01 / Biography
A national wage-and-hour practice.
Josh Sanford focuses on wage-and-hour litigation, including claims under the Fair Labor Standards Act, Title VII, and the Equal Pay Act. He has tried cases before judges and juries around the country.
Alongside his litigation practice, Josh has built legal and technology ventures focused on access, referrals, and litigation.
02 / Practice
Areas of practice.
- Employment litigation
- Wage and hour claims
- Fair Labor Standards Act
- Consumer class actions
- Data breach litigation
- Catastrophic injury
03 / Career
A founder who still tries cases.
2001
Founded Sanford Law Firm
Started his first firm only months into practice and developed it into a national wage-and-hour litigation operation.
Trial work
Tried cases across the country
Has tried employment and other civil cases before judges and juries around the United States.
2022-2023
Co-founded a legal software company
Co-founded legal software company Lexamica in 2022 and launched Eagle Team with Devin Stone in 2023.
2024
Co-founded a new plaintiffs' firm
Helped establish Ellzey, Kherkher, Sanford & Montgomery LLP, adding experience across employment and complex plaintiff-side litigation matters before joining Bulldog Law.
04 / Education
Education.
- University of Arkansas at Fayetteville School of Law, J.D., 2001
- Wheaton College, B.A. in English, cum laude, 1996
05 / Admissions
Courts and jurisdictions.
State courts
- Arkansas Supreme Court, 2001
- Texas Supreme Court, 2011
- Colorado Supreme Court, 2012
Appellate and national courts
- U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit, 2010
- U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit, 2013
- U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit, 2016
- U.S. Court of Federal Claims, 2019
Federal district courts
- Eastern and Western Districts of Arkansas
- District of Colorado
- Eastern and Western Districts of Michigan
- Eastern, Northern, Southern, and Western Districts of Texas
- District of North Dakota
- Central and Southern Districts of Illinois
- District of New Mexico
- District of Wisconsin
- District of Ohio
Leadership
- Founder, Sanford Law Firm
- Co-founder, EKSM
- Co-founder, Eagle Team
- Co-founder, Lexamica
- Former President, Pope County Bar Association
Professional associations
- American Bar Association
- Arkansas Bar Association
- Pope County Bar Association
- Arkansas Trial Lawyers Association
- National Employment Lawyers Association
Recognition
- Best Attorney, readers' poll published by The Courier in Russellville, Arkansas (tie), as reported by Sanford Law Firm
- Eligible to practice in Texas, State Bar of Texas
