About George
George Joseph built a legal career that ties classroom study to courtroom practice. He studied economics and political science as an undergraduate and finished law school in the early 1980s. The timeline shaped the kind of practice he maintains today.
He earned a B.A. from Dickinson College in 1979, majoring in economics and political science. He continued at Pennsylvania State University - Dickinson School of Law and received his J.D. in 1982. Those years established a foundation in public institutions and local law.
Joseph is licensed to practice in Pennsylvania and holds admission to the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania. He is also admitted to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit. Those credentials have supported a practice that handles matters at both trial and appellate levels.
Much of Joseph’s career has been at Quinn Law Office, where he serves as a shareholder and has held the office of president. He has been active in local bar governance. He served on the Erie County Bar Association executive committee in the early 2000s and has been involved in the association’s Workers Compensation Committee and Lawyers Referral Service Committee. Those roles placed him in regular contact with fellow practitioners and with community referral systems.
Professional memberships run broad and sometimes across lines that are not always expected. He belongs to the Pennsylvania State Bar and the Pennsylvania Bar Foundation. He is listed with the Pennsylvania Association for Justice’s Workers Compensation Section and also holds membership in the Pennsylvania Defense Institute. The balance of those associations reflects regular work in workers’ compensation contexts and an interest in the professional debates that shape that field.
School law figured prominently in his volunteer leadership. He served as Region 1 Director for the Pennsylvania School Boards Solicitors Association from 2001 to 2004, then moved into officer roles as secretary in 2006, president-elect in 2007 and president in 2008. Those positions involved advising on governance, policy and the legal issues school boards face at the local level.
Clients and colleagues describe Joseph as an experienced courtroom lawyer who combines local knowledge with federal admissions. He practices out of Quinn Law Office in Erie and continues to handle matters involving workers’ compensation and school board representation. His current practice focuses on workers’ compensation and school law matters.
