Attorney Profiles

Joseph D Garrity 
Ft Lauderdale, Florida
phone (954) 382-9199
fax (954) 382-9063
email Email Me

PRACTICE AREA AND PROFESSIONAL EXPERTISE

Before joining the law firm, Mr. Garrity served as Corporate Counsel for Sense Holdings, Inc., a publicly traded company that manufactures biometric time and attendance and access control devices.  His duties included the drafting of legal documents for third party contractual relationships, including end sales agreements, UCC filings, strategic partnerships, reseller agreements, capital financing agreements and extended service contracts.  During his tenure as Corporate Counsel, Mr. Garrity , maintained an active private practice that focused on intellectual property litigation.

 

Mr. Garrity was the founder of J.D. Garrity and Associates, P.A. in Coral Springs , Florida where his concentration was on intellectual property litigation and transactions as well as civil litigation.

 

He served as Corporate Counsel for Zoned In, Inc., an Internet technology company, where he handled all legal matters with an emphasis on corporate, contractual and intellectual property issues. 

 

Mr. Garrity has represented clients that include the second largest Florida based franchisor, a publicly traded biometric technology company, an international yacht equipment manufacturer, an internationally renowned artist, an Internet service provider, CLEC and a web site design company.

Areas of Practice:
Litigation
Bar Admissions:
Florida, 1996
U.S. Court of Appeals Federal Circuit
U.S. Court of Appeals 11th Circuit
U.S. District Court Southern District of Florida
U.S. District Court Middle District of Florida
U.S. Bankruptcy Court
Education:
New York Law School, New York, New York, 1996
Doctorate of Jurisprudence


Franklin Pierce Law School, Concord, New Hampshire, United States, 1994


University of Massachusettes Lowell, Lowell, Massachusettes, United States, 1988
Bachelor of Science
Honors: Cum Laude
Major:  Industrial Engineering


Hartford State Technical College, Hartford, Connecticut, United States, 1984
Associates of Science
Major:  Mechanical Engineering