A determined attorney, Joe Tacopina spent years representing rapper Meek Mill (above) and trying to correct what he believed to be judicial misconduct. Mill received a two- to four-year prison sentence for violating his parole in 2017 (via Vibe). Tacopina explained that he believed Judge Genece E. Brinkley mishandled the case and ignored the recommendations of Mill's probation officer and the district attorney, who asked for the rapper to be given no jail time. He also criticized the judge for repeatedly extending Mill's probationary period over minor infractions.
Mill's legal battle finally ended in 2019 when the rapper pleaded guilty to a misdemeanor. In releasing the news, the Philadelphia District Attorney's Office also offered Mill an apology for the decade-long legal saga. District Attorney Larry Krasner said Mill "was unfairly treated in a case that exemplifies the destruction caused by excessive supervision, instances of corruption, and unfair processes in our criminal courts." All other charges against Mill were dropped, and his probation was ended.
When not representing the famous and infamous, Tacopina has taught law courses and workshops at such schools as Harvard Law and Sacred Heart University (via his official site). He and his wife, Tish, have five children and live in Westport, Connecticut, per GQ magazine.
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