Wilkes University alumnus Joseph P. Lavelle ’79 of Washington, D.C., was recognized by The Best Lawyers in America, a peer-reviewed ranking recognizing lawyers for their professional excellence across the United States. This is the 26th edition of the publication.
Lavelle graduated from Wilkes in 1979 with a bachelor of science in physics. Lavelle is an experienced patent lawyer, focusing primarily on the preparation and trial of patent infringement cases. He has more than 25 years of experience litigating patent cases in most areas of technology, including semiconductors, computers, computer software, telephony, Digital Signal Processing, telematics, waveform encoding, automotive technology, financial services, biotechnology and many others. He is currently employed by DLA Piper, a global law firm.
Recognition by Best Lawyers is based entirely on peer review which is designed to capture, as accurately as possible, the consensus opinion of leading lawyers about the professional abilities of their colleagues within the same geographical area and legal practice area. Best Lawyers employs a transparent survey process designed to elicit meaningful and substantive evaluations of the quality of legal services.
