Jose Baez
Mallie Bradley
Background on Jose
- Navy Veteran - joined Navy at 17
- Born in 1969 (42)
- Born in Puerto Rico
- Raised by single mother in Bronx and Miami
- Dropped out of Homestead High School as a freshman
- Earned his GED
- Attended Miami Dade Community College and Florida State University
- Attended law school at St. Thomas University - graduated in 1997
- Married at 17 when he learned his girlfriend was pregnant
- Fluent in English, Spanish, and Portuguese
His Occupantion
- Started off making money by 4 businesses he started including "Bon Bon Bikinis" and "Brazilian-Bikinis.com"
- Lawyer in Central and South Florida
- Took him 8 years to convince Florida Supreme Court to let him practice law, because of failure to pay child support and other debts
- Famous for Casey Anthony 7 week murder trial
- Unknown lawyer before Casey Anthony case
- Had 45 cases before Casey Anthony case, 4 were muser cases and none of his clients were convicted
- Cheated of out of almost $400,00 after Casey Anthony declared bankruptcy in 2013
- In 2011, he helped free millionaire and businessman Gary Giordan from prison in Aruba
- Represents victims of negligence and serious crimes
- Now teaches trial techniques to second and third year law students at Harvard
- Named "Lawyer of the Year for 2011" by LawyerUSA magazine
- Named "Top 100 Trial Lawyers" for 2011, 2012, 2013, and 2014 by the National Trial Lawyers Association
- One of the best lawyers in America
Importance
- Big case that a lot of people were paying attention to
- Got someone out of a murder she obviously commited
- Very famous lawyer now
Casey Anthony Verdict: Found Not Guilty of Murder (07.05.11)