Jose Baez rejected by Florida Bar on first try (Orlando & Miami News Articles)

[marla]

Wow! I just read part two!

Quote from part two of the OS article:

"In refusing to be interviewed, Baez issued a statement chiding the Sentinel for writing about him. Commenting on recent coverage, it said "your discrimination against a young, hard-working Hispanic lawyer who represents a high-profile client borders on racism. I wonder what reactions this profile on a prominent Hispanic lawyer will have on your readership."

O M G!! UN-FREAKING-BELIEVABLE! I'm at a loss for words here! WHAT IS THIS GUY'S PROBLEM?

Oh Boo Freaking Hoo ..
Someone better call him a waaaaaaambulence after he sees part 2 ..

 

[Capri]

"In 2004, Baez created another nonprofit in Miami, Miracles for Children Foundation Corp., according to state records. It continued until Sept. 16, 2005."

Link to Sunbiz.org and their info on the non profit "Miracles for Children"...I am not familar with the other names listed as officers of this non profit.

http://www.sunbiz.org/scripts/corde...p_name=MIRACLESFORCHILDREN&names_filing_type=

Interesting that one of the 3 officers, secretary is Lorena V. Does JB's wife use her maiden name for business dealings? Lorena V.'s address is the same as Jose's, so not much doubt that it is her.

 

[Insomnia Momma]

I've always thought JB had a Napoleon complex now, after reading part two, I KNOW he does.

 

[marla]

I see they trotted out the Florida Bar complaint that dealt with his trial-win claims. The articles says that the Bar found he was an "intern" (i.e., paralegal) and not a lawyer at the time of his alleged wins (32 out of 34).

HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA

Baez = :loser:

 

[marla]

Old interview Baez did back in August 2008

Part 1 - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tl-3H2chev0
Part 2 - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D3MZHB2IDc4

In Part 2 he clearly says "he past the bar first try".

Oooooooo ..
Someone's a LIAR who's getting caught in his lies!

I'm LMAO ..
Couldn't happen to a nicer guy ..

 

[Gypsy Road]

Oooooooo ..
Someone's a LIAR who's getting caught in his lies!

I'm LMAO ..
Couldn't happen to a nicer guy ..

Yeah but Marla....If he lied, don't you just KNOW that he has a very compelling reason why he lied? :crazy: :bang:

 

[marla]

Yeah but Marla....If he lied, don't you just KNOW that he has a very compelling reason why he lied? :crazy: :bang:

Ugly Coping ..

 

[amethyst221]

This really clears up things for me. We discussed long ago the question of why it took so long to get admitted to the bar, and it seemed pretty profoundly awful not to be able to pass the actual test for 8 years. This is worse, though, to be refused on character grounds for so long.

 

[LiveLaughLuv]

This really clears up things for me. We discussed long ago the question of why it took so long to get admitted to the bar, and it seemed pretty profoundly awful not to be able to pass the actual test for 8 years. This is worse, though, to be refused on character grounds for so long.

Worse yet is that he hasn't changed in that aspect. He is still arrogant, his mannerisms in court are truly infantile...He still lacks respect for others and where is his respect for the legal system, he doesn't know HOW to file motions correctly. So what has he learned? Where is he truly rehabilitated? Where has he changed his behavior or character?

Now he wants to use the race card! What does he being hispanic have anything to do with how he portrays himself in a courtroom?

 

[Pink Panther]

Nevermind the great slueths here, some big mouth would have already spilled the beans ..

If Casey were an escort, you can be sure that's a secret that someone would have blabbed!
I don't think Casey and Baez knew each other, I think Baez just wiggled himself into her life ..
He needed a case .

Wasn't there a rumor floating around early on that KC knew his daughter??? I remember thinking that it didn't make sense given his age but this article states that he had his daughter when he was 17. That would make her roughly KC's age, wouldn't it???

MOO

 

[SoSueMe]

This really clears up things for me. We discussed long ago the question of why it took so long to get admitted to the bar, and it seemed pretty profoundly awful not to be able to pass the actual test for 8 years. This is worse, though, to be refused on character grounds for so long.

It explains a lot to me and now we know why the SA is so worried about JB representing KC.

I would not hesitate to kick him to the curb if it were my life on the line. Of course I'm sure JB and KC connect in a way that is hard for us to understand. Perhaps he is just the type of lawyer KC wants.

 

[steadychick]

I would imagine that the BAR could very easily depose MN. he is a respected member of the bar in good standing who has had direct non adversarial contact with JB, yet has not been under any contracts or agreements with JB. So he is not bound by any priveleges. Remember MN worked for the A's, NOT KC. It has long been speculated that a major reason for his departure was they were expecting him to act in KC's interests and not G and C's. MN could and probably would freely answer any and all questions the bar puts to him regarding what he witnessed of dealings in the KC case, so long as it does not directly relate to his clients G & C. he probably has a strict obligation to do so as a member of the bar.

One other thought regarding JB's mysterious non profit charities. Does anyone know if any tax documents have ever been filed for them? Non profits and not for profits have much higher tax filing requirements, and much of those filings are public record. A non profit cannot have secret or private income. By its nature it must be subject to some degree of public revue. While you would not be able to get detailed accounting, you could at least determine if they filed in any of the given years, and what their rough net worth of income and assets were. To be a non profit and gain the tax benefits, you have to be willing to publicly say what you are doing with the money.

Thanks for bringing this up. And thanks to Searchfortruth for providing the links for the non-profit info in posts 28 and 29 of this thread. Perhaps someone here knows where to look for the tax documents, but in the meantime let me clarify my previous post about the non-profits. Below is information from the official records.

Re: Miami Domestic Violence Project -- date filed/created was 3-28-2001. Date of "Administrative Dissolution for Annual Report" was 10-4-2002. This State document also states "NO annual reports filed".

Re: Miracles for Children -- date filed was 5-13-2004. Date of "Administrative Dissolution for Annual Report" was 9-16-2005. Again, "NO annual reports filed".

To continue as a non-profit, annual reports should have been filed one year after formation. From the State information, it appears NO ANNUAL REPORTS WERE FILED FOR EITHER NONPROFIT. Neither one of them were "legally" in existence for longer than one year. IMO, they either never got off the ground at all, or at most ceased to be active sometime during their first year of existence. Perhaps those tax documents can give more information, but it looks to me like neither of them were ever serious endeavors.

 

[marla]

Wasn't there a rumor floating around early on that KC knew his daughter??? I remember thinking that it didn't make sense given his age but this article states that he had his daughter when he was 17. That would make her roughly KC's age, wouldn't it???

MOO

Rumor only ..

 

[LoisDenominator]

Now he wants to use the race card! What does he being hispanic have anything to do with how he portrays himself in a courtroom?

I'm starting to get a sneaking suspicion that JAB is using the Hispanic "card" as a pre-emptive strike for the Bar Complaint filed by Judge Strickland et al. I'm wondering if he has a baaaaad feeling about the impending result of the investigation, and is setting the table for a discrimination claim. Should the bar rule against JAB, he will be screaming RACISM from the top of the Tower of Terror. Ugh. Double ugh.

 

[amethyst221]

Why would someone in this situation choose to boast about passing the bar on the first try? (That's the norm, actually, if it's even true.) The statement is misleading and not smart if you are unable to be admitted for other reasons.

 

[steadychick]

According to part 2 of the OS article -- JB still owed his ex-wife $4000 in back child support in 2007! This had to be an amount owed from the past (during the years he was not admitted to the bar), because his daughter is about the same age as KC and beyond the age of needing to pay child support. Did he come to some agreement years ago to pay the original $12,000 just to satisfy the Bar, and then not pay it all? This looks just as fishy and slimy as his NON non-profits he formed to show the Bar that he was "rehabilitated".

 

[marla]

Why would someone in this situation choose to boast about passing the bar on the first try? (That's the norm, actually, if it's even true.) The statement is misleading and not smart if you are unable to be admitted for other reasons.

psssst ..
JB isn't too bright ..

Shhhhhhhh

 

[Searchfortruth]

Old interview Baez did back in August 2008

Part 1 - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tl-3H2chev0
Part 2 - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D3MZHB2IDc4

In Part 2 he clearly says "he past the bar first try".

Wow, I guess he and Casey have much in common, lying is no big deal to either of them. What an outstanding "officer of the court" Jose is !

 

[KenoshaKid]

I'm starting to get a sneaking suspicion that JAB is using the Hispanic "card" as a pre-emptive strike for the Bar Complaint filed by Judge Strickland et al. I'm wondering if he has a baaaaad feeling about the impending result of the investigation, and is setting the table for a discrimination claim. Should the bar rule against JAB, he will be screaming RACISM from the top of the Tower of Terror. Ugh. Double ugh.

I don't get the whole racism thing. His race is Caucasian and his ETHNICITY is Hispanic. I mean, who plays the race card if they are the majority? :waitasec:

 

[Searchfortruth]

According to part 2 of the OS article -- JB still owed his ex-wife $4000 in back child support in 2007! This had to be an amount owed from the past (during the years he was not admitted to the bar), because his daughter is about the same age as KC and beyond the age of needing to pay child support. Did he come to some agreement years ago to pay the original $12,000 just to satisfy the Bar, and then not pay it all? This looks just as fishy and slimy as his NON non-profits he formed to show the Bar that he was "rehabilitated".

ITA... There is a special place in **** for parent's that neglect their children.

"And in January 2007, four months before he bought a $670,000 waterfront home in a country-club community on East Lake Tohopekaliga, Baez was held in contempt of court for failing to pay $4,000 in child support, according to Miami-Dade Clerk of Court records."

http://www.orlandosentinel.com/news...-casey-anthony-profile-050409,0,6717896.story