Joe Morford is the Managing Partner of Tucker Ellis LLP, a law firm of more than 400 lawyers and other professionals collaborating to represent the top companies in America in trials, litigation, business transactions, and intellectual property law. In addition to his responsibilities as Managing Partner – a role he has held since 2010 – Joe maintains an active practice focused on the representation of major corporations in complex mass tort, business litigation, and product liability matters in courtrooms throughout the United States. Active in the community, Joe has served on numerous boards of directors, including currently the Cleveland-Marshall College of Law Board of Visitors, College Now of Greater Cleveland, the Greater Cleveland Partnership, and the West Side Catholic Center. For 18 years, Joe served as a volunteer magistrate judge for the City of Shaker Heights Juvenile Court Diversion Program. He is named among Cleveland Magazine’s “Cleveland 500” as a leader who is shaping the city in the area of law. Most recently, Joe joined the Leadership Council on Legal Diversity’s (LCLD) Leaders at the Front Movement in pledging specific, meaningful, and measurable commitments to diversity, equity, and inclusion both personally and within Tucker Ellis.