Joseph R. Schmitz Winston-Salem, North Carolina
| Associate Attorney, since
2006 | |
| phone | 336-725-1985 888-725-1985 |
| fax | 877-726-1784 |
| Email Me | |
PERSONAL INFORMATION:
Joe grew up in rural northwestern Iowa in a small farming community, the oldest of four children. After graduating from college, he married his college sweetheart and moved to North Carolina before attending law school in Virginia and finally returning to the Triad to establish his roots and to begin his life-long dream of practicing law.
Married and the proud parent of two boys, Joe is an active member of Winston-Salem First Assembly of God, and when he's not playing "superheroes" with his boys, he enjoys sharing his cooking with his family, hunting, and he always has a home improvement project to work on.
- Areas of Practice:
- Family Law (child custody, child support, alimony, equitable distribution & divorce)
- Domestic Violence
- Criminal Defense
- Traffic violations
- Personal Injury & Car Accidents
- Wills and Estates
- Bankruptcy
- Debt Collections
- Education:
- Regent University School of Law, Virginia Beach, Virginia,
December, 2005
Juris Doctor
Law Journal: Regent Journal of International Law, Executive Editor - Regent University Robertson School of Government, Virginia Beach, Virginia,
December, 2005
Masters in Public Policy
Honors: Masters Research Fellow
Honors: Middle East Peace Scholar - Evangel University, Springfield, Missouri,
May, 2001
B.S.
Honors: Student Body President
Major: Government & Social Sciences
- Published Works:
- Means to Reducing Growth Rate of AIDS in China, Graduate Student Journal of Foreign & Domestic Policy, Vol. 1, Fall, 2003
- Critical Review of "Demystifying Aids In Thailand: A Dialectical Analysis Of The Thai Sex Industry", Graduate Student Journal of Foreign & Domestic Policy, Vol. 1, Fall, 2003
- Professional Associations and Memberships:
- North Carolina Bar Association, 2006 - Present
- Forsyth County Bar Association, 2006 - Present
- North Carolina Advocates for Justices , 2009 - Present
- Past Employment Positions:
- Hartsoe & Associates, P.C., Summer Associate, 2005
- Womble Carlyle Sandridge & Rice, PLLC - Winston-Salem, NC, Paralegal, 2001 - 2002
- American Center for Law and Justice - Virginia Beach, VA, Law Clerk, 2004 - 2005
- Delegate Robert F. McDonnell, Legislative Intern, 2004
- Regent University Robertson School of Government - Virginia Beach, VA, Regent in Richmond Project Manager, 2002 - 2004
- W.H. McDonald & Associates - Springfield, MO, Investigator & Intern, 2000 - 2001
- Pro Bono Activities:
- Member, WinstonSalemFirst Assembly of God
- Board of Advisors, Mended Heart Ministries
