Joseph E. Abboud

Joseph Abboud joined Katz, Marshall & Banks, LLP as an Associate in September 2016.

Prior to joining KMB, Mr. Abboud worked as a Civil Rights Fellow in the Office of the Attorney General of the State of New York.  There, he investigated and settled cases involving a broad range of civil rights matters, including employment and housing discrimination, voting rights, genetic privacy, and redlining in the residential mortgage market. Mr. Abboud also co-ran the AG’s statewide voter hotline during the 2016 Presidential Primary.

Mr. Abboud received his J.D., cum laude, from Harvard Law School in 2015. While in school, Mr. Abboud participated in Harvard’s Post-Foreclosure Eviction Defense Clinic, where he represented tenants and former homeowners facing eviction in the wake of the foreclosure crisis.

He also worked as a research and teaching assistant, helping write an Evidence law casebook and design syllabi for a first-year Contracts course and a jurisprudence seminar.

During his first summer as a law student, Mr. Abboud worked as a research assistant for the American Law Institute, contributing to the International Torts to Persons Project for the Restatement (Third) of Torts.

Throughout his second summer, he worked as a student attorney at the Harvard Legal Aid Bureau, representing victims of domestic violence in Probate and Family Court, as well as in appellate and administrative proceedings.

Prior to law school, Mr. Abboud worked as a legal assistant a Maglio, Christopher & Toale, P.A., a plaintiff-side medical products liability firm. He received his B.A. in Philosophy from the New College of Florida.

Mr. Abboud is a member of the New York and District of Columbia bars.