Joseph C. Bodiford - Tallahassee, FL

Overview

Awards and Honors

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Education

• Legal Education

  • Stetson University College of Law, Gulfport/St. Petersburg, Florida, December, 1995
    Juris Doctor
    Honors: Trial Team (1995)
    Honors: Winner, Mock Trial Competition (1995)
    Honors: Third Place, Closing Argument Competition (1993)
    Honors: Winner, Opening Statement Competition (1993)
    Honors: Member, Phi Alpha Delta (Vice-Justice, 1994)
    Honors: Teaching Assistant, R & W I, Federal Pre-trial Practice
  • Stetson University College of Law, Gulfport/St. Petersburg, Florida, December, 2014
    LL.M., Master of Laws
    Honors: With Honors
    Major: Advocacy

• Non Legal Education

  • Florida State University, May, 1993
    Master of Music
    Honors: Winner, 1992 National Trumpet Competition (Washington, D.C.)
    Major: Trumpet Performance
  • Florida State University, August, 1991
    Bachelor of Arts
    Major: Music
  • Florida State University, August, 1991
    Certificate in Trumpet Performance
  • Lincoln High School, Tallahassee, Florida, 1987

Current Employment Position(s)

• Attorney

Past Positions

• Office of the State Attorney, 13th Judicial Circuit, Assistant State Attorney, May 1997 – February 1999
• Office of the State Attorney, 6th Judicial Circuit, Assistant State Attorney, December 1995 – May 1997

Classes and Seminars

• Adjunct Professor of Law, Cross Examination, Florida State University College of Law, August 1, 2015 - May 30, 2017
  
• Adjunct Professor of Law, Co-director of the FSU COL Trial Team and coach, Florida State University College of Law, Spring, August 1, 2015 - May 30, 2017
  
• Adjunct Professor of Law, Florida Criminal Procedure, Stetson University College of Law, Gulfport, Florida, Spring 2012 – present
  
• Adjunct Professor of Law, Trial Advocacy, Stetson University College of Law, Gulfport, Florida, 2010 - 2014
  
• Adjunct Professor of Law, Legal Drafting, Stetson University College of Law, Gulfport, Florida, 2009
  
• Adjunct Professor of Law, Survey of Florida Law (Florida Criminal Procedure; Premises Liability), Stetson University College of Law, Gulfport, Florida
  
• Trial Team - Coach/Evaluator/Lecturer, Stetson University College of Law, Gulfport, Florida
  
• Lecturer, "Jury Selection" and "Juvenile Law", FSU College of Law classes, Spring 2016, 2017
  
• Lecturer, “Cross Examination, Opening Statements, FSU PAD Trial Team, Fall 2015
  
• Lecturer, “Opening Statements”, "Objections", FSU Mock Trial Team, 2015 - 2017
  
• “Bodiford’s 5 Rs of Case Analysis”, Public Defender’s Office, Second Circuit, 2014
  
• Panelist, “White Collar Crime College”, Stetson University College of Law/NACDL, 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”, Hillsborough County Public Defenders Office, April 2011
  
• “Handling the First DUI Cases”, LawReview CLE, April 2011, 2011 - Present
  
• “Defense of Pill Mill Cases”, Stetson College of Law's “Law School for Physicians,” March 2011
  
• “Ethics in Criminal Cases,” 3-part CLE, 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...“, Carrollwood Community Bar Association, May 2010
  
• “DUI: Drinking, Driving, and Your Career”, Stetson University College of Law, March 2010
  
• “Criminal Appeals: Bridging the Gap From Trial to Appeal”, Hillsborough County Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers, April 2010
  
• "Defending DUI Cases", The Florida Bar Basic Criminal Law Seminar, January 2009
  
• “Preparing for Oral Argument”, 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, NBI, October 2006
  
• Lecturer, Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Office, Tampa Police Department, and Florida Highway Patrol, 1997 - 1999

Pro Bono Activities

• Capital City Tiger Bay, 2015 - Present
• Barrister (Alumni member), Goldburg-Cacciatore Criminal American Inn of Court, 2013
• Florida Bar Grievance Committee 13F, 2006 - 2008
• International Trumpet Guild
• Board of Directors, Tallahassee Symphony Orchestra
• Master (Alumni member), William H. Stafford American Inn of Court

Published Works

Articles

• Author, Cross Examination In a Nutshell (West Academic)
  Cross Examination in a Nutshell presents techniques for preparing, structuring, and delivering effective cross examinations in every setting. The techniques for controlling the narrative, the witness, and your opponent are perfect for every advocate
• Author, Florida Criminal Cases Notebook (James Publishing)
  Quickly find on-point case with over 8,000 annotations and citations of cases covering the full panoply of Florida criminal law. Compiled by one of the leading criminal specialists in the state.
• Author, Trial By Fire: An Introduction to Trial Advocacy (publication expected 2019)
  
• 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

Bar Admissions

• Florida
• U.S. Supreme Court, 2002
• U.S. Court of Appeals 11th Circuit, 1996
• U.S. District Court Middle District of Florida, 1996
• U.S. District Court Northern District of Florida, 2008
• Supreme Court of Florida, 1996

Specialties and Certifications

• Certified Advocate, The National Board of Trial Advocacy (NITA), 2023
• Board Certified in Criminal Trial Law by the Florida Bar Board of Legal Specialization and Certification, 2003
• Board Certified in Criminal Trial Advocacy by the National Board of Trial Advocacy, 2013

Other Affiliations

• William Stafford American Inn of Court, Tallahassee, Florida, 2014 - Present (Master of the Inn)
• Tallahassee Bar Association, 2014 - Present
• Florida Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers, Tallahassee Chapter, 2014 - Present
• National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers
• Florida Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers (FACDL)
• Hillsborough County Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers, 2006 - 2007 (Vice-President)
• Hillsborough County Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers, 2008 - 2009 (President)
• Hillsborough County Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers, 2009 - 2013 (Board of Directors)
• Hillsborough County Bar Association, Criminal Law Section, 2011 - 2012 (Vice-Chair)
• Florida Bar Criminal Law Certification Committee, 2006 - 2009
• Florida Bar Traffic Rules Committee, 2002 - 2006
• Florida Bar Traffic Rules Committee (Vice-Chair, 2004)
• Florida Bar Traffic Rules Committee, 2005 - 2006 (Chair)
• Florida Bar Rules of Judicial Administration Committee, 2005 - 2006 (Representative)
• Federal Bar Association (Former Member)

Fraternities and Sororities

• Phi Alpha Delta