Joseph M. Miller was born and raised in Scott, Louisiana in Lafayette Parish.

Joe completed his undergraduate studies in Political Science/Pre-Law at the University of Louisiana-Lafayette in 2003 where he finished Magna Cum Laude and was voted by the faculty as Outstanding Graduate in Political Science/Pre-Law.

After completing his undergraduate studies at UL-Lafayette, he attended Loyola University School of Law where he received his Juris Doctor Degree in May 2006 with the Honorable Distinction Cum Laude.

While at Loyola Law School, Joseph served as Articles Editor of the Loyola Law Review and published “Federal Preemption and Preclusion: Why The Federal Railroad Safety Act Should Not Preclude The Federal Employer’s Liability Act,” 51 Loy. L. Rev. 947 (2006).  This article has been cited in numerous case opinions and secondary legal sources on the issue of preclusion in FELA cases. 

During Joe’s recent term as President of the Academy of Rail Labor Attorneys, he attended two meetings of the American Board of Trial Advocates  [“ABOTA”] Civil Law Roundtable in Washington D.C.

At the most recent Roundtable on March 1, 2025 in Washington, D.C., ARLA President Joe Miller and Executive Director, James Stem, met with a number of leaders across the legal community including the Presidents of the American Bar Association, Federal Bar Association, American Association for Justice, and Defense Research Institute.  The stated goal of the Roundtable is to protect the right to jury trial in the civil justice system. 

While in Washington, Joe and James Stem, Executive Director of ARLA, met with the legislative staffs of Louisiana Senators, John Kennedy and Bill Cassidy, as well as the staff of House Majority Leader, Steve Scalise.  ARLA was warmly received at each of these meetings, which focused on the bipartisan safety goals of the newly introduced Rail Safety Bill in the House (formerly the 2023 Vance-Brown Senate Bill). https://davissaunders.com/legal-update-march-7-2025/

Currently, Joe has finished his term as the 2024-2025 Academy of Rail Labor Attorneys President and has been appointed to the Board of Directors of the Federal Bar Association New Orleans Chapter 2025-2026 (www.nofba.org).

In the Fall of 2025, the President of the Federal Bar Association also appointed Joe to the National Government Relations Committee.