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Joseph Pepper — Petitioner Attorney, U.S. Vaccine Court

Petitioner attorney U.S. Court of Federal Claims · Office of Special Masters Last verified
Cases filed
18
Comp rate
50%
Total awarded
$1.2M
Years active
2012–2024
FirmsConway, Homer, P.C. (17)
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About Joseph Pepper

Joseph M. Pepper is an attorney at Conway Homer, P.C. in Boston, where he has practiced vaccine injury law since 2010 before the Office of Special Masters, the U.S. Court of Federal Claims, and the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit. He is a member of the U.S. Court of Federal Claims Bar Association and the Vaccine Injured Petitioners Bar Association, and an invited speaker at USCFC Judicial Conferences and other vaccine-bar events.

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VICP practice summary

Joseph Pepper is a petitioner attorney with the U.S. Court of Federal Claims, Office of Special Masters, who has filed 18 petitions in the National Vaccine Injury Compensation Program (VICP) between 2012 and 2024. The practice focuses on Guillain-Barré Syndrome (GBS) (5 cases, 40% comp rate), SIRVA (shoulder injury related to vaccine administration) (5 cases, 100% comp rate), and Other / multiple (5 cases, 40% comp rate), among other vaccine-related injuries. Cases filed by Joseph Pepper have resulted in $1.2M in total compensation awards (50% compensation rate across all petitions). Practice has been associated with Conway, Homer, P.C..

Practice pattern

Comp rate by condition

Guillain-Barré Syndrome (GBS)-44pt
5 cases · 2 compensated
This attorney
40%
Program
84%
SIRVA (shoulder injury related to vaccine administration)+10pt
5 cases · 5 compensated
This attorney
100%
Program
90%
Other / multiple-8pt
5 cases · 2 compensated
This attorney
40%
Program
48%

Comp rate by vaccine

Influenza-25pt
10 cases · 6 compensated
This attorney
60%
Program
85%

Frequently asked questions about Joseph Pepper

Answers built from this attorney's public case docket.

How do I find a good VICP lawyer?
Most petitioners hire counsel because the program's evidentiary burden, expert-witness requirements, and procedural rules are complex. Reasonable attorney fees in VICP cases are paid by the program — not by the petitioner — under 42 U.S.C. § 300aa-15(e)(1), so engaging counsel does not reduce a successful petitioner's recovery. You can submit a free inquiry → to have your case forwarded to attorneys with VICP experience, or browse this index to research individual attorneys' case histories.
Who is Joseph Pepper?
Joseph Pepper is a petitioner attorney with the U.S. Court of Federal Claims, Office of Special Masters, who represents petitioners in the National Vaccine Injury Compensation Program (VICP). The VICP Registry shows 18 petitions filed by Joseph Pepper between 2012 and 2024.
How many VICP cases has Joseph Pepper filed?
Joseph Pepper has filed 18 petitions in the National Vaccine Injury Compensation Program according to the VICP Registry. Of these, 9 resulted in compensation, for an overall compensation rate of 50%.
What is Joseph Pepper's VICP compensation rate?
Joseph Pepper's overall compensation rate across all VICP petitions is 50% (9 compensated cases out of 18 total).
What is the total amount awarded in cases filed by Joseph Pepper?
Cases filed by Joseph Pepper have resulted in $1.2M in total compensation awards from the U.S. Vaccine Injury Compensation Program. This figure reflects only awards visible in published Court of Federal Claims decisions; settlements with non-public terms are not included.
What types of vaccine injury cases does Joseph Pepper typically handle?
Based on case data in the VICP Registry, Joseph Pepper's practice includes Guillain-Barré Syndrome (GBS), SIRVA (shoulder injury related to vaccine administration), Other / multiple, among other vaccine-related conditions. The full case history is available on this page.
What law firm is Joseph Pepper associated with?
Joseph Pepper has been associated with Conway, Homer, P.C. in cases filed under the National Vaccine Injury Compensation Program.
FiledDecidedPetitionerAttorneyFirm Age at VaccinationVaccineCondition OutcomeSpecial MasterAward
2020-12-212024-10-31Menakshi BhatJoseph Pepper, Ronald Craig HomerConway Homer, P.C.; Conway, Homer, P.C.–meningococcalshoulder injury related to vaccine administration (SIRVA) ancompensatedThomas L. Gowen$126,000
2023-10-172024-10-15Eric RomoJoseph PepperConway Homer, P.C.–influenzaGuillain-Barré Syndrome (GBS)entitlement_granted_pending_damagesThomas L. Gowen–
2021-03-192024-09-17Lisa MyersJoseph Pepper, Ronald Craig HomerConway Homer, P.C.; Conway, Homer, P.C.–influenzaGuillain-Barre syndrome (GBS)dismissedThomas L. Gowen–
2018-02-282024-04-26Dana BroussardRonald Homer, Joseph PepperConway Homer, P.C.49.8yhepatitis Bneuromyelitis opticadeniedChristian J. Moran–
2015-05-042024-03-25Gerda UlysseRonald Craig Homer, Joseph PepperConway, Homer, P.C.51.1yinfluenzadermatomyositiscompensatedBrian H. Corcoran$250,529
2021-10-072023-04-06James MontgomeryJoseph Pepper, Ronald Craig HomerConway Homer, P.C.; Conway, Homer, P.C.–TdapGuillain-Barré syndromecompensatedThomas L. Gowen$55,000
2018-10-102020-07-06Kathleen BartholomewRonald Craig Homer, Joseph PepperConway, Homer, P.C.–influenzaleft shoulder injury related to vaccine administration (SIRVcompensatedBrian H. Corcoran$67,000
2015-03-192019-12-04George SwaissJoseph M. PepperConway Homer, P.C.46.0yTdapsmall fiber neuropathy which constitutes a variant of Guillaentitlement_granted_pending_damagesThomas L. Gowen–
2013-08-272018-07-18CHASE BOATMON & MAURINA CUPID, parents of J.B., deceaseddeathRonald C. Homer, Joseph M. PepperConway, Homer, P.C.3moDTaP, IPV, PCV, Rotavirus, HepSudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS)deniedThomas L. Gowen–
2017-10-182018-04-06Mario CarusoJoseph Pepper, Ronald Craig HomerConway, Homer, P.C.64.0yinfluenzaacute disseminated encephalomyelitisdeniedBrian H. Corcoran–
2015-10-052017-08-22Jeanette PhillipsJoseph M. PepperConway Homer–influenzaunspecified neurological injurycompensatedChristian J. Moran$200,000
2014-02-072017-01-06Evans JohnsonJoseph M. PepperConway Homer P.C.13.6yHPVimmune thrombocytopenic purpura (ITP)deniedBrian H. Corcoran–
2013-10-222016-10-12Henry SimmonsJoseph Pepper, Ronald C. HomerConway, Homer & Chin-Caplan, P.C.–influenzaneurological demyelinating injurydismissedLisa D. Hamilton-Fieldman–
2015-02-192016-05-12Mary DanielsJoseph Pepper, Ronald HomerConway, Homer & Chin-Caplan, P.C.–influenzashoulder injury related to vaccine administration (SIRVA)compensatedDenise K. Vowell$108,003
2015-03-022016-05-02Peggy LafonJoseph Pepper, Ronald HomerConway, Homer & Chin-Caplan, P.C.; Conway, Homer & Chin-Caplan, PC–influenzashoulder injury related to vaccine administrationcompensatedDenise K. Vowell$115,000
2015-02-022015-04-24Christine HaleyJoseph PepperConway, Homer & Chin-Caplan, P.C.–influenzaadhesive capsulitis; shoulder injury related to vaccine admicompensatedDenise K. Vowell$127,082
2013-05-232014-12-19Arlene TrompczynskiJoseph Pepper, Ronald C. HomerConway; Conway, Homer & Chin-Caplan, P.C.–TdapGuillain-Barre syndromecompensatedLisa D. Hamilton-Fieldman$125,000
2006-06-012012-09-12M.L.Joseph M. Pepper, Curtis R. Webb––DTaP–deniedNora Beth Dorsey–