About
Joseph L. Cortopassi is an associate attorney at The Job Injury Law Firm in Charleston, South Carolina. He focuses on personal injury claims, including auto accidents, premises liability, and workers’ compensation matters. His work centers on helping injured workers and accident victims address claims involving medical costs, lost wages, and other consequences of injury. He is licensed to practice in South Carolina and belongs to the Charleston County Bar Association.
Cortopassi earned a J.D. from Charleston School of Law. He received a Bachelor of Arts in History and an Artium Baccalaureatus in Classics from the College of Charleston. During law school, he served as Publications Editor of the Federal Courts Law Review and completed published research involving the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act and the Patriot Act. He further received CALI Awards for Excellence in several commercial and transactional law courses.
Cortopassi began working with the firm as an intern during his second year of law school and continued developing experience with injured clients. He has a growing understanding of workers’ compensation and accident claims through direct work in the office. His current practice covers injury claims arising from vehicle accidents, unsafe premises, and workplace injuries, combining legal research skills with practical claim handling and client communication.
Joseph L. Cortopassi brings academic research experience and hands-on injury practice to his work at The Job Injury Law Firm. He emphasizes a commitment to assisting injured workers and accident victims and finding beneficial resolutions to their legal problems. His work remains concentrated on personal injury and workers’ compensation claims. Through that focus, he helps clients understand the claims process while pursuing legal remedies connected with injuries and workplace accidents.
Law Office Affiliations
- Attorney, The Job Injury Law Firm
- Member, South Carolina Bar
- Member, Charleston County Bar Association
Licensed State
- South Carolina
Education
- Charleston School of Law
Juris Doctor (JD) - College of Charleston
Bachelor of Arts (BA) in History - College of Charleston
Artium Baccalaureatus in Classics
Awards & Badges


- Car Accidents
- Personal Injury
- Slip & Fall Accidents
- Trucking Accidents
- Workers' Compensation




