Overview

Joie Hand counsels clients in a range of industries facing all stages of litigation at both the state and federal level. Her practice focuses on complex commercial litigation, antitrust, and white-collar crime defense.

Joie practices all aspects of civil litigation, including written and oral advocacy, discovery, motions practice and trial preparation. She also represents clients in government investigations, including False Claims Act matters and antitrust investigations.

During law school, Joie served the Student Bar Association as the chair of the London Programme and later as a member of the Career Development Office Committee. Joie also served as a vice president of the Black Law Students Association and a senior article editor for the Journal of International and Comparative Law. In her final semester at Notre Dame, she externed in the Athletics Compliance Office.

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Credentials

Bar Admissions

District of Columbia
Virginia
California

Court Admissions

U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia
U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia
U.S. Court of Federal Claims
U.S. District Court for the Central District of California
U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California

Education

Notre Dame Law School
J.D. Journal of International and Comparative Law - Senior Article Editor (2016)

Princeton University
A.B. (2013)

Insights & Events

Leadership & Community

Pro Bono

  • Represented a single parent in a custody hearing and home foreclosure litigation in connection with the D.C. Legal Aid Society
  • Conducted intake screening for legal matters through the Catholic Charities of the Archdiocese of Washington
  • Participated in Election Protection to provide non-partisan support and information to voters
  • As a summer associate, contributed to the team representing five Native American individuals seeking cancellation of the federal trademark registrations used by the Washington, D.C. professional football team

Professional Associations

  • American Bar Association, Young Lawyers Division

Civic Activities

  • Princeton Alumni Schools Committees—Indiana Co-chair, 2019

Firm Leadership

  • Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP — D.C. Summer Associate Hiring Committee; Co-chair, D.C. Women’s Committee; Co-chair, D.C. 1L Summer Internship Program

Honors

  • D.C. Super Lawyers — Rising Stars, 2020-24
  • The National Black Lawyers — Top 40 Under 40 (Los Angeles), 2020-23