Joe practices in the areas of health care law (including life sciences, FDA regulatory law, entity formation, contract negotiation, and general corporate compliance and health care issues) and business law (including entity formation, liquor control commission applications, real property issues, general contract and agreement disputes, and enforcement and defense of non-compete agreements).
“My clients value the attention to detail, creative counseling, and honesty that I provide to them. I focus not just on solving their problems, but also on taking a proactive approach to help prevent problems from occurring. To do this requires thinking outside the box and crafting solutions that benefit everyone involved.”
– Joe Belsito
Joe lives in Grand Rapids with his wife, Gretchen, and their son, John.
Admitted to Practice
- State Bar of Michigan, 2005
- U.S. District Court, Western District of Michigan, 2005
- U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Michigan, 2007
Education
- Miami University (B.A., 2002)
- Michigan State University College of Law (J.D., magna cum laude, 2005), Law Review – Managing Editor
Professional Affiliations
- State Bar of Michigan (Member, Business Law and Health Care Law Sections)
- American Bar Association
- Grand Rapids Bar Association (Member, Young Lawyers Section)
- American Health Lawyers Association
- Michigan Defense Trial Counsel
- American Inns of Court
Previous Professional Experience
- Summer Associate – Smith Haughey Rice & Roegge
- Law Clerk – Michigan Court of Appeals Pre-Hearing Division
Publications
- “New & Exciting Improvements in Healthcare & Medicine Mean Keeping the FDA on Speed Dial,” The Grand Rapids Lawyer, November/December 2006.
- “Michigan Federal District Court Re-Affirms Defense Counsel’s Ability to Meet Ex-Parte with Plaintiff’s Treating Physician,” Smith Haughey Rice & Roegge Medical Malpractice Newsletter, February 2006.
- “Parental Fair-Procedure Interests in Child Custody Disputes: A Criticism of Michigan’s Established Custodial Environment Analysis and the Temporary Custody Order,” Holy Cross Journal of Law and Public Policy, 2005.
