Joseph W. Baier

Joe Baier is an associate at BFA and represents plaintiffs in federal class actions and related appellate litigation. Joe leverages his experience as a judicial law clerk at both the trial and appellate level to deliver a wide array of litigation services. 
 

Joe is part of the teams litigating actions against Talis Biomedical Corporation, Bioventus Inc., and Twist Bioscience. He also represents the Class in In re Facebook, Inc., Consumer Privacy Litigation before the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit.
 

Prior to joining the Firm, Joe served as a law clerk to the Honorable Andrew L. Brasher of the United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit and the Honorable Rodolfo A. Ruiz II of the United States District Court for the Southern District of Florida. Before clerking, Joe was an associate at the D.C. office of an international law firm where his practice focused on representing clients in investigations before the Securities and Exchange Commission as well as in appellate litigation before the United States Courts of Appeals and the Supreme Court of the United States.
 

Joe graduated cum laude from Duke University School of Law where he served on the Editorial Board of the school’s law review and was a member of the Duke Moot Court and Mock Trial boards. He placed first overall in the Duke Law Jessup Cup Moot Court Tournament open to all Duke Law students and was a finalist in the Twiggs Beskind Trial Competition.