JOE WHITCOMB

Founder and President

Joe Whitcomb is the founder and president of Whitcomb Law, PC. In addition, he directs the Government Procurement and International Business Transactions practice areas. As a result of his military service as a U.S. Army Ranger and as a non-commissioned officer in the Air Force, he learned mission accomplishment. 

After law school, Joe went on to work as a staff attorney for the federal government. There he learned the nuances of administrative law generally and the pains of federal bureaucracy specifically. He has dedicated his legal career to helping individuals and businesses with their interactions with federal and state governments. Most notably, he has dedicated his legal career to helping Veterans with all their legal needs.

VETERAN BUSINESS OWNER

Because he was a Service Disabled Veteran business owner, Joe took his firm through the CVE SDVOSB certification process. After learning how complicated the process was, Joe started representing other businesses in becoming certified VOSBs and SDVOSBs. As a result, he has earned a reputation as an extremely responsive and capable attorney who puts his clients’ needs first. He is known for adapting to his client’s needs and finding solutions to nuanced problems.

JOE’S MILITARY EXPERIENCE

Joe enlisted as an infantryman for the United States Army Rangers in 1988. In December 1989, his unit, the 1st/75th Ranger Battalion, was part of the “Spearhead” element in Operation Just Cause. Afterward, he performed intelligence support during Operations Desert Shield and Desert Storm. Joe later served his country as a Non-Commissioned Officer in the United States Air Force for three years. He was medically separated from the Air Force in 2005 because of hearing loss.

SELECTED APPELLATE EXPERIENCE

• Tesone v. Empire Marketing Strategies, 942 F.3d 979, 998 (November 8, 2019) (10^th Circuit Court of Appeals, after oral argument)
• Martinez v. Berryhill, 699 Fed. Appx. 775, 776 (June 14, 2017) (10^th Circuit Court of Appeals, on the briefing)
• Kellams v. Berryhill, 696 F. App'x 909, 911 (August 10, 2017) (10^th Circuit Court of Appeals, on the briefing)
• Williams v. Berryhill, 682 F. App'x 665, 666 (March 17, 2017) (10^th Circuit Court of Appeals, on the briefing)
• Lambro v. United States, 90 F.4th 1375, 1376 (January 22, 2024) (Federal Circuit Court of Appeals, after oral argument)
•  E&I Glob. Energy Servs., Inc. v. United States, 2022-1472, 2022 U.S. App. LEXIS 35932, at *1 (Dec. 30, 2022) (Federal Circuit Court of Appeals, after oral argument)