First Admitted: 1965, California

Professional Webpage: https://www.cpmlegal.com/attorneys-Joseph-Cotchett-attorney....

Bar/Professional Activity:

California Bar
California Bar Association
American College of Trial Lawyers, Fellow
The International Academy of Trial Lawyers, Fellow
U.S. Supreme Court
District of Columbia Bar
District of Columbia Bar Association
The American Board of Trial Advocates, Advocate
New York Bar
New York Bar Association
The International Society of Barristers, Fellow
California Inns of Court, Master

Honors/Awards:

Distinguished Jurisprudence Award, Anti-Defamation League, 1996
1997-2021 Top 100 Lawyers in California list by Daily Journal, Top 100 Lawyers in California, Daily Journal
Presidential Award of Merit, Consumer Attorneys of California, 2000
Trial Lawyer of the Year, Trial Lawyers for Public Justice, 2000
University of California, Hastings College of the Law opened the Cotchett Center for Advocacy, 2000, Cotchett Center for Advocacy, University of California, Hastings College of the Law, 2000
Received an Honorary Doctor of Laws from California State Polytechnic University, San Luis Obispo and the trustees of the California State University, 2002, Honorary Doctor of Laws, California State Polytechnic University, San Luis Obispo, 2002
To honor Cotchett, California State Polytechnic University renamed its landmark Clock Tower building the “Cotchett Education Building.” , Cotchett Education Building, California State Polytechnic University, 2004
Trial Lawyer of the Year, Public Justice, 2004
2004-2021 Top 100 Northern California Super Lawyers List, Top 100 Northern California Super Lawyers, Super Lawyers
2004-2020 Top 10 Northern California Super Lawyers list, Northern California Super Lawyers Top 10 list, Super Lawyers
Honorary Doctor of Letters, Notre Dame de Namur Universit, 2006
The Notre Dame de Namur University in Belmont, California dedicated the Joseph W. Cotchett Business Lab, 2006, Joseph W. Cotchett Business Lab, Notre Dame de Namur University in Belmont, California, 2006
Edward I. Pollock Award, Consumer Attorneys of California, 2007
Consumer Advocate Award, Consumer Attorneys of California, 2007
Top 100 California Legal Leaders, Daily Journal, 2008
Father Alfred Boeddeker Award, St. Anthony Foundation, 2010
Community Spirit Award, Notre Dame De Namur University, 2010
Presented with first ever Diversity Award by the San Mateo County Bar Association Diversity Committee, 2011, Diversity Award, San Mateo County Bar Association, 2011
Frances Bohannon Nelson Legacy Award, San Mateo County Chamber of Commerce, 2011
Trial Lawyer Hall of Fame, Lawdragon, 2011
500 Leading Lawyers in America, Lawdragon, 2011
The Phillip Burton Lifetime Achievement Award, Consumer Watchdog, 2011
Antitrust Lawyer of the Year, Antitrust and Unfair Competition Law Section of the State Bar of California, 2011
Honorary Doctor of Letters, University of San Francisco, 2011
Distinguished Service Award, Judicial Council of California, 2011
Environmental Leadership Award, California League of Conservation Voters, 2011
American Trial Lawyer Hall of Fame, The Trial Lawyer Hall of Fame, 2011
Lifetime Achievement Award, California Consumer Watchdog, 2012
Trial Lawyers of the Year, Public Justice, 2014
Trial Lawyers of the Year, San Francisco Trial Lawyers Association, 2014
America's Leading Lawyers for Antitrust, Chambers USA, 2015
Who's Who Legal 100, Who's Who, 2015
2015-2021 Top Plaintiff Lawyers in California, Top Plaintiff Lawyers in California, Daily Journal
Judge Learned Hand Award, American Jewish Committee, 2017
Benchmark Litigation Award, Benchmark Litigation, 2019
Top Slugger for Workers Award, California Labor Federation, 2019
Bet-The-Company Litigators, America's Top 100, 2019
Nature's Inspiration Award, Green Foothills, 2019
Consumer Attorneys of the Year, Consumer Attorneys of California, 2019
Top Lawyers of the Decade, Daily Journal, 2021
San Mateo County History Maker, San Mateo County Historical Association, 2021
Consistently has been named one of the most influential lawyers in California by legal press

Educational Background:

California State Polytechnic University, B.S. in Engineering, Honor: Outstanding Graduate, 1960

Scholarly Lectures/Writings:

San Mateo County Central Labor Council Honors Joe Cotchett, August 28, 2015
15th Annual Trial Lawyer of the Year, April 17, 2014
Mass Torts Made Perfect, April 9, 2014
46th Annual CAOC Convention, November 9, 2012
Judicial Council of California 2011 Distinguished Service Award, December 12, 2011
Golden State Antitrust and Unfair Competition Law Section of the State Bar of California's, October 27, 2011
San Mateo County Bar Association & Diversity Committee Honors Chief Tani Cantil-Sakauye, September 20, 2011
Consumer Watchdog 2011 Rage for Justice Awards, June 4, 2011
California League of Conservation Voters' 29th Annual Environmental Leadership Awards, June 2, 2011
Madoff: The New World of Financial Frauds, June 9, 2010
The Ethics Gap, Parker & Son Publications
Persuasive Opening Statements and Closing Arguments, California Continuing Education of the Bar
Federal Courtroom Evidence, LexisNexis
California Products Liability Actions, Matthew Bender
California Courtroom Evidence, LexisNexis
California Courtroom Evidence Foundations, Parker Publications
Punitive Damages: How Much Is Enough?

Joseph W. Cotchett