A problem-solver by nature, Joe looks at litigation from all angles to consider the multiple approaches to resolving his clients’ legal matters. He asks his clients where they want to be at the end of their legal dispute, then develops a plan to get them there. Joe has experience in multiple areas of civil litigation, with primary practice areas of Insurance Defense Litigation, Construction Defect/Construction Product Litigation, Dental Board and Dental Malpractice Defense, and Insurance Coverage Disputes.
After 25 years with the law firm of Wilson Grosenheider, where Joe became a partner in 1998, he established Loiacono Law Group PLLC in 2016. Joe proudly became a member of the Chamberlain McHaney team in 2021.
Associations
- State Bar of Texas (Litigation and Insurance Sections Member)
- Austin Bar Association (Construction Law Section Member)
- Austin Bar Foundation, Fellow
- Texas Bar Foundation, Lifetime Fellow
- Robert W. Calvert American Inn of Court – 2005 to Present (President 2016-17)
Papers and Presentations
- “State Board Actions and Dental Malpractice Suits” – Hindsight is Always 2020″ Author and Speaker, UT Health San Antonio Orthodontic Program, January 2020
- “Dental Malpractice Suits and State Board Actions – What Should I Expect if it Happens to Me?” Author and Speaker, UT Health San Antonio Orthodontic Program “Brace for the Future,” January 2019
- Dental Malpractice Suits and State Board Actions – What Should I Expect if it Happens to Me?” Moderate Sedation Safety Conference, June 2018
- “Just for The Record – Keeping Up With State Board Record Keeping Requirements” – Author and Speaker, Texas Academy of General Dentistry, December 2012
- “Doing the Right Thing – The State Board and Your Practice” – Author and Speaker, Texas Academy of General Dentistry, April 2010
- “Working With the Texas State Board of Dental Examiners,” Author and Speaker, DFW Seminars for Success for dental professionals, 2009
- “So Your Case Didn’t Settle? How to Evaluate a Case Through Jury Verdict,” Author and Speaker, Continuing Education Course through the Texas Department of Insurance, 2005
- “Are You in Jeopardy of Acting in Bad Faith?” Author and Speaker, Continuing Education Course through the Texas Department of Insurance, 2005
- “The 2003 Texas Tort Reform – A Primer for Insurance Adjusters,” Author and Speaker, Continuing Education Courses through the Texas Department of Insurance, 2004
- “Proportionate Responsibility, Contribution and Indemnity,” Author and Speaker, Capital Area Paralegal Association, 1996
- “The Effect of the 1995 Tort Legislation on Punitive Damages In Products Liability Cases,” Co-author, Texas Association of Defense Counsel, 1996
- “Deemed Statutory Authority and the Ongoing Demise of Contributory Negligence: The Nightmare Continues,” Co-author, National Association of Railroad Trial Counsel, 1994
Representative Appellate Matters
- Peace v. ITCOA, LLC, No. 13-16-00370-CV, 2018 WL 9563250 (Tex. App. -Corpus Christi, Oct. 18, 2018, pet. denied) – successfully defended summary judgment for escrow officer and attorney
- John H. Carney & Assocs. v. Texas Prop. and Cas. Ins. Guar. Ass’n 354 S.W.3d 843, 850 (Tex.App.-Austin 2011, pet. denied) – successfully defended summary judgment on enforceability of assignments under the Texas Property and Casualty Insurance Guaranty Act
- Harris v. Vazquez, No. 03-07-00245-CV, 2008 WL 2309179 (Tex. App.- Austin 2008, no pet.) – successfully defended defense verdict in auto accident
- Int’l Valet Parking Servs., Inc. v. Johnson, No. 03-02-00519-CV, 2003 WL 21024582 (Tex. App.-Austin May 8, 2003) – successfully defended trial court judgment and attorney fee award
- West v. Wannamaker, No. 03-15-00402-CV, 2016 WL 3522183 (Tex. App. – Austin, June 23, 2016) – successfully defended appeal of summary judgment in legal malpractice
- Cunningham v. Zurich American Ins. Co., 352 S.W.3d 519 (Tex. App.—Fort Worth 2011, pet. denied) – successfully defended summary judgment regarding enforceability of Rule 11 Agreement
- Williams Consol. I, Ltd./BSI Holdings, Inc. v. TIG Ins. Co., 230 S.W.3d 895 (Tex. App. – Houston [14th Dist.] 2007, no pet.) – successfully overturned portion of adverse summary judgment in insurance coverage dispute
- Oliver v. West, 908 S.W.2d 629 (Tex. App. -Eastland, 1999, writ denied) – successfully defended summary judgment in legal malpractice
- Missouri Pac. R. Co. v. Alderete, 945 S.W.2d 148 (Tex. App. – San Antonio 1996, no pet.) – San Antonio 1996, no pet.) – successfully challenged excessive guardian ad litem fees
- Belt v. Point Venture Prop. Owners’ Ass’n, Inc., No. 03-07-00701-CV, 2008 WL 2938879(Tex. App. – Austin, July 30, 2008) – successfully defended trial court order disbursing excess proceeds from a tax foreclosure sale
Education
- The University of Texas School of Law, J.D., 1991
- University of Dallas, B.A. in Economics (Magna Cum Laude), 1988
- University of Dallas at Rome, Italy, 1985
Admissions
- State Bar of Texas, 1991
- U.S. District Courts of Texas (Western, Eastern, Northern and Southern Divisions)