Joel began his real estate career in 1994 and was formerly with Pier Commercial Real Estate, LLC. Joel joined PIER Commercial Real Estate Brokerage, LLC in October 2013.  Joel has specialized in commercial and retail sales and leasing in Savannah and throughout the coastal Georgia and South Carolina area. Joel began his real estate career at Garfunkel Development, LLC after earning his B.S. degree in finance with a concentration in real estate from the University of Alabama 1994. Over the last 20 years, Joel has been active in the brokerage and development of a number of multi-million dollar investments in the Southeast. In 2005 Joel formed P&H Commercial Real Estate, which specialized in property management, sales, leasing and consulting on several developments in the area.

Joel is an active member in the local real estate community as a member of the Savannah Board of Realtors and the Savannah Hilton Head Commercial Real Estate Alliance.