Couch White LLP

Construction and Commercial and Complex Litigation

Partner

Joel represents contractors, subcontractors, material-men, owners, sureties and design professionals in all manner of construction-focused contract development, negotiation and administration, as well as mediation, arbitration and litigation of the full spectrum of construction and commercial litigation before state and federal courts and administrative agencies.

• Albany County Bar Association
• New York State Bar Association
• American Bar Association
• Northern District of New York Federal Bar Association
• Vermont Bar Association
• Florida Bar Association
• ABA Forum Committee on the Construction Industry
• Associated General Contractors of America Labor and Employment Law Council
• Ranked in Band 3 by Chambers & Partners in the 2025 USA Guide for New York State Construction
• Listed in Martindale Hubbell AV preeminent peer review rating
• Named to Best Lawyers in America 2026 in the practice area of Commercial Litigation, Construction Law
• Rated by Super Lawyers in the Upstate New York Edition for Construction Litigation

St. Lawrence University, A.B., 1968; Albany Law School of Union University, J.D., 1971