Overview
Josh is a Partner in Dorsey’s Commercial Litigation Group. Josh has a broad practice that spans many areas of business law and civil litigation. Josh has significant experience advising on matters related to health care, contracts, fiduciary duties, shareholder disputes, securities, appeals, and torts. Josh's expertise in fiduciary matters includes issues related to corporate governance, director and officer duties, and trust/estate litigation. Josh's torts experience includes matters related to products liability, fraud, negligence, and other business torts.
Josh also has extensive experience negotiating, drafting, reviewing, and advising on complex commercial contracts pertaining to a wide variety of subject matters and industries, including product distribution and sales, licensing, supply chains, insurance, employment, and health care.
Josh has experience advising a diverse array of clients, including individuals, startups, closely held LLCs and corporations, and publicly traded companies.
Since 2022, Josh has been included in the annual publication of Best Lawyers in America: Ones to Watch. Josh has also been recognized three times as a Super Lawyers Rising Star.
Apart from his commercial practice, Josh also maintains an active pro bono practice focused on representing indigent defendants in federal and state criminal cases, obtaining post-conviction relief for wrongly convicted individuals, and serving as a small claims court judge.
Experience
Representative Experience
- Won appeal in the Ninth Circuit reversing district court judgment in a multi-million breach of contract case concerning the use of algorithmic software to direct the trading of commodity futures contracts.
- Won appeal to Montana Supreme Court obtaining reversal of trial court decision in a construction dispute and securing an approximately one-half million-dollar recovery for the general contractor client.
- Drafted amicus Curiae brief that helped convince federal appellate court to reverse a trial court decision that threatened to shutter certain court-ordered drug and alcohol recovery programs.
- Won appeal to Montana Supreme Court resulting in dismissal of putative class action and consumer protection claims against commercial landlord.
- Represented large national bank in a dispute regarding title to approximately $250,000 of heavy equipment. Obtained orders awarding possession of all equipment at issue, and successfully defended against counterclaim for damages.
- Successfully opposed the enforcement of fraudulent estate documents by uncovering evidence of forgery that led to client receiving six-figure settlement payment.
- Won jury trial in favor of general contractor client concerning complex contract dispute.
- Won jury trial in favor of indigent defendant wrongly accused of first degree criminal sexual conduct.
- Won jury trial in favor of indigent defendant wrongly accused of the felony of fleeing police in a motor vehicle.
