead counsel in many trials and arbitrations, as well as on matters that were successfully resolved before trial.

Joe Mais represents clients on matters involving securities, intellectual property, and consumer actions as well as contract, business tort, and real estate litigation.

For more than 20 years, Joe served in law firm leadership roles while maintaining an active litigation practice. Speaker and lecturer on numerous topics including class actions, securities litigation, managing complex litigation, complex tort litigation, economic damages, law firm management, and professional excellence.

Joe is a fellow of the American College of Trial Lawyers and ranked by Chambers USA as a leading litigator in Arizona. He is described as a "top-flight litigator much admired for the ‘clarity of his thinking.’"

Ranked by Chambers USA Eleven Years in a Row

General Commercial Litigation

Professional Recognition

  • Listed in Chambers USA as "America's Leading Lawyers" for General Commercial Litigation in Arizona, 2014-2024
  • Named the Best Lawyers' Phoenix "Lawyer of the Year" for Litigation - Securities, 2016; "Bet-the-Company Litigation Lawyer of the Year," 2018
  • Listed in Best Lawyers in America: Bet-the-Company Litigation; Commercial Litigation; Litigation - Securities, 2003-2024
  • Listed in Benchmark Litigation: The Definitive Guide to America’s Leading Litigation Firms and Attorneys as a "Local Litigation Star" in Securities and Intellectual Property
  • Listed as a “Super Lawyer” in Southwest Super Lawyers, 2007-2024

Professional Leadership

  • American College of Trial Lawyers, Fellow
  • American Bar Association, Life Fellow
  • American Bar Association, Business Torts Committee, Regional Co-Chair
  • State Bar of Arizona, Law Practice Management Committee, Chairman and Member
  • State Bar of Arizona, Class Action Committee, Member
  • NITA Trial Training Faculty, Member

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