Joe Terry is Co-Chair of Williams & Connolly’s First Amendment practice group. He focuses his practice on complex, high-stakes litigation. Joe was selected for inclusion in the 2013 through 2020 editions of Washington, D.C. Super Lawyers.
During his twenty-four year career at Williams & Connolly, Joe has successfully represented media companies, financial services companies, sports figures, public officials, and accounting and law firms in a wide variety of civil and criminal litigation, including trials and arbitrations.
Joe has represented clients in federal and state trial courts throughout the country and in arguments or briefing before the U.S. Courts of Appeals for the 2nd Circuit, 4th Circuit, 5th Circuit, 6th Circuit, 9th Circuit, the District of Columbia Circuit, and the U.S. Supreme Court.
Joe is a founding member of the Board of Directors of the Washington Urban Debate League, a not-for-profit dedicated to supporting interscholastic debate in Washington, D.C.-area public schools.
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