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EducationJD, cum laude, University of Georgia School of Law, 2003
B.A., cum laude, University of Pennsylvania, 1999
Clerkship
The Honorable Judge J.L. Edmondson, United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit
Bar Memberships
Georgia
Josh Belinfante
Josh Belinfante represents businesses in commercial disputes and regulatory and administrative matters. He has significant experience in litigation, healthcare regulation, appellate and administrative law.
Before joining RobbinsFreed, Josh served as the Executive Counsel to Governor Sonny Perdue of the State of Georgia, the chief legal advisor to the Governor. As Executive Counsel, Josh provided legal and legislative advice on a variety of issues, particularly healthcare, civil practice and local government law. Josh earlier served as the Legal Counsel to the Georgia House of Representatives Committee on the Judiciary, where he participated in, among other legislative matters, the revamping of Georgia’s eminent domain laws.
After graduating from the University of Georgia School of Law, Josh worked with a major Atlanta law firm and then served as a law clerk to Chief Judge J.L. Edmondson of the United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit. He returned to private practice and represented clients in federal and state courts before taking his governmental positions. Josh has written several articles on the peer review privilege, medical malpractice reform, campaign finance and procedural issues in litigation. He has also been a guest speaker addressing the Georgia Hospital Association, HomeTown Health, the Medical Association of Georgia, and the Georgia Orthopedic Society.
Josh remains active in the community. He serves on the board of MCG Health, Inc., the not‐for‐profit corporation that manages the clinical enterprise of the Medical College of Georgia; is President-Elect of the Pace Academy Alumni Association; and serves on the boards of the Atlanta Chapter of the Federalist Society, Republican Leadership of Georgia, and the Conservative Policy Leadership Institute. Josh has also been selected to the Georgia Chapter of the National Multiple Sclerosis Society's MS Leadership Class of 2010.
Atlanta Magazine named Josh a Georgia “Rising Star Super Lawyer” in 2009. In 2006, James Magazine listed Josh as one of the “Best Lawyers in Georgia.”