Joe Cotchett: founding partner, trial attorney and author.
Founding partner, trial attorney, author and advocate for the public interest.
Experience inside the courtroom. Perspective on the issues that affect everyday lives.
Joe Cotchett is the founding partner of Cotchett, Pitre & McCarthy. His work spans financial fraud, antitrust, consumer protection, aviation litigation, environmental litigation and public-interest cases. His record includes Lincoln Savings, Consumers Union and the California lead-paint litigation.
A practice built on public service
Cotchett opened his own practice in 1967. His work has grown from individual consumer and worker claims to national financial-fraud, competition and public-interest litigation.
Accountability through evidence
His cases include Lincoln Savings, Technical Equities, Consumers Union and California’s lead-paint litigation. He brings experience examining corporate conduct, complex records and the consequences for people affected.
Law beyond the courtroom
An engineering graduate and retired U.S. Army colonel, Cotchett has written about evidence, trial practice and ethics, and lectured at law schools across the country.
Representing families after an air disaster
Joe served on CPM’s team handling wrongful-death lawsuits and FAA claims for families affected by the Ethiopian Airlines Flight 302 Boeing 737 MAX crash. CPM documents his involvement in its Summer 2019 newsletter.
Read the CPM case summaryCase experience and interview topics.
Coverage areas
- Financial fraud & investor protection
- Antitrust & competition
- Consumer protection & technology
- Aviation litigation & crash accountability
- Environmental accountability
- Civil rights & public-interest litigation
- Evidence, trials & corporate responsibility
Available formats
- Television and radio interviews
- Print and digital commentary
- Podcast conversations
- Speaking and panels