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Joe McCoy is an award winning trial lawyer with an ever-growing record of legal victories and accomplishments. He has won seven figure settlements and judgments for people harmed by corporate greed, neglect, and carelessness. Joe is excited to bring his record of success to Michael Hill Trial Law, where he can devote his efforts exclusively to holding nursing homes accountable when they abuse and neglect our society's most vulnerable members.
Prior to law school, Joe attended Grove City College in Pennsylvania where he was a four-year letterwinner, three-year starter, and two-year captain of the basketball team. Joe is proud of leading the basketball team to multiple league titles and a NCAA Division III tournament berth. Joe remains in the College's record books for three pointers made and free throw percentage. Joe also ran the Steeplechase for the track team.
The son of a lawyer, advocacy is in Joe's blood, and he knew early on he would pursue a career in law. In law school, Joe received several awards and honors as the highest achieving student in numerous legal areas, including Constitutional Law, Property, Legal Writing, Professional Responsibility, and Trial Advocacy.
After law school, Joe began his journey as a trial lawyer working for a prominent law firm that defends cases against doctors, dentists, and nursing homes. While gaining valuable trial experience and learning the legal maneuvers of how these cases are defended, Joe quickly realized that his heart was on the side of the injured person and family of those who had been neglected. Joe never looked back after changing sides to stand up for and help restore the lives of people who have been neglected or abused.
Joe's legal talents have been recognized by his peers, and he has been voted a Super Lawyer Rising Star from 2021 through the current year, an award only the top 2.5% of lawyers receive. Always on a mission to hone his craft as a trial lawyer, Joe continues to build his skills in the rigorous invitation-only Trial Lawyers University Skills Boot Camp.
Joe is an invited guest at trial lawyer conferences around the country. In his personal life, Joe is an active member of his community with experience serving as a board member for several organizations, including the Licking County Board of Developmental Disabilities. Joe is also a proud participant of Pelotonia, an annual 100 mile bike ride to support cancer research. For the past several years, Joe has served as a Trustee for the Ohio Association for Justice, an organization dedicated to protecting and promoting the Constitutional Right to a civil jury trial.
Joe lives in historic Granville, Ohio, with his wife, Tisha, and their four children. With great memories of playing college athletics, Joe still enjoys playing basketball, tennis, and cycling in his free time, as well as coaching his children in various youth sports.
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When families place a loved one in a nursing home, they expect attentive care — not silence, sedation, or sudden personality changes. Yet one of the most troubling and often overlooked issues in long-term care facilities is overmedication, particularly when drugs are used to control behavior rather than treat legitimate medical conditions.
At Michael Hill Trial Law, we frequently hear from families who noticed that their loved one became unusually quiet, withdrawn, or constantly drowsy after entering a nursing home. In many of these cases, the underlying issue was not a natural decline, but excessive or unnecessary medication.
When a loved one enters a nursing home, families expect that their basic daily needs will be met with care, attention, and dignity. For many residents, simple activities such as eating, bathing, or moving safely are no longer possible without assistance. This is why support with Activities of Daily Living (ADLs) is one of the most fundamental responsibilities of any nursing home.
Yet, one of the most common — and often overlooked — forms of neglect occurs when facilities fail to provide this basic assistance.
When a loved one enters a nursing home, families trust that basic care needs — such as hygiene, mobility, and monitoring — will be handled with attention and professionalism. Unfortunately, one of the most serious warning signs of neglect in nursing homes is the development of bedsores, also known as pressure ulcers.
At Michael Hill Trial Law, we frequently see cases where these injuries could have been prevented with proper care. Bedsores are not just medical conditions — in many situations, they are clear indicators that a resident’s needs are not being met.
Medication is one of the most critical components of care in a nursing home. Many residents rely on multiple prescriptions to manage chronic conditions, control pain, or support recovery. When administered correctly, these medications can significantly improve quality of life. But when mistakes happen, the consequences can be severe — and sometimes life-threatening.
At Michael Hill Trial Law, we frequently work with families who discover that a loved one’s decline was not inevitable, but instead linked to a medication error that could have been prevented. These errors are often dismissed as simple mistakes, but in reality, they may point to deeper issues within the facility.
