After 38+ years in private practice as a civil litigator, first in New York City and then in Washington, D.C., Joe retired from Hunton Andrews Kurth LLP and founded Esposito Mediation LLC. His mediation experience includes patent, government contract, employment discrimination, executive employment agreements, real estate, breach of contract, defamation, False Claims Act, and anti-SLAPP matters. He is a member of the AAA Mediation Roster.

Joe serves as a volunteer mediator for the United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit, the District of Columbia Court of Appeals, the United States District Court for the District of Columbia, and the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit. He previously co-chaired the ABA Section of Dispute Resolution’s Mediation and Client Representation Committees.

While in private practice, Joe was Chambers-ranked for commercial litigation. A member of the American Law Institute, he taught Pretrial Practice at the George Mason University School of Law for several years and served on the NITA faculty in Washington.