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Leon County Criminal Defense Attorneys

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JOSEPH C. BODIFORD, J.D., LL.M., B.C.S.

State and Nationally Board Certified Criminal Trial Lawyer

Adjunct Professor, Florida State University College of Law 


Experience

Criminal defense attorney (February 1999 – present)

  • Board Certified, Criminal Trial Law (by the Florida Bar Board of Legal Education and Specialization, 2003 – present)
  • Board Certified, Criminal Trial Advocacy (by the National Board of Trial Advocacy, a division of the National Board of Legal Specialty Certification, 2013 – present)
  • AV* rated by Martindale-Hubbell
  • 850 Magazine Top Lawyer (Criminal Law) (2014)
  • Florida Trend’s Legal Elite (2012, 2013)
  • Florida SuperLawyer (2008, 2009)
  • AVVO rated 10 (“Superb”); Recipient of “Client’s Choice” (2012, 2013, 2014)
  • Tampa Bay’s Top Lawyers (Criminal Defense), Tampa Bay Magazine (2010, 2012)
  • Fellow, Litigation Counsel of America Trial Lawyer Honorary Society (2008 – present)
  • American Society of Legal Advocates “Top 100 Criminal Defense Attorneys in Florida” (2013)
  • The National Trial Lawyers “Top 100 Trial Lawyers”
  • Over 100 jury trials, countless non-jury trials and motions
  • Over 70 criminal appeals
  • Appearances in Federal and state courts, on all types of charges/cases, criminal and civil

Adjunct Professor of Law, Florida State University College of Law

  • Cross Examination (Fall 2015)
  • Co-director of the FSU COL Trial Team and coach (Spring 2015 – present)

Adjunct Professor of Law, Stetson University College of Law, Gulfport, Florida

  • Florida Criminal Procedure (Spring 2012 – April 2015)
  • Trial Advocacy (2010 – 2014)
  • Legal Drafting (2009)
  • Survey of Florida Law (Florida Criminal Procedure; Premises Liability)
  • Trial Team coach/evaluator/lecturer

Assistant State Attorney

  • Office of the State Attorney, 13th Judicial Circuit, May 1997 – February 1999§ Office of the State Attorney, 6th Judicial Circuit, December 1995 – May 1997
    • Graduate, National District Attorneys Association Prosecutor Training, University of South Carolina

Admissions

  • United States Supreme Court, 2002
  • Eleventh Federal Circuit Court of Appeals, 1996
  • Federal District Court for the Middle District of Florida, 1996
  • Federal District Court for the Northern District of Florida, 2008
  • Supreme Court of Florida, 1996

Education

  • LL.M. in Advocacy, Stetson University College of Law, December 2014
    • With honors
    • Concentration in advocacy teaching
  • Juris Doctor, Stetson University College of Law, December 1995
    • Trial Team (1995)
    • Winner, Mock Trial Competition (1995)
    • Third Place, Closing Argument Competition (1993)
    • Winner, Opening Statement Competition (1993)
    • Member, Phi Alpha Delta (Vice-Justice, 1994)
    • Teaching Assistant, R & W I, Federal Pre-trial Practice
  • Master of Music (Trumpet Performance), Florida State University, May 1993§ Bachelor of Arts (Music), Florida State University, August 1991
    • Winner, 1992 National Trumpet Competition (Washington, D.C.)
    • Winner of various state and regional competitions
  • Certificate in Trumpet Performance, Florida State University, August 1991
  • Lincoln High School, Tallahasse, Florida 1987

Areas of Interest & Research

  • Trial advocacy
  • Trial advocacy teacher training
  • Trial advocacy and Sixth Amendment effectiveness of counsel issues
  • Race issues in criminal trial advocacy
  • Ethics in criminal trial advocacy

 Publications

  • Author, Cross Examination In a Nutshell (West Academic) (Spring 2018)
  • Author, Florida Criminal Cases Notebook (James Publishing) (Fall 2017)
  • Author, Trial By Fire: An Introduction to Trial Advocacy (publication expected 2019)
  • Author, chapter entitled “Cross-Examination in DUI Trial Advocacy”, Witness Preparation and Examination for DUI Proceedings, Aspatore Books (2015)
  • Author, chapter entitled “DUI Discovery and DUI Trial Advocacy”, Trends in DUI Discovery, Aspatore Books (2014)
  • Author, Chapter 22: “White Collar Crimes”; Business Litigation in Florida, Florida Bar CLE Manual (all editions, 2001 – 2014)
  • Update Editor, Florida Traffic and DUI Practice Manual, Matthew Bender/LEXIS Publishing (2002 – 2016)
  • “Beware of what you BLAWG:  The case of the Bench, the Blawg, the Bar, the Barrister,” The Defender (Florida Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers), October 2009
  • “The 3:32am Sleepy Criminal Defense Lawyer’s Guide to Answering the 24/7 Line,” The Defender (Florida Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers), April 2009
  • Florida Evidence: 1995 Courtroom Manual (credited therein as research assistant to Prof. William Eleazer)
  • Contributor, Hillsborough County Bar Association magazine
  • Op Ed pieces featured in the Orlando Sentinel and Tallahassee Democrat

 Seminars taught/speaking engagements

  • Lecturer for FSU College of Law classes "Jury Selection" and "Juvenile Law", Spring 2016, 2017
  • Lecturer for FSU PAD Trial Team (Fall 2015, “Cross Examination, Opening Statements”)
  • Lecturer for FSU Mock Trial Team (2015-2017, “Opening Statements”, "Objections")
  • “Bodiford’s 5 Rs of Case Analysis” - Public Defender’s Office, Second Circuit (2014)
  • Panelist, Stetson University College of Law/NACDL “White Collar Crime College” (2012, 2013, 2014)
  • “Practicing with Professionalism,” Pinellas County Bar Association (March 2012)
  • “Handling the First DUI Cases,” LawReview CLE (August 2011)
  • “Defense of Pill Mill Cases,” Florida Society of Interventional Pain Physicians Annual Meeting (May 2011)
  • “Criminal Appeals: Bridging the Gap From Trial to Appeal” (April 2011) for the Hillsborough County Public Defenders Office
  • “Handling the First DUI Cases,” LawReview CLE (April 2011)
  • “Defense of Pill Mill Cases,” Stetson College of Law's “Law School for Physicians” (March 2011)
  • “Ethics in Criminal Cases,” 3-part CLE for Stetson University College of Law Advocacy Resource Center (September 2010)
  • "The Basics of Criminal Representation," The Florida Bar Basic Criminal Law Seminar (2008, 2009, 2010, 2013, 2014)
  • “So, Your Client Has Been Arrested . . . “ (May 2010) for the Carrollwood Community Bar Association
  • “DUI: Drinking, Driving, and Your Career” (March 2010) for Stetson University College of Law
  • “Criminal Appeals:  Bridging the Gap From Trial to Appeal” (April 2010) for the Hillsborough County Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers
  • "Defending DUI Cases," The Florida Bar Basic Criminal Law Seminar (January 2009)
  • “Preparing for Oral Argument” for the Florida State University College of Law Research and Writing Department (March 2009)
  • “Evidence in a Criminal Trial,” Real Evidence for the Trial Practitioner in Florida for Lorman (August 2007)
  • “Criminal Appeals,” Appellate Practice for the General Practitioner in Florida, for Lorman (November 2006)
  • “Presentation of Defense Evidence” and “Concluding the Trial,” The Criminal Defense Trial from Start to Finish, for NBI (October 2006)
  • Lecturer at Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Office, Tampa Police Department, and Florida Highway Patrol (1997 – 1999)

 Memberships/Committees

  • Master of the Inn, William Stafford American Inn of Court, Tallahassee, Florida (2014 – present)
  • Tallahassee Bar Association (2014 – present)
  • Capital City Tiger Bay (2015 – present)
  • Florida Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers, Tallahassee Chapter (2014 – present)
  • National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers
  • Florida Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers
  • Barrister (Alumni member), Goldburg-Cacciatore Criminal American Inn of Court (2013)
  • Hillsborough County Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers (Vice-president, 2006 – 2007; President 2008 – 2009; Board of Directors 2009 – 2013)
  • Hillsborough County Bar Association (Vice-chair, Criminal Law Section, 2011 – 2012)
  • Florida Bar Grievance Committee 13F (2006 – 2008)
  • Florida Bar Criminal Law Certification Committee (2006 – 2009)
  • Florida Bar Traffic Rules Committee (2002 – 2006; Vice-chair, 2004; Chair, 2005 – 2006)
  • Representative, Florida Bar Rules of Judicial Administration Committee (2005 – 2006)

 Media appearances as commentator/analyst

  • Headline News (HLN)
  • Court TV (“Trial Heat,” “Open Court” – live in-studio in New York, “Catherine Crier” – live on location; many appearances outside courtrooms around Florida)
  • “Nancy Grace” (CNN)
  • “The O’Reilly Factor” (FOXNews – TV and radio appearances)
  • “Studio B with Shepard Smith” (FOX) (via satellite and live in Studio in New York)
  • “Big Story” and “Big Story Weekend” (FOX)
  • CNN International
  • News Channel 10 (Tampa/St. Petersburg); News Channel 8 (Tampa); BayNews 9; 970 WFLA (Tampa); “Kathy Fountain” (Tampa), News Channel 13 (FOX – Tampa)
  • Numerous local and national radio interviews/commentary
  • Regularly called upon for commentary in nationwide print/online media

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