Education
- JD, 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 represents clients in commercial and administrative disputes, and he is one of Georgia’s most knowledgeable attorneys on appellate matters and questions of governmental law and policy. He represents governmental and non-governmental clients, and those in the highly regulated fields of healthcare, gaming, land use, and energy.
Josh brings to bear his experience in all three branches of government, having served as the Executive Counsel or Chief Legal Advisor to Governor Sonny Perdue, Georgia’s 81st Governor (2007-2009), Legal Counsel to the Georgia House Judiciary Committee (2006), and Law Clerk to Judge J.L. Edmondson of the Eleventh Circuit (2004-2005).
In litigation matters, Josh’s practice involves commercial disputes, including partnership and contract disputes, non-compete agreements, and lawsuits involving civil and constitutional rights. Josh has also developed significant experience in cases involving government—ranging from zoning and land use disputes, to matters before administrative agencies, the Georgia Public Service Commission, and bid protests. Josh has also litigated and advised numerous private and public clients on Georgia’s Open Records and Open Meetings Acts. The State of Georgia has long viewed Josh as a go-to lawyer of the in numerous complex and high stakes cases brought by the United States Department of Justice and private litigants involving education, healthcare, election, and constitutional matters.
Outside of litigation, Josh also provides legal counsel to highly regulated industries navigating various state and federal laws and regulations governing the healthcare, gaming, and energy sectors. In addition, as a member of Robbins Government Relations, Josh has significant experience drafting many of the state laws that guide clients’ business and compliance strategies.
The Atlanta Business Chronicle described Josh as the “go-to guy for Georgia healthcare policy and legislation.” In 2011, the Atlanta Business Chronicle named Josh one of the 40 Under 40 of Atlanta’s Rising and Business Leaders. In 2010, The Fulton County Daily Report named Josh one of 10 attorneys “On the Rise,” and Georgia Trend named him one of Georgia’s “Legal Elite.” Atlanta Magazine named Josh a “Super Lawyer” since 2015, and it frequently named him a Georgia “Rising Star Super Lawyer.” James Magazine has repeatedly identified Josh as one of the “Best Lawyers in Georgia.”
Josh has served as the President of the Atlanta Chapter of the Federalist Society (2019-2023), where he remains member of the Board of Directors. He has also been a member of the University of Georgia Law School Alumni Council, and the former President of the Pace Academy Alumni Association (2010-2012). Josh is also a graduate of Leadership Atlanta (2012), Leadership Sandy Springs (2015), and the Coverdell Leadership Institute (2007). He is also working to spread awareness and raise funds for research into Ollier Disease.
Josh is a graduate of the University of Pennsylvania and the University of Georgia School of Law. He also taught high school at Pace Academy in Atlanta.
Josh Belinfante represents clients in commercial and administrative disputes, and he is one of Georgia’s most knowledgeable attorneys on appellate matters and questions of governmental law and policy. He represents governmental and non-governmental clients, and those in the highly regulated fields of healthcare, gaming, land use, and energy.
Josh brings to bear his experience in all three branches of government, having served as the Executive Counsel or Chief Legal Advisor to Governor Sonny Perdue, Georgia’s 81st Governor (2007-2009), Legal Counsel to the Georgia House Judiciary Committee (2006), and Law Clerk to Judge J.L. Edmondson of the Eleventh Circuit (2004-2005).
In litigation matters, Josh’s practice involves commercial disputes, including partnership and contract disputes, non-compete agreements, and lawsuits involving civil and constitutional rights. Josh has also developed significant experience in cases involving government—ranging from zoning and land use disputes, to matters before administrative agencies, the Georgia Public Service Commission, and bid protests. Josh has also litigated and advised numerous private and public clients on Georgia’s Open Records and Open Meetings Acts. The State of Georgia has long viewed Josh as a go-to lawyer of the in numerous complex and high stakes cases brought by the United States Department of Justice and private litigants involving education, healthcare, election, and constitutional matters.
Outside of litigation, Josh also provides legal counsel to highly regulated industries navigating various state and federal laws and regulations governing the healthcare, gaming, and energy sectors. In addition, as a member of Robbins Government Relations, Josh has significant experience drafting many of the state laws that guide clients’ business and compliance strategies.
The Atlanta Business Chronicle described Josh as the “go-to guy for Georgia healthcare policy and legislation.” In 2011, the Atlanta Business Chronicle named Josh one of the 40 Under 40 of Atlanta’s Rising and Business Leaders. In 2010, The Fulton County Daily Report named Josh one of 10 attorneys “On the Rise,” and Georgia Trend named him one of Georgia’s “Legal Elite.” Atlanta Magazine named Josh a “Super Lawyer” since 2015, and it frequently named him a Georgia “Rising Star Super Lawyer.” James Magazine has repeatedly identified Josh as one of the “Best Lawyers in Georgia.”
Josh has served as the President of the Atlanta Chapter of the Federalist Society (2019-2023), where he remains member of the Board of Directors. He has also been a member of the University of Georgia Law School Alumni Council, and the former President of the Pace Academy Alumni Association (2010-2012). Josh is also a graduate of Leadership Atlanta (2012), Leadership Sandy Springs (2015), and the Coverdell Leadership Institute (2007). He is also working to spread awareness and raise funds for research into Ollier Disease.
Josh is a graduate of the University of Pennsylvania and the University of Georgia School of Law. He also taught high school at Pace Academy in Atlanta.