Primary Office
Professional Involvement
- Illinois State Bar Association Standing Committee on Professional Conduct, Former Chair and Secretary
- Executive Service Corps of Chicago, Former Member of the Board of Directors
- Circuit Court of Cook County Mandatory Arbitration Program, Former Certified Arbitrator and Panel Chair
Community Connections
- North Shore High School District 113 (Deerfield and Highland Park, Illinois high schools), Former School Board Member for two terms and served as the Board President
- Committee for Accuracy in Middle East Reporting (CAMERA), Chicago Advisory Board Member
- Former U.S. Senator Mark Kirk's Education Advisory Committee, Member
- Anti-Defamation League
- Midwest Regional Board, Former Member
- Former Associate National Commissioner
- Midwest Civil Rights Committee, Former Co-Chairman
- Jewish Vocational Services, Past Member of the Board of Directors
- American Youth Soccer Organization, Youth Soccer Coach
- Highland Park (Illinois) Public Library, Past Member of the Board of Trustees
- University of Pittsburgh Honors College, Board of Visitors Member
After Work
Joel received a tennis athletic scholarship from the University of Pittsburgh and played on the varsity team for four years. He currently competes from time to time in USTA tournaments. He and his wife own a home in Tucson, Arizona, and they travel frequently to Brooklyn, New York to visit their grandkids.