Practicing Law and providing effective expert witness testimony in the distinct area of Small Arms design, Trade, Compliance, and intellectual property with mastery, passion, insight, and unique experience; all with one goal: supporting the small arms industry for the preservation of peace and liberty!


about the firm

At the helm of the Law Office of Joseph P. Evans, PLC., sits Joe Evans, who not only has practiced law at the most elite levels in almost every area of law, but who also happens to be a dedicated family man, experienced alpinist, state- and world-record fisherman, fluent and literate Chinese speaker, longtime competitive marksman (not a very good one), and firearms expert and historian (one of the best).

Therefore, for Joe, practicing small arms law and serving as an expert witness in suits involving firearms and ammunition design is not only a profession, but a labor of love, allowing him to delve every day and for every client into one of his most fervent passions.

Learn about the practice, mission, attorney, his education and experience in so many areas of law serving various industries, and what makes practice in this field so special to him.

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Achieve the Litigation and Compliance Results you Desire

From dealing internationally in small arms in compliance with the ITAR or USMIL, through gaining ATF approval of your new and innovative small arms design or accessory, to litigating your firearms and ammunition patents in the Federal District Courts or Federal Circuit, with Joe’s help, you will be slicing through red tape like a well-honed Eickhorn M7 Bayonet!

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Expert Testimony from the Acclaimed Expert

In addition to his legal acumen and experience in all areas of the law relating to small arms trade and development, Joe - as the author of the first and preeminent scholarly work on the design history of the AR platform of rifles - also happens to be the recognized authority on the invention and development of the family of small arms designs that include both the most popular and commonly-owned civilian sporting firearm in America, and the fully-automatic military service rifle fielded by the most nations - including the United States - in the history of standardized military small arms.

Therefore, if your outfit finds itself in litigation concerning patents or other intellectual property related to any component of the AR-10/AR-15/M16/M4 family of small arms, retaining as an expert witness quite literally “the guy who wrote the book on it,” can be for you - as it already has proven for others - the factor that brings decisive victory in litigation.

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