Joseph C. George, Jr.

California Attorney for Victims/Survivors of Child Abuse and Victims/Survivors of Child Sexual Abuse

A native of Nashville, Tennessee, Joseph George, Jr. moved to California to attend the University of California at Davis, where he studied psychology and communications (double major) and graduated in 1995. Joe Jr. studied law at the University of Pacific, McGeorge School of Law. While attending McGeorge, he earned a Certificate in Governmental Affairs, Honors in Trial Advocacy, and was on the Dean’s List. He graduated in 1998.

After passing the California Bar Exam, Joe Jr. began his legal career as a Deputy District Attorney in Yolo County. As a prosecutor, he gained significant litigation experience, trying cases in front of both juries and judges.

In 2001, Joe Jr. entered private practice and since 2003 has represented victims and survivors of childhood sexual abuse. In 2012, Joe Jr. attended and graduated from Gerry Spence’s Trial Lawyers College (a 25-day intensive residential trial college in Wyoming). Joe Jr. was invited to join the faculty of the Trial Lawyers College faculty and since 2018 has taught at the Trial Lawyers College in Wyoming and its related regional seminars.

Joe Jr. is an active cyclist, marathoner, and angler. He has volunteered as an adult literacy tutor and for the Make-A-Wish Foundation.