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Joseph Klatt | La Jolla Litigation Lawyer

Mr. Joseph Franklin Klatt

Mr. Joseph Franklin Klatt

Law Office of Joseph F. Klatt

Civil Rights, Federal Appellate Practice, Commercial Real Estate, Legal Malpractice, Business, Appeals, Attorney Malpractice

Experience: 17 years
Language(s): English
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About Joseph

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.

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Experience

Partner

Law Office of Joseph F. Klatt

Present

La Jolla, CA

Admission

Verified California

2008

Education

McGeorge School of Law, University of the Pacific

J.D.

2008

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Recognitions & Achievements

Associations
  • 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
Honors / Awards
  • 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

Notable Work

Cases

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.

Publications

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

2007

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Litigation, Real Estate, Business

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