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Joseph Elie-Meyers

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T 213.655.9611 Los Angeles
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Joseph Elie-Meyers is a California attorney with experience in state and federal litigation, including at the appellate level. He has represented a diverse array of clients in all stages of complex litigation. Joseph brings several years of experience in constitutional litigation and has successfully defended the First Amendment rights of detained noncitizens and activist organizations.

Joseph has argued cases before federal district, appellate, and immigration courts, both as an attorney and law student specializing in worker and immigrant rights, and has helped develop case strategy for individual and class action cases at every level through the U.S. Supreme Court. He also has experience in mediation and arbitration.

First Amendment Rights of Humanitarian Border Aid Group*

Represented humanitarian group providing emergency relief at the southern border in First Amendment challenge to ongoing harassment, raids, and surveillance by Border Patrol. 

First Amendment Right to Sell Art in Public Spaces*

Part of litigation team that successfully raised facial First Amendment challenge to a municipal ordinance outlawing the sale of art in outdoor public spaces. 

Fourth Amendment Rights of Noncitizens: Rodriguez v. Barr, 943 F.3d 134 (2nd Cir. 2019)*

Successfully appealed the deportation order of a noncitizen arrested in course of sweeping immigration raid targeting a sanctuary city.
*Denotes an attorney's experience prior to joining Davis Wright Tremaine
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Admitted to Practice

  • California, 2019
  • U.S. District Court, Central District of California
  • U.S. District Court, Southern District of California
  • U.S. Court of Appeals, 4th Circuit
  • U.S. Court of Appeals, 5th Circuit
  • U.S. Court of Appeals, 9th Circuit
  • U.S. Court of Appeals, 11th Circuit

Education

  • J.D., Yale Law School, 2018
    • Chair, Yale Civil Rights Project
    • Student Director and Research Assistant, The Liman Project
    • Worker and Immigrant Rights Advocacy Clinic
  • B.A., Anthropology, Columbia University, 2010, magna cum laude
    • John Jay Scholar

Languages

  • Spanish

Memberships & Affiliations

    Peace Corps Volunteer, U.S. Peace Corps, Costa Rica, 2013-2015

Background

    • Associate, Keller/Anderle LLP, Irvine, Calif., 2022-2023
    • Staff Attorney and Justice Catalyst Fellow, National Immigration Project, 2020-2022
    • Law Clerk, Hon. Beverly B. Martin, U.S. Court of Appeals for the 11th Circuit, 2019-2020
    • Law Clerk, Hon. Jesus G. Bernal, U.S. District Court for the Central District of California, 2018-2019
    • Worker and Immigrant Rights Advocacy Clinic, New Haven, Conn., 2016-2018
    • Paralegal, Federal Defenders of New York, Brooklyn, N.Y., 2010-2012
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Publications
09.26.24
News
Class Action Defense
DWT Class Action Defense Team Wins Full Fee Award on Behalf of Big Lots Against Notorious Plaintiffs' Lawyer, Spencer Sheehan Read More
Publications
April 2020
Publications
Co-author, "Isolated and Unreachable: Contesting Unconstitutional Restrictions on Communication in Immigration Detention," New York University Law Review Read More External Link
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