
Our Attorneys
Joseph M. Harvath
Managing Attorney
Joe Harvath is a St. Louis native and the managing attorney of JMH Law Firm, where he defends people charged with felonies, misdemeanors and traffic offenses across the St. Louis area.
Joseph M. Harvath is the managing attorney of JMH Law Firm, LLC. Joe was born and raised in St. Louis. He grew up in Kirkwood and Manchester and graduated from St. Louis University High School.
Joe attended IUPUI and graduated with a dual degree in accounting and finance from the Indiana University Kelley School of Business in Indianapolis. He spent nearly two years at a public accounting firm before earning his law degree at Saint Louis University School of Law.
Joe has worked in the Office of the Prosecuting Attorney and alongside a St. Louis area judge, so he knows how criminal cases are charged, negotiated and decided. He has represented clients charged with felonies, misdemeanors, municipal traffic violations and other tickets.
Joe is passionate about providing quality, affordable criminal defense and zealous representation throughout the St. Louis metropolitan area. When you call, you speak directly with an attorney who cares about your case as much as you do. In Joe's words: "I truly care about my clients and work hard to ensure the best possible outcome."
- Has handled over 220 cases and over 70 jury trials
- Worked in the Office of the Prosecuting Attorney
- Worked alongside a St. Louis area judge
- Nearly two years at a public accounting firm before law school
- Felony defense
- Misdemeanor defense
- DWI
- Traffic tickets and municipal violations
- Featured by St. Louis Magazine as the "Face of Passionate Criminal Defense" in Faces of St. Louis, 2016, 2017, 2018 and 2019
- The National Trial Lawyers: Top 40 Under 40
- American Institute of Criminal Law Attorneys: 10 Best, Client Satisfaction, 2016
- J.D., Saint Louis University School of Law
- Dual degree in accounting and finance, Indiana University Kelley School of Business, Indianapolis
- The Missouri Bar
- St. Charles County Bar Association
- St. Louis County Bar Association
- Bar Association of Metropolitan St. Louis
- Missouri Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers



