Jose Baez (lawyer)
| Jose Baez | |
|---|---|
| Born |
Jose Angel Baez October 17, 1968 Manhattan, New York |
| Education |
Florida State University St. Thomas University School of Law (1997) |
| Occupation | Trial attorney |
| Known for | Lead attorney for Casey Anthony |
| Website | www |
Jose Angel Baez (born October 17, 1968) is an American lawyer and New York Times best selling author. He is best known as the lead attorney for Casey Anthony, who was acquitted of murder in July 2011 after a trial that attracted significant national and international attention.
Baez, who is of Puerto Rican descent, was born in Manhattan, N.Y., and raised in the Bronx, New York and South Florida with his three sisters by his single mother. He attended Homestead High School in Florida, leaving in the ninth grade at age 17, when he got married and became a father. After earning his General Education Development diploma, he joined the U.S. Navy in 1986. According to his resume, he spent three years assigned in connection with NATO at Norfolk, Virginia, trained as an intelligence analyst, and held a Top Secret security clearance.
After leaving the Navy in 1989, Baez attended Miami-Dade Community College, then transferred to Florida State University where he earned a BA. He earned his Juris Doctor degree from St. Thomas University School of Law in 1997.
After graduating from law school in 1997, Baez was denied admission to the bar due to financial irresponsibility. Unable to practice as an attorney, he worked instead as an intern at the Miami Dade Public Defender's office. In 2005, the Florida Board of Bar Examiners admitted Baez after he had demonstrated that he had rehabilitated himself.
After being granted his license, he focused primarily on criminal defense cases, including the case of Elvira Garcia, an undocumented Mexican immigrant accused of kidnapping a child that she had adopted as her own. Garcia was cleared of all charges.
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