Attorney · Entrepreneur · Former nationally ranked professional boxer · Constitutional rights advocate
Born in Chicago and raised in Northern Nevada, Joey Gilbert has built a career defined by
discipline, resilience, and a willingness to take on difficult challenges. A University of
Nevada graduate with a dual degree in English Literature and Political Science, he earned
his Juris Doctor and built a successful trial practice representing clients in
high-stakes criminal, civil, and constitutional matters.
In the ring, he was a three-time National Champion and four-time All-American,
gaining national recognition on NBC’s The Contender alongside Sylvester
Stallone and Sugar Ray Leonard. As a professional he compiled a 21–3 record with 16
knockouts, captured the WBO-NABO and WBC-USNBC Middleweight Championships, and reached
world rankings of #3 (WBO) and #7 (WBC).
During the COVID-19 era he became nationally known for challenging government mandates on
behalf of businesses, healthcare workers, military personnel, first responders, and students,
and served as Chairman of the Board for America’s Frontline Doctors. A candidate
for Governor of Nevada in 2022, he is a prominent voice on parental rights, educational
transparency, and protecting opportunities for female athletes.
His daughter, Aiella, is the reason this book exists. A two-sport varsity
athlete who has competed at the state championship level in wrestling and tennis, she deserves
the same fair opportunities generations of female athletes worked to secure. Protecting girls
like her — and ensuring parents have access to honest, evidence-based information — became the
catalyst for the years of research, investigation, and writing that produced this book.
