Joseph J. Rhoades, Esq.

Wilmington Personal Injury Lawyer

JOSEPH J. RHOADES is the founder of the law firm Rhoades & Morrow LLC. Joe received his education at the University of Delaware (B.A.A.S., 1976) and the Delaware Law School of Widener University (J.D., Magna Cum Laude, 1981). Joe was a law clerk to the Honorable Henry R. Horsey, Supreme Court of the State of Delaware, from 1981 to 1982. Joe is a member of the American and Delaware State Bar Associations, the American Association for Justice (AAJ), the Delaware Trial Lawyers Association (DTLA) (Past President and Legislative Chair), the Workers’ Injury Law & Advocacy Group (WILG) and the American Board of Trial Advocates (ABOTA). He is a former member of the State of Delaware Workers’ Compensation Health Care Advisory Panel, serving as the Panel’s Chair, as well the State of Delaware Workers’ Compensation Task Force. Joe is the Injured Workers’ Representative on the State of Delaware Workers’ Compensation Oversight Panel and is currently serving as the Panel’s Chair. He also serves as the Vice Chair of the State of Delaware Superior Court Civil Rules Committee.

Joe has been a Guardian ad Litem for foster children in the State of Delaware Family Court for over 20 years and also serves on the Board of Directors of Action for Delaware’s Children, a not-for-profit organization which advocates for Delaware’s children, especially those living in poverty.

Bar Admissions

Delaware, 1981
U.S. Federal Courts, 1982
U.S. Supreme Court

Education

Widener University School of Law, Wilmington, Delaware

J.D. magna cum laude – 1981

University of Delaware

B.A.A.S. – 1976

Honors and Awards

Outstanding Service Award, Delaware Trial Lawyers Association, 2006
Workers’ Compensation Section Distinguished Service, Delaware State Bar Association, 2007
Board of Governors Outstanding Service, Delaware Trial Lawyers Association, 2010
Top Lawyers 2021, Delaware Today Magazine, 2021
20 Year Volunteer Service, Office of the Child Advocate – DE

Professional Associations and Memberships

Delaware Trial Lawyers Association, Member and Past President
American Association for Justice, Member
Delaware State Bar Association, Member
American State Bar Association, Member
American Board of Trial Advocates, Member
Workers’ Injury Law & Advocacy Group, Member
State of Delaware Workers’ Compensation Oversight Panel, Member and Current Chair
State of Delaware Workplace Safety Task Force, Member
State of Delaware Workers’ Compensation Advisory Council, Past Member
State of Delaware Workers’ Compensation Task Force, Past Member
State of Delaware Workers’ Compensation Health Care Advisory Panel, Past Member and Chair