Joseph Rousos-Hammond

Attorney

Practice Areas:

Joseph’s practice is in litigation, with a focus on employment, labor, construction, and commercial litigation. He has represented individuals, businesses, and public entities at all stages of litigation. He regularly represents plaintiffs and defendants in state and federal courts, as well as before administrative agencies. He is especially interested in confronting novel and challenging legal issues in cases of first impression and on appeal.

 

Originally from Tucson, Joseph is a professional violinist who serves as Principal Second Violin of the Tucson Symphony Orchestra. When not in the office or on stage, he enjoys hiking, backpacking, and Arizona basketball. He serves on the advisory board for the Cooper Center for Environmental Learning, which provides Tucson-area children with immersive educational experiences in the Sonoran Desert.

Bar Admissions:

Arizona

Education

  • Indiana University, BM with Distinction, 2010
  • Roosevelt University, MM, 2012
  • University of Arizona James E. Rogers College of Law, JD, Cum Laude, 2023
    • Senior Articles Editor, Arizona Law Review
    • Student Fellow, Journal of Appellate Practice and Process
    • Workers’ Rights Clinic
    • Writing Fellow
    • Fegtly Moot Court Competition
      • Suzanne Rabe Award for Best Brief
      • F. Britton Burns Award for Best Argument in the Final Round
      • CALI Awards: Legal Research, Analysis, and Communication I and II; Advanced Legal Writing; Law and Finance of Banking

Court Admissions

  • State Bar of Arizona, Labor and Employment Section, CLE Committee
  • Cooper Center for Environmental Learning, Advisory Board
  • Tucson Symphony Orchestra, Board of Trustees

Other Experience:

  • Tucson Symphony Orchestra Board of Trustees

Education

  • Indiana University, BM with Distinction, 2010
  • Roosevelt University, MM, 2012
  • University of Arizona James E. Rogers College of Law, JD, Cum Laude, 2023
    • Senior Articles Editor, Arizona Law Review
    • Student Fellow, Journal of Appellate Practice and Process
    • Workers’ Rights Clinic
    • Writing Fellow
    • Fegtly Moot Court Competition
      • Suzanne Rabe Award for Best Brief
      • F. Britton Burns Award for Best Argument in the Final Round
      • CALI Awards: Legal Research, Analysis, and Communication I and II; Advanced Legal Writing; Law and Finance of Banking

Bar Admissions

Arizona

Court Admissions

  • State Bar of Arizona, Labor and Employment Section, CLE Committee
  • Cooper Center for Environmental Learning, Advisory Board
  • Tucson Symphony Orchestra, Board of Trustees