Here's another one. Has everyone one read Jose's bio?????
http://www.nacdl.org/LegalEducation.aspx?id=21744&libID=21714
some highlights from the faculty page:
Upon completion of his enlistment he took full advantage of the G.I. Bill and went to college at Florida State University and upon graduation went to St. Thomas University School of Law, where he quickly began to demonstrate his trial skill abilities by winning several awards such as the Best student for Trial Advocacy and Moot Court competitions.
Each year he raises funds and conducts a toy drive for children whose parents are incarcerated. In 2007 he completed Project Paola, Paola is a 12 year old girl that lives in Ponedera Colombia and lives in a dirt shack who was born with a birth defect and upon being made aware of her story,
Mr. Baez paid for her surgery and enlisted the help of a leg to stand on and today Paola can walk with the help of prosthetic legs. Long before the Orlando Sentinel called him Juanie Cochran, Jose A. Baez was known as El Defensor.
and
Since taking on this high profile case, and acquitting his client from all murder charges and saving her from the death penalty, Mr. Baez has had to endure countless personal attacks and criticism for doing exactly what he is supposed to do.
A Criminal Defense Lawyer is a thankless job that includes many long hours and is the least paying of all practice areas.