About Josh Wolff

When asked what he loves most about practicing law, Josh will tell you it is solving problems. Sometimes, the solution is apparent but the path is not. Other times, the solution needs to be discovered. Often, the solution involves finding value, leverage, and persuasion in unexpected ways. Always, critical thinking is required, which is why Josh’s undergraduate training in philosophy has proved useful.

Side note: at his UC Berkeley philosophy department commencement, Josh asked: “Is it better to be Socrates unemployed or a fool earning $60,000 a year?” (Socrates believed the “unexamined life” was not worth living.) Josh still asks himself this question, adjusted for inflation.

Following university, Josh lived in Europe and worked for German defense contractor Wegmann & Co., GmbH. The time abroad was unique. He learned a foreign language, made long-term friendships, and saw firsthand geopolitical problems that continue to complicate the world: divisive policies, refugees from distant wars, globalism and isolationism.

Finding value, leverage, and persuasion in unexpected ways
Josh returned from Europe to attend law school at George Washington University’s National Law Center in Washington, D.C. The nation’s capital was an exciting place to study law. Top government officials taught as adjunct professors. Supreme Court justices lectured frequently. Josh served on the Moot Court Board and the Journal of International Law & Economics. He represented GW in the Jessup Cup International Law Moot Court Competition, placing third in the Mid-Atlantic Region. After law school, Josh came to Orange County to practice law. He worked in the Newport Beach office of a regional law firm and was a partner at two business litigation boutiques. Over the years, Josh has tried and arbitrated cases of all dimension, and honed his skills in research, writing, witness examination, and oral argument. (In the words of a managing partner, “Josh may be one of the best writers as well as researchers I have seen on law and motion work.”) Several cases Josh has argued have resulted in published decisions. Josh has shared his skills by mentoring others and by teaching Legal Writing at U.C. Irvine’s Paralegal Certificate Program.
In a seemingly random world, it is remarkable to look back and see purpose and order

Josh serves as primary counsel to a number of local businesses. The matters he handles cover a wide variety of litigation and transactional works. If he could give himself a title, it would be Chief Troubleshooter.

Josh is a member of the California State Bar. He regularly appears in state and federal court. When not in court, Josh—a competitive cyclist—sometimes rides his bicycle to work.

Something else to know about Josh: he met his wife, Peggy, on a blind date. She was a schoolteacher, and he knew he was in trouble. Josh and Peggy live in Laguna Beach. They have two dynamic daughters and a dog. As Josh will say, “In a seemingly random world, it is remarkable to look back and see purpose and order.”

Results that Speak Volumes

Outcomes borne of clarity and strategy.

Client Cases