Joseph Klatt | La Jolla Litigation Lawyer

Joseph F. Klatt is a veteran California litigator with demonstrated expertise representing individual and institutional clients in complex civil litigation matters.  He is skilled in handling all facets of litigation, including initiating and planning a case, managing discovery, drafting dispositive motions and briefs, conducting depositions, trying and resolving cases, handling complex writs and appeals, and negotiating significant settlements in high stakes cases.  He is recognized for handling complex, unique, and troublesome cases, providing innovative litigation strategies, looking at legal issues from multiple and unorthodox angles, and cost-effectively achieving his clients’ objectives.

Joseph was the Valedictorian of his law school class at the University of the Pacific, McGeorge School of Law, as well as the Editor-in-Chief of the McGeorge Law Review. While in law school he received Witkin awards for achieving the highest marks in over half of his graded units, including Contracts, Torts, Property, Civil Procedure, Constitutional Law, Bioethics, Environmental Law, and Legal Process (Research and Writing). Joseph was voted the Outstanding Graduating Senior by the faculty and is a member of the Order of the Coif and the Traynor Society. Joseph was a judicial extern for the Honorable Kimberly J. Mueller of the Federal District Court for the Eastern District of California.

Joseph was born and raised in La Jolla, California, and graduated from the University of California at San Diego with a degree in Cognitive Science with a Specialization in Neuroscience.

Position	Organization	Location	Duration
Partner	Law Office of Joseph F. Klatt	La Jolla, CA	Present

School	Degree	Major	Graduation
McGeorge School of Law, University of the Pacific	J.D.	Law School	2008
University of California San Diego	Bachelors	Cognitive Science	2003

State / Court	Date
California	2008

• La Jolla Bar Association | Member | 2019 - Present
  UCSD Alumni Association | Member | 2003 - Present
  The Traynor Society | Member | 2003 - Present
  Order of the Coif | Member | 2003 - Present
  Phi Kappa Phi | Member | 2003 - Present
  La Jolla High School Alumni Association | Member | 1996 - Present

• Top Contributor | Avvo | 2019-2020
  Client's Choice Award | Avvo | 2019
  Valedictorian | University of the Pacific, McGeorge School of Law | 2008
  Outstanding Graduating Senior | University of the Pacific, McGeorge School of Law | 2008

• Hopped up Dentist v. Patient with Heart Condition
  Settled with zero liability.

• Vexatious Litigant v. Community College District
  Case was dismissed after an anti-SLAPP motion, the district was awarded attorneys fees and costs. Plaintiff was declared a vexatious litigant.

• Legal Overbilling and Malpractice
  Case was dismissed after a series of demurrers, a motion to strike, and an anti-SLAPP motion. Defendant appealed, and was dismissed on motion.

• Last Minute Construction Defect Defense
  Case dismissed on summary judgment. Defendant awarded costs.

• McGeorge Law Review | Chapter 700: Statewide Cable Franchising Ends the Patchwork of the Past | 2007

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