Joseph E. Samuel, Jr.

Biography

Joseph Samuel is an Associate in Berger Montague’s Antitrust, Intellectual Property, Consumer Protection, and Appeals & Complex Briefing departments. He focuses his practice on representing individuals, businesses, and public entities in complex civil litigation. 

Joe was recognized as a Rising Star for Intellectual Property Litigation by SuperLawyers in 2023 and 2024.

Previously, Joe worked at a large mid-Atlantic law firm where he focused on intellectual property, complex commercial litigation, and appellate matters, before moving to Berger Montague with a group of attorneys to form its Intellectual Property department.  

Joe is licensed to practice in Pennsylvania and California.  

Joe earned his J.D. degree, magna cum laude, from Villanova University Charles Widger School of Law, where he was elected to the Order of the Coif.  Joe served as an editor and staff writer of the Villanova Law Review and as a judicial extern to the Honorable Elizabeth T. Hey in the Eastern District of Pennsylvania.  He also worked in Villanova’s Federal Tax Clinic, where he represented low-income taxpayers in IRS assessment and collections matters before the United States Tax Court.

Before becoming a lawyer, Joe worked as a political consultant for campaigns at the federal, state, and local level.  He has experience advising clients on Pennsylvania election law issues.