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Joseph is a Life Member of the National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers. Life Membership recognizes a demonstrated commitment to criminal defense and the mission of the National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers.
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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
Practice Areas
- Appellate Advocacy
- Controlled Substances
- Federal Practice
- Forfeiture
- International
- Sex Crimes
- White Collar Crime
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