Joseph Cammarata

Personal injury lawyer Joseph Cammarata served as President of the Trial Lawyers' Association of Metropolitan Washington, DC Mr. Cammarata is a founder of the Brain Injury Association of DC, Inc., a not-for-profit organization devoted to assist persons suffering from a brain injury through prevention, research, education and advocacy. He drafted legislation which became the law known as the "Athletic Concussion Protection Act of 2011" enacted to protect youth athletes from the known risks of a concussion. He is a member of the Board of Directors of Fairfax Water, which is Virginia's largest water utility. Mr. Cammarata was appointed as a Commissioner to the Ad Hoc Committee on Police Practices in Fairfax County, Virginia, and served on its Use of Force Sub-Committee. Mr. Cammarata was Chairman of the Criminal Justice Advisory Board and the Community Initiative to Reduce Youth Violence, each based in Fairfax County, Virginia. Mr. Cammarata was Chairman of the Public Safety Committee of the Visioning Task Force of Mount Vernon, Virginia and a member of the Mount Vernon Area Plan Review Task Force and the Ad Hoc Committee on Continued Use of the Meadowood Facility in Lorton, VA. He is also a past Chairman of the Alexandria Red Cross Waterfront Festival, the largest outdoor fundraising event of the American Red Cross. Mr. Cammarata is a graduate of St. John's University School of Law and also holds a Masters of Law in Taxation from Georgetown University Law School. Mr. Cammarata is also a certified public accountant. He is licensed to practice in Virginia, District of Columbia, Maryland, and New York.