Joseph Arellano

Joe practices in the Portland office of Garvey Schubert Barer. Professional services clients rely on his sound advice in navigating regulatory investigations and high-stakes litigation.

Joe is a Chicago native but has called the Northwest “home” for over 35 years. His practice emphasizes complex civil litigation, including securities, commercial and tort litigation, as well as professional liability defense. Many of Joe’s cases are investment related and he often represents professionals such as lawyers, accountants, brokers, officers and directors. He also represents those same professionals in regulatory investigations by the SEC, DOJ, IRS, FBI and their state counterparts. He has successfully represented lawyers and law firms in multi-million dollar professional negligence trials and securities related trials.

Joe has represented brokers and investors in numerous FINRA/NASD arbitrations. He also has represented clients in enforcement actions and investigations by SEC and state securities regulators.

Joe began his career as an enforcement staff attorney in the New York office of the SEC and gained trial experience as a deputy city attorney for the City of Portland trying tort and civil rights cases in both state and federal courts.

Admissions:
New York
Oregon
U.S. District Court, District of Oregon
U.S. District Court, Southern District of New York
U.S. Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit
U.S. Supreme Court

Education:
Northwestern School of Law of Lewis & Clark College, J.D. 1978
DePaul University, B.A., 1975