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Joseph D. Richardson
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Joseph D. Richardson

Partner

jrichardson@wwdlaw.com
215.656.3655

Philadelphia

1845 Walnut Street, 24th Floor Philadelphia, PA 19103

  • Willig, Williams, & Davidson Promotes Joseph Richardson to Partner
  • Fortune Article Shares Insight from Joseph Richardson on a Union’s First Contract Negotiations
  • 17 Willig, Williams & Davidson Attorneys Named 2021 PA Super Lawyers, Managing Partner Named Among Top Attorneys in State
  • 16 Willig, Williams & Davidson Attorneys Named 2020 PA Super Lawyers and Rising Stars
  • Willig, Williams & Davidson Welcomes New Labor Attorney
  • Willig, Williams, & Davidson Promotes Joseph Richardson to Partner
  • NLRB Clarifies That Workers Are Entitled to Comprehensive Make-Whole Remedy for Financial Consequences of Unfair Labor Practices
  • Fortune Article Shares Insight from Joseph Richardson on a Union’s First Contract Negotiations
  • NLRB Tightens Rules on Handling of Mail Ballots in Union Elections, Signals Possible Modernization of Union Elections
  • 17 Willig, Williams & Davidson Attorneys Named 2021 PA Super Lawyers, Managing Partner Named Among Top Attorneys in State
  • Interim NLRB General Counsel Moves Quickly to Re-Focus Agency on Workers’ Rights
  • NLRB Forges Ahead with New Election Rules Despite Court Order
  • 16 Willig, Williams & Davidson Attorneys Named 2020 PA Super Lawyers and Rising Stars
  • Safety Strikes During the Coronavirus Pandemic
  • As COVID-19 Response Leads to Business Closures, Are Workers Getting the Notice They Deserve?
  • No Organizing Beyond This Point: NLRB Rules Property Rights Outweigh Worker’s Rights in Recent Decisions
  • NLRB Targets Key Election Policies in Proposed Rulemaking
  • Uber Drivers Not Employees, NLRB General Counsel Concludes
  • The NLRB Weighs in on Union Obligations to Dues Objectors
  • Willig, Williams & Davidson Welcomes New Labor Attorney
  • NLRB General Counsel Set to Shelve More Retaliation Claims While Grievances Pending

Joseph Richardson concentrates on traditional labor law, advising union clients on strategy and counseling them on all aspects of collective bargaining and employee representation. His work includes representing unions before the National Labor Relations Board and in court and labor arbitration, contract negotiation, assisting and advising unions with organizing campaigns, and providing advice and counsel on internal union matters. Joe believes that representing clients begins with listening to them, understanding where they are coming from and working with them to protect and advance their interests..

Before joining the firm, Joe spent seven years as a field attorney with the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) in San Francisco and Philadelphia. As an NLRB attorney, he investigated and litigated unfair labor practice charges and represented the Board in administrative hearings and injunction proceedings in U.S. District Court. He also represented his co-workers as an NLRB Union local president and served as a pro bono arbitrator for denials of service at homeless shelters in San Francisco. In law school, he represented underserved D.C. residents in eviction proceedings as part of a student law clinic, and he now volunteers his time representing individuals facing eviction in Philadelphia. Before attending law school, Joe proudly served five years in the Marine Corps, where he learned Arabic and was selected for an elite Marine reconnaissance unit. He served in both Iraq and Afghanistan as a servicemember and civilian contractor.

WHAT INSPIRES ME ABOUT MY WORK

“For most people, the single most important economic relationship in their life is with their employer--their access to opportunity and a decent standard of living for their families depend on the terms of that relationship. I am inspired by the clients I work with who are out there every day striving to improve the lives of working people.”

AWAY FROM WORK

“I have two young boys and so there is a lot of wrestling, bike riding, and getting out in nature with them--we spend a lot of time playing in the Wissahickon, and we love camping. I am a former amateur bicycle racer and I still like to ride whenever I have time."

  • Obtained a temporary injunction reinstating a local union president who had been fired for union activity.
  • Interim NLRB General Counsel Moves Quickly to Re-Focus Agency on Workers’ Rights
  • NLRB Forges Ahead with New Election Rules Despite Court Order
  • As COVID-19 Response Leads to Business Closures, Are Workers Getting the Notice They Deserve?
  • Safety Strikes During the Coronavirus Pandemic
  • 16 Willig, Williams & Davidson Attorneys Named 2020 PA Super Lawyers and Rising Stars
  • No Organizing Beyond This Point: NLRB Rules Property Rights Outweigh Worker’s Rights in Recent Decisions
  • Willig, Williams & Davidson Welcomes New Labor Attorney
  • NLRB General Counsel Set to Shelve More Retaliation Claims While Grievances Pending
  • The NLRB Weighs in on Union Obligations to Dues Objectors
  • Uber Drivers Not Employees, NLRB General Counsel Concludes
  • NLRB Targets Key Election Policies in Proposed Rulemaking
  • 17 Willig, Williams & Davidson Attorneys Named 2021 PA Super Lawyers, Managing Partner Named Among Top Attorneys in State
  • NLRB Tightens Rules on Handling of Mail Ballots in Union Elections, Signals Possible Modernization of Union Elections
  • Fortune Article Shares Insight from Joseph Richardson on a Union’s First Contract Negotiations
  • NLRB Clarifies That Workers Are Entitled to Comprehensive Make-Whole Remedy for Financial Consequences of Unfair Labor Practices
  • Willig, Williams, & Davidson Promotes Joseph Richardson to Partner
  • Articles + News Coverage

Education

  • American University, Washington College of Law (J.D., magna cum laude, 2011)
    • Editor, Administrative Law Review
    • Member, Order of the Coif, American University Washington College of Law
  • St. John’s College, Annapolis (B.A., 1999)

Honors and Awards

  • Received the Mussey Prize and the Wallace L. Duncan Award for Outstanding Scholarship in the Field of Administrative Law, American University Washington College of Law
  • Received the Thomas O. Sargentich Award for Administrative Law Review Outstanding Junior Staff, American University Washington College of Law
  • Selected to the Pennsylvania Super Lawyers - Rising Star list, Super Lawyers (Thomson Reuters), 2020-2021

Admissions

Bar Admissions

  • Pennsylvania, 2011 (Active)

Publications

  • Comment, In Name Only: Employee Participation Programs and Delegated Managerial Authority After Crown Cork & Seal, 62 Admin. L. Rev. 871 (2010).
  • Contributing Editor, Developing Labor Law 2019 Supplement, Chapter 25, The Duty of Fair Representation

Employment

  • Willig, Williams & Davidson, Partner, 2023-Present
  • Willig, Williams & Davidson, Associate, 2019-Present
  • National Labor Relations Board, Field Attorney, 2011-2018
  • National Labor Relations Board, Legal Intern, 2010
  • U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Legal Intern, 2009

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