Joseph Catuzzi focuses his practice on complex civil litigation, representing corporate and institutional clients in a range of business litigation matters. He regularly counsels businesses of all sizes on a wide array of employment issues including hiring, restrictive covenants, human resource policies, disciplinary and termination matters, and social media issues. Joseph’s litigation practice also includes researching and drafting legal memoranda and motions, interviewing witnesses, and attending conferences and hearings.
Prior to joining Stradley Ronon, Joseph was an associate at another Pennsylvania law firm focusing on real estate and banking where he represented a variety of clients including real estate developers, financial institutions, local governments, nonprofit organizations and individuals. His client representation included drafting and negotiating agreements of sale and commercial leases, documenting development and construction loans, obtaining vital land use and zoning approvals, counseling local governments as a deputy solicitor, and drafting motions and briefs in civil rights and real estate based litigation.
Joseph graduated from Villanova University School of Law, where he was an Editor of Student Works of the
Villanova Law Review. During law school, he served as a Judicial Extern in the Chambers of the Hon. Eduardo C. Robreno in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania and also the United States Attorney’s Office for the District of New Jersey. He was also a member of Villanova’s Clinic for Asylum, Refugee and Emigrant Services (CARES), where he gained experience managing his own clients, and successfully defended a refugee in removal proceedings.