Joe H. Tucker, Jr. is the Shareholder and Managing Partner at TLG. His practice focuses on the trial of complex civil and commercial litigation matters. He has tried more than 75 cases to jury verdict in state and federal court for colleges and universities. Mr. Tucker is an active member of state and local bar associations. He is “AV” rated by Martindale-Hubbell and has been recognized as a “Super Lawyer.” He has lectured nationally and locally in the areas of higher education law, trial techniques and employment law. He is a member of the General Liability Council for United Educators. As such, he has represented local colleges and universities such as Moore College of Art, Widener University, Community College of Philadelphia, Lincoln University and the Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts in a number of complex matters. In addition, Mr. Tucker has successfully represented Drexel University, Temple University and the University of Pennsylvania for more than 16 years. He has argued successfully cases before the Pennsylvania Commonwealth, Superior and Supreme Courts and The Eastern District of Pennsylvania and The Third Circuit Court of Appeals. He is an adjunct professor at Temple University’s undergraduate school of Business Legal Studies Department; for the past several years, he has also been a guest lecturer at the University of Pennsylvania’s Law School.

Mr. Tucker received his undergraduate degree from Howard University and his law degree from Temple University School of Law. Prior to practicing law, Mr. Tucker was a certified public accountant.

AREAS OF PRACTICE

• Employment Discrimination
• Personal Injury Litigation
• General Commercial Litigation

ADMITTED TO PRACTICE

• Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
• Third Circuit Court of Appeals
• Eastern District of Pennsylvania
• The United States Supreme Court

EDUCATION

• JD, Temple University School of Law, 1989
• B.B.A., Howard University, 1984

PRIOR PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Joe worked as a CPA for a major accounting firm and as a lawyer for a major Philadelphia law firm.

SIGNIFICANT REPRESENTATIONS

• Cooper v. School District of Philadelphia, 2007 Pa. Commw. LEXI 502 (2007)
• Sheehan v. Temple University, 2006 Phila. Ct. Com Pl. LEXIS 456 (2006)
• Page v. University of Pennsylvania, 2007 U.S. App. LEXIS 6738 (3rd Cir. 2007)
• Marcavage v. Temple University, 2007 U.S. App. LEXIS 10273 (3rd Cir. 2007)
• Jacoby v. Arkema, Inc., 2007 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 74915 (3rd Cir. 2007)
• Cerol v. Temple University, 2007 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 60056 (E.D. Pa. 2007)
• Lassiter v. Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia, 2008 U.S. District LEXI 7579 (E.D. Pa. 2008)
• Small v. Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia, 2002 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 11822 (E.D. Pa 2002)
• Marcavage v. Temple University, 2005 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 29138 (E.D. Pa. 2005)
• Fine v. Checchio, 2005 Pa. LEXIS 596 (Pa. 2005)
• Linson v. University of Pennsylvania, 205 F.3d 1329 (3rd Cir. 1999)
• Hargrove v. City of Philadelphia, 1995 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 14367 (E.D. Pa. 1995)
• Bangura v. City of Philadelphia, 2007 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 69986 (E.D. Pa. 2007)
• McClendon v. Lewis, 2005 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 1204 (E.D. Pa. 2005)

AWARDS & RECOGNITION

• Philadelphia Super Lawyer
• Temple University “Gallery of Success”
• Howard University Alumni Association Award

PROFESSIONAL AND COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT

• Guest Lecturer, University of Pennsylvania Law School
• Adjunct Instructor, Temple Unversity School of Business, Department of Legal Studies
• Past Executive Committee Member, Young Lawyer’s Division, Philadelphia Bar Association
• Past Chairperson, State Civil Committee, Philadelphia Bar Association
• Past Chairperson, Solo & Small Firm Practitioners’ Committee, Philadelphia Bar Association
• Judicial Selection and Retention Committee, Philadelphia Bar Association
• Federal Courts Committee, Philadelphia Bar Association
• Past President, Barristers’ Association of Philadelphia