EFFECTIVE ATTORNEY EARNS SECOND PROMOTION

The White Plains-based law firm Fullerton Beck LLP has promoted Joseph Sauer to special litigation counsel ”” his second promotion in two years. Previously, in July 2020, he was promoted from associate to senior counsel.

“In a short time, Joe has taken on a leadership role in many ways, including expanding the firm”™s elevator accident practice and playing a key role in our Child Victim”™s Act practice,” said Eileen Fullerton, managing partner. “His experience as an assistant corporation counsel for the city of New York in the Bronx Tort Division prepared him to be an effective and versatile litigator and trial attorney.”

Sauer served five years as assistant corporation counsel for the city of New York, spending two years as a full-time trial attorney handling various cases for city agencies. In this role, Sauer obtained numerous favorable outcomes, including several defense verdicts, and received the Division Chief Awards twice for his outstanding work during his tenure. 

Named for inclusion in New York Metro Super Lawyers Rising Stars since 2019, Sauer earned his Juris Doctorate from the Elisabeth Haub School of Law at Pace University in 2013, graduating magna cum laude while working full time as a paralegal at a White Plains-based insurance defense firm. He received a Bachelor of Arts degree from Johns Hopkins University.

A full-service litigation firm with offices in New York, New Jersey and Connecticut, Fullerton Beck is 100% women-owned and represents companies of all sizes with a full range of services focused on litigation and risk management.