JOSEPH A. GIBBS
Mr. Gibbs has been practicing law in the Coachella Valley for over forty (40) years, in the areas of civil litigation, real estate, business, corporate formation and dissolutions, banking, agricultural and employment law. Mr. Gibbs is a veteran trial lawyer who has handled thousands of civil and criminal cases in the state/federal courts throughout the State of California. Mr. Gibbs has litigated with and against some of the preeminent trial lawyers in California.
(760) 779-1790
JOSEPH A. GIBBS
Mr. Gibbs has been practicing law in the Coachella Valley for over forty (40) years, in the areas of civil litigation, real estate, business, corporate formation and dissolutions, banking, agricultural and employment law. Mr. Gibbs is a veteran trial lawyer who has handled thousands of civil and criminal cases in the state/federal courts throughout the State of California. Mr. Gibbs has litigated with and against some of the preeminent trial lawyers in California.
Curriculum Vitae.
PROFESSIONAL LICENSES
1978
State Bar of California
Supreme Court of California
United States District Court, Southern District
United States Court of Appeals, Ninth District
1988
Supreme Court of the United States
EMPLOYMENT
1978 to 1981
Riverside County District Attorney, Senior Felony Deputy District Attorney
1981 to 1994
Schlecht Shevlin Shoenberger, a Law Corporation, Litigation Partner
1994 to Present
Law Offices of Joseph A. Gibbs, Founding Partner
PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS1
American Bar Association
Member
Desert Bar Association
Member, Board of Trustees, Past President Founding Member of Real Estate Section
Riverside County Bar Association
Member
American Inns of Court Warren
Founding Member and Master Instructor
Slaughter Richard Roemer Chapter
Member
Association of Trial Lawyers of America
Member
American Arbitration Association
Commercial Arbitrator and Mediator
1Denotes past or present memberships/affiliations
HONORS
1980
Deputy District Attorney Prosecutor of the Year.
2014
Desert Bar Association/Inn of Court Warren Richard Roemer Chapter Distinguished Lawyers Award
1995 to Present
Martindale Hubbell; AV Preeminent Peer Review Rated Lawyer
2009
Desert Palm Legal Professionals Association: Boss of the Year Award
2011 to Present
Each year recognized as top Trial Lawyer by Palm Springs Life Magazine
2010 to Present
Certificate of Appreciation for ADR Services: Riverside County Superior Court
2014 to Present
Avvo Rating: 10.0
ALTERNATIVE DISPUTE RESOLUTION TRAINING AND EXPERIENCE
Graduate
Strauss Institute for Dispute Resolution, Pepperdine University; American Arbitration Association Training Seminars; Riverside County ADR Program Participant; and panelist for the Palm Springs Superior Court First Friday Mediation Program. Mr. Gibbs has mediated and arbitrated hundreds of cases throughout California.
TRIAL EXPERIENCE
Graduate
Mr. Gibbs has been practicing law in the Coachella Valley for over forty (40) years, in the areas of civil litigation, real estate, business, corporate formation and dissolutions, banking, agricultural and employment law. Mr. Gibbs is a veteran trial lawyer who has handled thousands of civil and criminal cases in the state/federal courts throughout the State of California. Mr. Gibbs has litigated with and against some of the preeminent trial lawyers in California.
COMMUNITY AFFILIATIONS
Eisenhower Medical Center
Board of Trustees 14 years; Chairman of Corporate Integrity and Compliance Committee
Boys & Girls Club, Big Brothers and Big Sisters, The Legatus Group and YMCA of the Desert
Board of Directors
Palm Springs Savings Bank
Board of Directors
American Quarter Horse Association
Life Member
California Cattlemen’s Association, Rancheros Visitadores, Santa Barbara Trail Riders, Inc. and Western Growers Association
Member
Desert Disciples of Christ
Member, Founder and Board of Director
APPOINTMENTS
2005 to Present
Special Master, State Bar of California
2010 to Present
Discovery Referee
2013 to Present
Appointed Counsel to Receivers.
2010 to Present
Chairman/Member, DBA Judicial Liaison Committee
PUBLISHED OPINION
Buie v. Palm Springs Motors, Inc., 2001 WL 34570064, at *3 (C.D. Cal. May 14, 2001)
SEMINARS PRESENTED BY MR. GIBBS
Voir Dire: Identify a Theme
Cross Examination: When to Shut Up
The Business of Law
Laying a Foundation for Admissible Evidence
Hearsay: Not What It Used to Be
Opening Statement: 6 Minute Rule
Civility and Professionalism (April 2017)