Joseph J. "Joe" Mueller

Joseph J. "Joe" Mueller

recognized lawyers icon Recognized in Best Lawyers since 2020
Awarded Practice Areas
Litigation - Intellectual Property Litigation - Patent
Awarded Practice Areas
Litigation - Intellectual Property Litigation - Patent
Works at
Wilmer Cutler Pickering Hale and Dorr LLP

103 Best Lawyers awards

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Biography

Joe Mueller, the Co-Chair of WilmerHale’s firm-wide Trial Practice, is a top national trial lawyer who has played a leading role in dozens of high-stakes trials in courts across the country. Just since 2020, Mr. Mueller has first-chaired the trial teams in eight trials that each involved billion-dollar stakes, as well as two other trials that each involved multi-hundred-million-dollar stakes. He is a Fellow in the American College of Trial Lawyers, the preeminent professional organization for North American trial lawyers, and he has repeatedly been named among the top 100 trial lawyers in the country by Benchmark Litigation.
Works at
Wilmer Cutler Pickering Hale and Dorr LLP

103 Best Lawyers awards

Wilmer Cutler Pickering Hale and Dorr LLP logo

Locations

Education

  • Boston College Law School, J.D., graduated 2001
  • Harvard University, BA, Government

Bar Admissions

  • Massachusetts, Massachusetts Bar Association

Client Testimonials

Awards & Focus

Lawyer of the Year Badge - 2025 - Litigation - Intellectual Property Lawyer of the Year Badge - 2025 - Litigation - Patent Lawyer of the Year Badge - 2023 - Litigation - Patent Lawyer of the Year Badge - 2021 - Litigation - Intellectual Property
Named "Lawyer of the Year" by Best Lawyers® for:
  • Litigation - Intellectual Property, Boston (2025)
  • Litigation - Patent, Boston (2025)
  • Litigation - Patent, Boston (2023)
  • Litigation - Intellectual Property, Boston (2021)
Recognized in The Best Lawyers in America® 2026 for work in:
  • Litigation - Intellectual Property
  • Litigation - Patent
Additional Areas of Practice:
  • Appellate Practice

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