Honors and Awards:

• Who's Who in Emerging Leaders in America
• Who's Who in America
• Who's Who in American Law
• Who's Who Among Outstanding Americans
• "Professional Achievement Award", Northern Kentucky University, 1998
• "Ohio's Winningest Lawyers," Listing by Ohio Law Newspaper, 1991 (only year of listing)
• "Alumni of the Month," University of Cincinnati - McMicken College Arts and Sciences Magazine, December 2008
• "Ritter Award," Ohio State Bar Association, (its highest commendation) 2008 given  to one lawyer annually for outstanding ethics, professionalism and contribution to the profession
• Salmon P. Chase College of Law "Outstanding Alumni", 2009
• Supreme Court of Ohio Board of Bar Examiners, 1984 - 1990 Ohio Supreme Court Chief Bar Examination Examiner, Appointed by Chief Justice Thomas Moyer, Supreme Court of Ohio, 1989-90; Re-Appointment as Bar Examiner by Justice Moyer, 1991
• Martindale-Hubbell Preeminent rating granted in our three fields of practice to Shea & Associates law firm by peer voting every year since 1995 through 2011, one of only four Cincinnati-based firms to recieve this ranking every year since 1995 for Civil Litigation., Preeminent, Martindale-Hubbell, 1995
• "Best Lawyers in America," listed by Woodward/White (Medical Malpractice and Personal Injury 1995 – 2011, Product Liability 1995 – 2005, 1995
• List as a "Leading Lawyer," in Cincy Magazine, only lawyer in field listed every year the award given (2005-2011), Leading Lawyer, Cincy Magazine, 2005
• Mr. Shea was listed in the inaugural class of the Fastcase 50, "the fifty most interesting, provocative, and courageous leaders in the world of law.", Fastcase 50, Fastcase Legal Publishers, Washington D.C., 2011

Special Licenses/Certifications:

• Board Certified Civil Trial Lawyer, National Board of Specialty Certification, 1985-2010
• Joseph was certified in 1983 in the field of Civil Litigation by the NBTA.  In the past 15 years, he was honored to have been the most utilized nationwide board certification examiner for applicants seeking certification in Civil Litigation.
• Nationwide Bar Examiner, National Board of Specialty Certification, Field of Civil Litigation 1990-2011.  Most often utilized examiner in this field of certification., 1990

Bar/Professional Activity:

• Fellow, Ohio Association of Justice
• Fellow, International Society of Barristers, 1994 – Present
• Ohio State Representative, National Board of Trial Advocacy, 1990 – Present
• Diplomat, National Board of Trial Advocacy, 1984 – Present
• National Board of Directors, American Board Trial Advocates, 1989 – Present
• Advocate, American Board Trial Advocates, (ABOTA), 1989 – Present
• Emeritus Master, American Inns of Court, Potter Stewart Chapter, 1998 – Present
• Member, American College of Trial Lawyers, 1999 – Present
• Master, American Inns of Court, Potter Stewart Chapter, 1993 – 1998
• Joseph was the founder of Casemaker Online Law Libraries that now hold over 14 million legal research documents and is provided by 28 state bar associations to their 450,000 members.  Surveys in Ohio show that Casemaker is utilized more often than the other top two research services combined by OSBA members.  He has also served as the Chair of the Ohio State Bar Association Advertisement, Marketing and Solicitation Rules Committee 2008-2009.  He is a past president of the Ohio Association of Justice (formerly Ohio Academy of Trial Lawyers) and is the national representative for his ABOTA Chapter.
•  Past President of the Ohio Association of Justice (1981-2), National Board Representative to the American Board of Trial Advocates (1989-current), Chairman of the Ohio State Bar Association Advertising, Marketing and Solicitation Committee (2008-2009),
• Ohio, 1974
• U.S. District Court Southern District of Ohio, 1975
• U.S. Court of Appeals 6th Circuit, 1979
• U.S. Supreme Court, 1984
• Kentucky, 1999
• U.S. District Court Eastern District of Kentucky, 2000

Pro bono/Community Service:

• Glenn Beach Association (Harbor Springs, MI) President, 1997 - 2008
• Little Traverse Bay Humane Society Annual Fundraising Event Sponsor, 2007-2010
• President, The Village of Indian Hill Board of Recreation, 1989 – 1992
• Commission Member, The Village of Indian Hill Board of Recreation, 1978 - 1996
• President, The Indian Hill Club, 1987 - 1988
• Board of Directors, The Indian Hill Club, 1984 - 1988
• Board of Directors, Ensemble Theatre of Cincinnati, 2000 – 2005
• President, Indian Hill Schools Booster Board, 1997 – 1998

Scholarly Lectures and Writings:

• Concerns over new ethics rules, Panelist, 2008 OSBA Live and Teleconference CLE seminar
• "What plaintiff’s lawyers to do now, Panelist," 2008 OSBA annual Convention
• "Masters in Trial" (Mock Jury Trial), ABOTA, Columbus, Ohio, 1993 - 1994
• Faculty Member, Litigation Forum, Case Western Reserve University School of Law, 1981 – 1982, 1983, 1984
• "Spoliation of Evidence," Evidence Seminar, Ohio Academy of Trial Lawyers, 1998
• "The Legislation of Interest," TRIAL, Ohio Academy of Trial Lawyers, May, 1981
• "Evidence Rules: A Federal Case," TRIAL, Ohio Academy of Trial Lawyers, November, 1981
• "Insult to Injury," TRIAL, Ohio Academy of Trial Lawyers, March, 1982
• "Negligence Compared: ORC 2315.19," TRIAL, Ohio Academy of Trial Lawyers, January, 1982
• Editor-in Chief, Lawriter provision of the State of Ohio Legislative Service Commission’s online public Administrative Code and Statutes, 2005 – 2008
• "Civil Litigation in Ohio" (Contributing Author), Ohio Legal Center Institute of the Ohio State Bar, 1994 – 2000, 2002, 2006
• Ohio Personal Injury Litigation Manual, authored chapter "Investigation of Witnesses and Statements" (Contributing Author),  Ohio Legal Center, Institute of the State Bar Association, 1984, 1986, 1988, 1990, 1992
• Terminology Guide for the Reporting of Civil Litigation, American Board of Trial Advocates, 1996
• Ohio Civil Procedure with Forms, Harrison Publishing Co. 1984
• Wrongful Death in Ohio, 1982 – 2008 (sole contributing Author) Anderson Publishing Co.
• Editor-in-Chief and Founder, Casemaker OnLine Law Libraries 1988 – 2008
• Editor-in-chief, OAJ Verdict Reporter 1976 – 2010 (also published online by Ohio State Bar Association since 1999)
• Tort Liability, AT&T Long Lines, 1980
• "Premises Liability," TRIAL, Ohio Academy of Trial Lawyers, 1981
• "Underinsured Motorist, Update and Review," Underinsured Motorist Manual, Ohio Academy of Trial Lawyers, 1982
• "Underinsured Motorists: The Dilemma," TRIAL, Ohio Academy of Trial Lawyers, 1983
• "Efficient Methods of Processing a Case," 1983 Regional Seminar Manual, Ohio Academy of Trial Lawyers, 1983
• Fairness in Settlement, "I DAY," Columbus, Ohio, Insurance Association Convention, 1984
• Pleadings, Depositions and Discovery in Automobile Litigation," 1984 Regional Seminar Manual, Ohio Academy of Trial Lawyers, 1984
• "Punitive - Exemplary Damages in Ohio" (with John "Jay" A. Harris III), 1984 Regional Seminar Handbook, Ohio Academy of Trial Lawyers, 1988
• "Handicapped Applicant Policy, Supreme Court of Ohio", 1988
• "The Trial Lawyer's Tool: The Personal Computer," 1990 Annual Convention Handbook, Ohio Academy of Trial Lawyers, 1990
• "Slip, Trip & Fall," 1991 Annual Convention Handbook, Ohio Academy of Trial Lawyers, 1991
• "Case Law Update," Regional Seminars, Ohio Academy of Trial Lawyers, 1991
• "Masters in Trial" (Mock Jury Trial), ABOTA, Kansas City, Kansas, 1992
• "Jury Instructions," Regional Seminar Handbook, Ohio Academy of Trial Lawyers, 1993
• "Laptops in Trial," Regional Seminar, Ohio Academy of Trial Lawyers, 1994
• "Medical Negligence," Annual Convention, Ohio Academy of Trial Lawyers, 1995
• "Medical Malpractice Under HB 350," Ohio State Bar Association, 1996
• "Spoliation of Evidence," Ohio Academy of Trial Lawyers, 1998
• Evidence Rules in Medical Malpractice OATL Annual Convention, 2003
• Past Presidents Presentation of Valuable Evidentiary Snippets, OATL 50th Anniversary Convention, 2005
• Shea's Ohio Evidence Manual, Institute of Legal Publishing, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2011, author, Shea's Ohio Evidence Manual, 2006
• This is the fourth edition of Shea' Ohio Evidence Manual.  Sales will be made through the Ohio State Bar Association this fall.  This year’s volume is 699 pages of rules, digests, commentary and extensive indexing making it easy to use in the courtroom.  Shea’s Ohio Evidence Manual is widely used by judges and attorneys across the state., Author, Shea's Ohio Evidence Manual, Institute of Legal Publsihing/ sales by Ohio State Bar Association, Trial Lawyers, 2011

Verdicts and Settlements:

• Joseph obtained the largest verdict in a personal injury case in the past 15 years in Hamilton County, Ohio ($7.6M).  He also holds the record for the largest verdict in Butler County in a personal injury case ($6.7M).  He obtained a $5.7M summary jury verdict in Northern Ky Federal Court.  He has appeared three times in the Ohio Supreme Court.  In all three cases he  represented the appellant and won all three cases.
•   I recently represented a young college scholarship football player in one of the many pending pain pump product liability cases.  Despite hundreds of cases being filed across the country, our firm was the only firm to discover and allege that the CEO and other high officials of the pain pump manufacturer were profiting from the sale of their stock in the company during a period where the CEO took down a company warning to patients and physicians stating not to use the product within the joint space.  The CEO had suspended a program for four months from being implemented by his company to warn against the use of the pain pump in the joint space.  During that time, we found that he exercised his stock options and sold large quantities of his shares at the highest price ever for the stock.  After the warning program was finally implemented, the stock plummeted, leaving most investors out in the cold.  Our client’s case was settled shortly before trial for an undisclosed amount., 2011

Other Outstanding Achievements:

• Joseph was notified by Martindale-Hubbell that he had received the highest rating available for 25 consecutive years.  They also noted that his Law Firm of Shea and Associates has been rated "Pre-Eminent" all three areas for 15years has now been extended to five fields of practice., 2010

Educational Background:

• University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, Ohio, B.A. Major:  Philosophy, 1969