Joseph Malizia

Personal Introduction

I AM ORIGINALLY FROM EMPORIUM, PENNSYLVANIA. IT’S A SMALL TOWN IN CAMERON COUNTY, A PLACE IN THE NORTHCENTRAL REGION THAT IS AMONG THE MOST RURAL, WILD, AND BEAUTIFUL IN THE STATE. I JOINED THE MARINE CORPS RESERVE OUT OF HIGH SCHOOL AND SERVED FIVE YEARS AT A RESERVE UNIT IN JOHNSTOWN, PENNSYLVANIA, RISING TO THE RANK OF SERGEANT. AFTER GRADUATING LAW SCHOOL, I ENTERED ACTIVE DUTY. IN 2017, AFTER HAVING SERVED IN OKINAWA, JAPAN AND QUANTICO, VIRGINIA, I LEFT THE MARINE CORPS AS A JUDGE ADVOCATE HOLDING THE RANK OF CAPTAIN. IN BETWEEN THAT TIME, I GRADUATED FROM PENNWEST-EDINBORO WHERE I PLAYED VARSITY FOOTBALL AND PENN STATE LAW WHERE I SERVED IN THE CIVIL RIGHTS APPELLATE CLINIC FOR A TIME. I’VE PRACTICED LAW IN THE MARINE CORPS, RURAL PENNSYLVANIA, AND WESTERN SOUTH DAKOTA. THERE WERE MANY OTHER THINGS IN ADDITION TO THESE, OF COURSE, BUT THE IMPORTANT PART IS THAT I AM EXTREMELY FORTUNATE TO HAVE GAINED A VERY BROAD BASE OF EXPERIENCES - BOTH PERSONALLY AND PROFESSIONALLY. THESE EXPERIENCES INFORM MY BELIEF ABOUT WHAT AN ATTORNEY SHOULD BE. TO THAT END, WHAT I ENDEAVOR TO ACCOMPLISH IN THIS PRACTICE OF LAW IS A KIND OF ADVOCACY THAT IS UNRIVALED IN ITS EMPATHY, FIRST-CLASS IN ITS JUDGMENT, AND UTTERLY TENACIOUS IN ITS PROCESS. PLEASE KNOW THAT I AM READY TO SERVE IN YOUR CORNER - SHOULD YOU NEED IT.