About Joseph P. Breda, Chief Executive Officer
Joseph P. Breda is the Chief Executive Officer and an Executive Partner of Cordell & Cordell. He is based at the firm’s headquarters in St. Louis, Missouri.
Mr. Breda draws from deep experience in law, technology, and business in leading the firm. After over a decade of legal practice, he served in several leadership roles building and bringing the Bloomberg Law legal information platform to market, most recently serving as the President of Bloomberg Law.
He is a respected leader and frequent speaker on legal technology and the future of law.
“Our formula is simple: Relentless focus on client needs, a world-class team of attorneys and support professionals, and effective use of process and technology to deliver the highest quality legal services. In many instances, our clients count on us to stand in their corner at the most critical point of their lives. They deserve the best representation available.”
Licenses
Mr. Breda is licensed to practice in the state of New York.
Education
- State University of New York Brockport – B.S.; magna cum laude
- Albany Law School of Union University – J.D.; cum laude; Justinian Society
Publication & Recognition
- Mr. Breda was honored with inclusion in the 2023 FastCase 50, a list of “the law’s smartest, most courageous innovators, techies, visionaries, & leaders.”
- He co-authored the 2019 AALL Spectrum article “Inside the Black Box of Search Algorithms” regarding legal search engines.
- In 2018, he received the AALL New Product of the Year award on behalf of Bloomberg Law for its groundbreaking “Points of Law” AI-powered legal analysis tool.
- In 2014 he was featured in the ABA Journal article “Vision Quest” spotlighting the emerging use of visualization in legal technology.
- He was a contributing author to the New York Workers’ Compensation Law Handbook (LexisNexis).
