About Joseph James
Joseph James Bell is a certified attorney licensed to practice regulation in the State of California. He was admitted to the California State Bar in 1980. His license is presently in active status. Mr. Bell is the founder and principal attorney on the Law Office of Joseph J. Bell, a firm that specialize in family regulation and juvenile things, located in Grass Valley, California. He has been working as an attorney for over forty five years, serving clients primarily in Nevada and Placer Counties.
Mr. Bell earned his Juris Doctor diploma from the New College of California School of Law in 1979. Prior to law school, he completed his undergraduate schooling at the University of Nevada, the place he obtained a diploma in Political Science in 1969. During his time at New College, he gained practical experience through clerkships, including a position at the San Francisco Neighborhood Legal Assistance Foundation, where he labored on social safety and disability administrative appeals, as well as family and housing legal proceedings.
Mr. Bell concentrates his practice in the regions of household regulation, juvenile dependency, and civil legal proceedings. He represents people and households in matters involving divorce, child custody, child support, and conservatorship. His practice encompasses all stages of legal proceedings, which includes preliminary case assessment, evidence-gathering process, facilitated negotiation, settlement discussions, and trial hearings in both state and federal courts. He is also an educated mediator and private settlement judge, providing alternative dispute resolution services to clients seeking amicable settlements.
Throughout his profession, Mr. Bell has treated cases in the Superior Court of California for the County of Nevada, the Superior Court of California for the County of Placer, and the United States District Court for the Eastern District of California. He has also appeared earlier than the California Court of Appeal on more than one events. Prior to founding his own firm, he labored because the supervising attorney at Nevada County Legal Assistance, Inc., dealing with household, consumer, public benefits, and common civil things for low-profits Nevada County residents.
Mr. Bell is a member in good standing of the Nevada County Bar Association, where he has served as a member at giant. He is likewise a member of the California Lawyers Association and the Association of Certified Family Law Specialists, the place he served as president in 2009. He has been licensed as a Family Law Specialist by the State Bar of California since 1995. Additionally, he has been concerned in pro bono work for various non-profit organizations and has served as a lecturer for ongoing legal training programs in family law.
