Mark C. Joye, Esq. Elected as President of Local Chapter of American Board of Trial Advocates
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Amy RothschildJune 14, 2007 4:41 PMTags:
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Mark C. Joye, Esquire, managing partner of Joye Law Firm, L.L.P. was recently elected as the President of the Charleston Chapter of the American Board of Trial Advocates (ABOTA). ABOTA is a national organization whose primary mission is to protect the preservation of the civil jury trial. ABOTA's membership is based on invitation by peers and consists equally of plaintiff and defense attorneys.
The general purposes of ABOTA are to foster improvement in the ethical and technical standards of practice in the field of advocacy to the end that individual litigants may receive more effective representation and the general public be benefited by more efficient administration of justice consistent with time-tested and traditional principles of litigation.
ABOTA's membership requirements are exceptionally stringent. The membership of ABOTA is limited to those practicing attorneys who display the personal characteristics and qualities that the organization embraces, and is representative of its membership. In order to become a member of ABOTA whose membership is extremely stringent, an attorney must have taken a requisite number of jury trials to verdict and in addition, his membership must be recommended and approved by seventy-five percent (75%) of the Executive Board of the local chapter, the local chapter and the National Board.
Mr. Joye, a seasoned trial attorney with eighteen (18) years of trial experience, has represented plaintiffs injured from defective products, car crashes, and tractor-trailer collisions in courtrooms across the state and country. Mr. Joye is most widely known for his representation of Sergio Jimenez who was killed when he was ejected from the rear of a Chrysler mini-van. The case of Jimenez v. Chrysler resulted in a $262.5 million verdict for his client. At the time, it was the largest verdict ever returned against an automobile manufacturer and still remains the largest personal injury verdict in the state. The case brought national attention to the Joye Law Firm and renewed pressure against Chrysler Corporation to fix the unsafe rear door latches of its minivans. Mr. Joye frequently lectures to state and national bar organizations on automotive product liability and trial practice and procedure.
Mr. Joye received his B.A. from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and his J.D. from the University of South Carolina.