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Howard Woodley Bailey
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About MeANY COURT. ANY CRIME. ANY TIME. WE ARE READY TO DEFEND YOU.
I am Certified by the Supreme Court of New Jersey as a Criminal Trial Attorney, and have been involved with the field of criminal law for over thirty-three years. As an experienced criminal defense lawyer, I focus my efforts on the defense of clients charged with violating the criminal law and the motor vehicle laws of New Jersey; and the Criminal Code of the United States. I have personally handled cases involving Drug Kingpin, Drug Distribution and Drug Trafficking; Murder; Robbery; Carjacking; Insurance Fraud; Kidnapping; Sexual Offenses and Rape; Arson; Criminal Mischief; Bribery; Perjury; and Official Misconduct.
In 2002, after retiring from 25 years in law enforcement, I opened my first law office, focusing solely on criminal defense. After several years as a solo practitioner, I opened Bailey & Orozco, LLC, with my partner Michael Orozco. In 2008 we moved into our new offices in the National Newark Building, which are depicted in the photographs shown above.
Before becoming a Criminal Defense Attorney, I was an Assistant Essex County (N.J.) Prosecutor for fifteen years; and, before that a police officer for ten years. During that time and now as a defense lawyer, I handled cases using every type of investigation used by the police, to include wiretapping, eavesdropping and other types of electronic surveillance; buy-bust and sting operations; undercover police investigations; and, more traditional investigation activities such as field investigation and witness interview.
This unique background provides my clients with the benefit of being represented by a criminal defense lawyer with personal experience in how a criminal case is investigated, prosecuted and most importantly for my clients, defended. As a Criminal Defense Attorney, this experience helps me defend the rights of my clients, often to a benefit a less experienced practitioner may not be able to achieve.
As an Assistant Prosecutor, I was assigned as a supervisor and legal advisor to the Essex County Prosecutor's Narcotics Task Force for twelve years; reviewing, supervising, advising and prosecuting thousands of drug and violent crime cases each year. In that capacity I was responsible for providing legal guidance on a daily basis to law enforcement personnel conducting on-going drug related investigations. As a result, as a criminal defense lawyer in Essex County, I am able to provide my clients with the knowledge gained from thousands of cases and the experience of many years of handling criminal cases.
I served as the Prosecutor's Task Force Deputy Director from 1993-1996; as Vice-Chairman of the County Narcotics Commanders Association of New Jersey from 1995-1997; and, as a Member of the Statewide Narcotics Action Plan Working Group, from 1993-1997, serving on the Attorney General's Drug Enforcement Policy Manual Committee; and, the Attorney General's Legislative Initiatives Committee. These experiences give me an extensive and intimate understanding of how the drug laws were drafted; and, how the police were trained to enforce them. I bring that knowledge and experience to each client I represent as a criminal defense lawyer.
As a criminal defense lawyer, and in my prior employment, I taught many courses to both other lawyers and to law enforcement officers. For over two decades I was a certified Police Instructor for the State of New Jersey, Police Training Commission. As a Certified Police Instructor, I taught courses to police recruit classes; and, in-service training for active-duty police officers. I have served as a faculty member of the Top Gun Narcotics Training Seminar sponsored by the Statewide Narcotics Task Force and have been a featured speaker for the Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers of New Jersey; the New Jersey Narcotics Enforcement Officers Association, and the Office of the Public Defender for the State of New Jersey.
The types of cases I have represented clients on recently include Adult Criminal Defense International Extradition |
