Joseph Salama

Joseph Salama (born ), is a lawyer, mediator, and philanthropist in the San Francisco Bay Area.
Joseph Salama was born in Milwaukee, Wisconsin immediately after his parents immigrated from Egypt. Before he was one, they moved to California, where he was raised. Salama earned BA degrees in Economics and Rhetoric from U.C. Berkeley in 1993, and a JD from Boston University School of Law in 1996. In 2008, Salama obtained his Mediation Certification from U.C. Berkeley.
On September 11, 2001, Mark Bingham, hero of Flight 93, was on his way out to be an usher in Salama's wedding when the flight was hijacked. This inspired Salama to dedicate his energy to helping save lives in honor of his lost friend. Salama began fundraising for Team In Training, becoming a mentor, and later a Captain. In 2003, Salama Co-Founded Team Bingham and led a group of first time marathoners, including Mark Bingham's 47 year-old mother Alice Hoagland, to finish the San Diego Rock 'N' Roll Marathon raising over $20,000 for a scholarship in Mark's name. In 2009, Salama was one of the first fundraising Captains for Team In Training, and helped raise over $300,000 for blood cancer research.
Salama currently maintains an active trial, litigation, and mediation practice in the San Francisco Bay Area, still runs marathons, practices choy li fut kung fu, and sky dives when he finds time.

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