Joseph A. Galea
"My goal is to treat every client – whether a potential client calling for help, a newly-signed client, or a long-time client – the way I would want my friends and family to be treated if they had to hire an attorney. That goal is present in every case I work on. I want clients to know they’re being cared for – and that I am thinking about their cases even when I’m not in the office, because I know how important that case is."
About
"My goal is to treat every client – whether a potential client calling for help, a newly-signed client, or a long-time client – the way I would want my friends and family to be treated if they had to hire an attorney. That goal is present in every case I work on. I want clients to know they’re being cared for – and that I am thinking about their cases even when I’m not in the office, because I know how important that case is."
Areas of Practice
- Personal Injury
- Medical Malpractice
- Admiralty/Maritime law, boating accidents
- Insurance and bad faith litigation
- Commercial and business litigation
- Estate, probate, and trust litigation
Bar Admissions
- Ohio, 2012
- US District Court Northern District of Ohio, 2014
- US Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit, 2018
- US District Court Southern District of Ohio, 2022
Education
- Case Western Reserve University School of Law, Cleveland, Ohio, 2012
- J.D.
- University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida, 2008
- B.A.; History
Honors & Awards
- Super Lawyers, Rising Star 2020-2024
Elected Position
- Mayor, Village of Monroeville, 2024-present
- Council Member, Village of Monroeville, 2022-2023
Professional Associations & Memberships
- Bar Counsel, Erie-Huron-Ottawa Joint Certified Grievance Committee
- Ohio State Bar Association, member
- Ohio Association for Justice, member
- Erie County Bar Association, member