Meagher + Geer is proud to announce that Joe Teirab, a former Assistant U.S. Attorney for the District of Minnesota and county prosecutor, has joined the firm’s Minneapolis office as Of Counsel in its litigation practices.

At the U.S. Attorney’s Office, Joe engaged in high-stakes litigation involving the office’s most newsworthy cases. He co-led the RICO investigation and prosecution of the Bloods gang. He also worked on a prosecution for the murder of a police officer, a Cartel-linked narcotics trafficking conspiracy, and the Feeding Our Future fraud case. Joe successfully tried a number of federal jury trials, all resulting in guilty verdicts.

Prior to federal service, Joe was an Assistant Nicollet County Attorney, prosecuting adult felony cases. Joe began his legal career as an active-duty JAG lawyer in the U.S. Marine Corps, serving as a base assistant general counsel. In this role, Joe provided legal advice on regulation compliance, internal investigations, government ethics, and criminal law. Additionally, Joe served as a military prosecutor and deployed to Iraq as an operational law attorney, providing legal guidance on strikes in support of Operation Inherent Resolve. Joe earned his J.D. from Harvard Law School and his bachelor’s degree from Cornell University.