1901 Sixth Avenue North
2400 Regions Harbert Plaza
Birmingham, AL 35203

Direct: 205.254.1224
Fax: 205.254.1999
ajoseph@maynardcooper.com

Practice Areas:

Mr. Joseph's practice focuses on white collar criminal defense and general civil litigation.  He represents companies and individuals in connection with criminal and regulatory investigations, as well as parallel civil and criminal proceedings.  In addition, Mr. Joseph often makes presentations on issues pertaining to white collar criminal defense and other subjects.

Seminars:

• Ethics-Politics-andPublicCorruptionCLE; Moderator: The Lawyer's Role in the Investigative, Pre-indictment and Pre-trial Stages of a Public Corruption Prosecution, April 4, 2009, Birmingham, Alabama
• National Institute on Internal Corporate Investigations and In-House Counsel; Moderator: Defense Counsels' Perspective on Cooperation, May 6-8, 2009, Washington, D.C.
• ABICLE Mandatory Professionalism Training Course, Service to the Profession, May 19, 2009, Birmingham, Alabama
• Legislative and Government Advocacy Update, Over-reliance on Incarceration, Second Chance Act, July 30, 2009, Chicago, Illinois
• “Ethical Issues for Lawyers Engaged in the Defense of Those Accused,“ Avoiding Malpractice 2008, Attorneys Insurance Mutual of Alabama, December 4, 2008
• “Leadership, Courage and How to Stand Out in a Competitive Environment,” Man to Man Group, October 16, 2008
• “Ethical Issues for Lawyers Engaged in the Defense of Those Accused,“ ABICLE Professionalism Training Program, Birmingham, AL, May 23, 2008
• “What Every Company Doing Business With the Government Needs to Know About Corporate Compliance,“ Compliance Program Essentials, Huntsville, AL, April 23, 2008
• ABA TIPS National Trial Academy, The National Judicial College, Faculty, Reno, Nevada, April 12-16, 2008
• ABICLE Professional Consortium, Cumberland School of Law, Birmingham, AL, February 21, 2008
• “Ethical Issues for Lawyers Engaged in the Defense of Those Accused,“ Alabama Bar Institute for Continuing Legal Education (“ABICLE“), January 31, 2008
• “The Telephone Records & Privacy Protection Act of 2006,“ 43rd Annual Convention of the American Recovery Association, September 27, 2007
• “Internal Investigations Post Hewlett-Packard,“ Association of Corporate Counsel, May 18, 2007
• “Trouble Ahead, Trouble Behind; The Dos and Don'ts of Internal Investigations; First, Don't Panic,” Federal Bar Symposium, November 16, 2006
• “Ethical Issues for Lawyers Engaged in the Defense of Those Accused,” Professionalism and Ethics Program, Sponsored by the Alabama Bar Institute for CLE, January 31, 2008, May 23, 2008
• “A Primer on White Collar Representation, or How to Avoid Malpractice (and Keep Your Client out of Maxwell) When the Government Comes Knockin’ on Your Client’s Door,” Avoiding Malpractice, sponsored by the Attorneys Insurance Mutual of Alabama, December 3, 2004
• “Are You the Next Corporate Criminal? Sarbanes Oxley & Crossing the Thin Gray Line,” The New Corporate America,  June 18, 2004
• “Navigating the Ethical Minefield of Qui Tam Litigation,” American Bar Association Civil False Claims Act & Qui Tam Enforcement Seminar, June 16, 2004
• “How to Keep Yourself and Your Client (or the Corporation) out of Maxwell,” Alabama Corporate Counsel Association, May 14, 2004
• “When Criminal Investigations and Civil Actions Collide,” Business by the Bay, a Business Litigation Seminar, May 7, 2004
• “The Criminal Trial From Start to Finish in Alabama: The Defense”,  May 4, 2004
• “Preventing, Responding to and Surviving Healthcare Fraud Investigations,” Keynote Speaker at Hot Topics in Healthcare, April 13, 2004
• “Corporate Crime in America,” Leadership Birmingham’s Justice Program Day, March 11, 2004
• “White Collar Criminal Defense Lawyers Point of View,” Professional Training Program – 2003, sponsored by Cumberland School of Law, March 21, July 8, September 4, and November 7, 2003
• “Fraud and Abuse,” Magic City Coders Association, October 16, 2003
• “Internal Investigations,” Annual Institute of the Healthcare Financial Management Association, May 31, 2002
• “Ethics and Compliance,” Health Care Corporate Compliance Programs In Alabama, April 18, 2002
• “Overview of the American Bar Association Criminal Justice Section,” Presented at the Criminal Law Section meeting during the Alabama State Bar Annual Meeting, July 2001
• “Responding To Government Investigations,” Healthcare Compliance Officers of Alabama, July 26, 2001
• “Fraud and Abuse,” Magic City Professional Coders Meeting, May 10, 2001
• “Grand Jury Practice,” Making the Best of the Worst Case Scenario: Federal Criminal Exposure for Corporations Officers and Directors, February 2, 2001
• “Responding To Government Investigations,” Medicare and Medicaid Fraud and Abuse Update in Alabama, January 26, 2001
• “Panel Discussion: Diversity of Opportunities for African-American Attorneys,” A Century of Progress, February 25, 2000
• “How to Handle A Whistleblower,” presented at the 1999 Fall Institute of the Alabama Chapter of the Healthcare Financial Management Institute
• “What’s New in Governmental Employment Law,” Suing and Defending the Government, January 23, 1998

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