BA (York), LLB (Toronto), LLM (Osgoode), received his LL.B. from the University of Toronto in 1996, was called to the Bar in 1998 and received his LL.M. from Osgoode Hall Law School in 2003. Joseph is a partner at Di Luca Copeland Davies LLP. He practices criminal law at both the trial and appellate levels and has appeared before the Supreme Court of Canada, The Walkerton Inquiry, The Goudge Inquiry, and Standing Committees of the Senate and Parliament. Joseph is also an adjunct professor of law at Osgoode Hall Law School where he co-instructs the Criminal Law Intensive Programme and Criminal Law Ethics. He has also been an instructor at the Bar Admission Course and a guest instructor at the University of Toronto, Faculty of Law and Queen’s University, Faculty of Law. Joseph is currently a Vice President of the Criminal Lawyers’ Association and a Director of the Canadian Italian Advocates’ Organization.  Joseph is also a contributor to the Criminal Lawyers’ Association Newsletter, writing articles on the practice of criminal law and is a regular speaker at Continuing Legal Education conferences and community outreach projects. In June of 2007, Joseph was chosen as a recipient of the Advocates’ Society Arleen Goss Young Advocate Award.