Carlos Diaz-Cobo

Born and raised in Newark, Carlos Diaz-Cobo graduated magna cum laude from Rutgers University, New Brunswick with a major in Administration of Justice and Sociology with minors in Psychology and Political Science. He also earned a Certificate of Criminology as well as a Certificate in Public Policy from the Eagleton Institute of Politics at Rutgers.

He went on to graduate from Cardozo School of Law in New York City where he was selected to participate in the Criminal Defense Clinic headed by Barry Scheck, famed attorney for OJ Simpson and head of the world-renowned Innocence Project. He was also selected to participate in the Appellate Law Clinic, where he argued criminal cases in the NYC Appellate Court, and the Moot Court Honor Society where he won "Best Oral Advocate" in a competition judged by now U.S. Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor. He was also the first law student ever to be appointed to the City Bar Association's Death Penalty Committee, which submitted amicus briefs in People v. Harris, the case that ultimately held the death penalty unconstitutional in New York.

Carlos is certified by the NJ Supreme Court as a Certified Criminal Trial Lawyer and has been practicing criminal law in New Jersey since 2004 in state and federal courts, providing aggressive representation for thousands of clients. His high-profile cases and track record of acquittals have been featured on Dateline NBC, ABC’s 20/20, Investigation ID, Oxygen, CNN, MSNBC, NY Times, Wall Street Journal, Star Ledger, Asbury Park Press, Home News Tribune and other media outlets.