NACDL - National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers
Life Member Directory
Life members are attorneys who have made an extraordinary commitment to support the work of the National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers. By supporting NACDL at the highest dues level, they are accorded a lifetime membership as long as they continue to meet the standards for NACDL membership. In addition, they are listed in this special expanded life member directory, including bio and photograph, and receive a special award in recognition of their support for NACDL’s work.
Founder, National Drunk Driving Defense Task Force, LLCAuthor, "California DUI Trial Notebook" (Revere Legal Publishers)Recipient, Criminal Law Section Outstanding Service Award, Century City Bar Assn. (1992-97)President, Century City Bar Assn.,(1998-99)
Education
Undergraduate: University of Illinois, , 1976
Law School: Chicago Kent College of Law, 1979
Bar Information
Central & Southern Dists. of CA, IL, US Supreme Ct.
President, Fresno Co. Bar Assn. (1994-95)Member, Board of Governors, California Attorneys for Criminal Justice, Federal Bar Assn. (1983-89, 1992-2002) Named in Northern California Super Lawyers for 2009Named in Top 100 Trial Lawyers in California by ATLA for 2008
Education
Undergraduate: University of California at Los Angeles, , 1968
Law School: Univ. of Cal. Hastings College of Law,
Nebraska Criminal Defense Attorneys Association (President 2014-15)Lincoln Independent Business Association (Board Member 2009-present)Military Law Section, Nebraska State Bar Association (Board Member)
Hawaii Super Lawyers 2008-Present; Past President, Hawaii Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers; Past President, Federal Bar Association, Hawaii Chapter; Criminal Justice Act District Panel Representative, 1995-2002.
Education
Undergraduate: University of Washington, Phi Beta Kappa, B.A., 1981
Law School: Georgetown University Law Center, J.D. , 1984
Fellow, American Board of Criminal Lawyers Member, Florida Association of Criminal Defense LawyersRecipient, Daily Business Review's 2005 Most Effective South Florida Lawyer Award. He was also named a finalist of Daily Business Review's 2007 Most Effective South Florida Lawyer Award. Mr. Bieber has been acknowledged in SuperLawyers 2006-2014, and named by Florida Trend Magazine as a Legal Elite for the years 2005, 2008, 2010, 2011, and 2014.
Fellow, American College of Trial Lawyers, Fellow, American Board of Criminal Lawyers, Board Certified Criminal Law Specialist-Minnesota State Bar Association, av rated by Martindale-Hubble, President-elect of NACDL, Past President of MACDL..
Former Member, Board of Directors, NACDLFormer Member, Board of Directors, State Bar of ArizonaListed, Southwest Super Lawyers (2007, 2008)Listed, American Trial Lawyers - Top 100 Trial Lawyers (2007)Listed, Best Lawyers in America (1995-96) Certified, Criminal Law Specialist, State Bar of Arizona
Education
Undergraduate: St. Johns University, , 1970
Law School: University of South Dakota Sch. of Law, 1976
Member, Florida Assn. of Criminal Defense Lawyers Fellow, American Coll. of Trial LawyersFellow, International Academy of Trial LawyersRecipient, Highest Score on 1970 Florida Bar Exam AwardRecipient, Criminal Justice Award, Dade County Bar Assn. (1991)Recipient, William R. Butler Community Service Award, University of Miami Alumni Assn. (2005)Author, "Black's Law: A Criminal Lawyer Reveals His defense Strategies in Four Cliffhanger Cases"
Education
Undergraduate: University of Miami, BA, 1967
Law School: University of Miami Law School, JD, 1970
Member of the following organizations: Oklahoma Bar Association, Oklahoma County Bar Association, Oklahoma Criminal Defense Lawyers Association, Oklahoma County Criminal Defense Lawyers Association, National College for DUI Defense, Oklahoma Trial Lawyers Association, Federal Bar Association, Holloway Inn of CourtLicensed to practice: All Oklahoma state and federal courts, 10th Circuit Court of Appeals, United States Supreme Court
Education
Undergraduate: University of Oklahoma, BA, 2001
Law School: University of Oklahoma College of Law, JD, 2005
Bar Information
Western District of Oklahoma, Northern District of Oklahoma, 10th Circuit Court of Appeals, US Supreme Court
AV rated by Martindale-Hubbell; Fellow American Board of Criminal Lawyers; Past President, Greater Birmingham Criminal Defense Lawyers Assn.Founding Member, Birmingham Bar Assn., Criminal Justice DivisionACDLAListed, Alabama Super Lawyer, 2008-PresentBirmingham's Best Criminal Attorney, Birmingham Magazine
Education
Undergraduate: University of Alabama, BA, 1993
Law School: University of Alabama School of Law, JD, 1996
Joseph A. Bondy is a criminal defense attorney in private practice in Manhattan. A native New Yorker, Mr. Bondy is a graduate of the Bronx High School of Science, Columbia University, and Brooklyn Law School. He is admitted to practice law in the State of New York, the United States District Courts for the Northern, Southern, Eastern and Western Districts of New York, the District of Colorado, and the District of Connecticut, the United States Courts of Appeal for the First, Second, Third, and Fourth Circuits, and the Supreme Court of the United States. Mr. Bondy has represented literally hundreds of individuals at all stages of criminal litigation. His dedicated courtroom advocacy and written work have won numerous clients dismissals, acquittals, reduced sentences, and appellate reversals.Â
   Mr. Bondy is a life member of the National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers (NACDL), a Life Member of the National Eagle Scout Association (NESA), and a life member of the legal committee for the National Organization for the Reform of Marijuana Laws (NORML). Mr. Bondy is the founder and co-host of the well-known cannabis policy podcast In the Know 420, www.itk420.com, and Vice President of the Cannabis Cultural Association (CCA), a 501(c)(3) not-for-profit organization based in New York City. Mr. Bondy lectures on a variety of federal criminal law topics at various bar association and legal programs throughout the country. Mr. Bondy has also taught as an adjunct professor of criminal law and criminal procedure at Mercy College, and serves on the faculty of Cardozo Law School’s Intensive Trial Advocacy Program (ITAP).Â
Education
Undergraduate: Columbia University, BA Psych, 1991
Law School: Brooklyn Law School, JD, 1994
Bar Information
Supreme Court of the United States, First, Second, Third, Fourth Circuit Courts of Appeal, United States District Courts for the Northern, Southern, Eastern and Western Districts of New York, the District of Connecticut
Recipient, Outstanding Young Trial Lawyer in America, Assn. of Trial Lawyers of America (1997)Recipient, Most Outstanding Young Lawyer, MA Bar Assn. (1997)Recipient, Joseph Tunihill Outstanding Service to Consumers Award, Assn. of Trial Lawyers of America (2005)Member, Million Dollar AdvocatesPast President, Middlesex Co. Bar Assn. Diplomate, Natl. Coll. of AdvocacyCo-Author, "Tort Litigation," West Publishing
