Joe is a native of Montgomery. He graduated with honors from Huntingdon College with a major in Cultural and Religious Studies. Joe attended Cumberland School of Law, where he studied federal practice and procedure and civil rights law. At Cumberland, Joe served as the Articles Editor for the American Journal of Trial Advocacy, and as the Chair of the Cordell Hull Speakers Forum. He was also selected as an Abraham Caruthers Fellow and served on the Henry Upson Sims Moot Court Board. After graduating Cumberland, Joe served as law clerk to Justice Champ Lyons on the Alabama Supreme Court.

Joe began his legal career in Montgomery with a local firm, representing many of Alabama's County Sheriffs, County Commissioners, and County officials in civil rights litigation. In June of 2008, Joe joined Beasley Allen as an associate in the firm's Environmental section. He will be focusing much of his time, initially, on the developing Multi-District Litigation over "hot fuel."

Joe has been appointed to several committees for the Alabama State Bar, including the ALA Referral Committee and the Spanish-Speaking Lawyers Committee, and he has been active in the Young Lawyers Section of the Montgomery County Bar Association. Joe is also a member of the Hugh Maddox chapter of the American Inns of Court.

Joe lives in Montgomery with his wife, Ashley and their son, Hill. Joe and Ashley are active members of the Episcopal Church of the Ascension, where they are involved in various lay ministries. Both Joe and Ashley are also involved in numerous charitable and community organizations in Montgomery.