Jose A. Baez

Jose A. Baez is an experienced defense attorney who has represented clients in the full range of felony and misdemeanor charges. Mr. Baez has successfully litigated a broad range of criminal cases, including drunk driving, state and federal drug trafficking cases, domestic violence, and sexual assaults.

Mr. Baez's practice has a particular emphasis on defending allegations of sexual assault against adults and children, Internet crimes, homicide, narcotics offenses, federal crime/white collar crimes, and DNA cases. "When a person in our system of justice is charged with a crime, they cannot fight for themselves, they need a lawyer who will stand by them through thick and thin, not judge them and say Mister or Madam prosecutor in order for you to convict my client you are going to be in for the fight of your life."He has extensive experience in successfully defending scientifically/medically intensive criminal allegations, including shaken baby syndrome, pediatric head injuries, sexual assault cases with medical evidence, and cases involving DNA evidence. Once called the most hated man in America, Jose A. Baez wears that title like a badge of honor.

In order to more effectively cross examine many forensic experts, Mr. Baez finds it important to learn the science himself, that is why he has completed hundreds of hours of training dedicated to areas of forensic science such as DNA, Blood Pattern Analysis, trace recovery, forensic pathology and entomology just to name a few. Mr. Baez is also fluent in Spanish and Portuguese he is extremely active in various charitable endeavors in the Hispanic community and enjoys traveling and spending time with his family.

Memberships:

The Florida Bar
American Bar Association
Orange County Bar Association
Central Florida Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers
National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers (NACDL)
Florida Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers
American Academy of Forensic Science