Jodi Morales, Esq.
Before founding The Law Office of Jodi Morales in 2018, Jodi spent the larger part of her career fighting zealously for the rights of Bronxites. As a public defender with one of the most respected public defense offices in the nation, Jodi represented thousands of clients, litigated countless cases to acquittal and carefully negotiated dispositions saving many of her clients from criminal convictions, lengthy prison sentences and deportation.
As President & Founder of The Law Office of Jodi Morales, Jodi has expanded her practice and now advocates for marginalized communities both inside and outside of the courtroom. Jodi proudly serves on the Board of Trustees of Cayuga Centers a non-profit organization committed to supporting unaccompanied children and frequently appears on Noticias Univision as a legal expert in the areas of Constitutional and Criminal Law.
Jodi received her Juris Doctorate from Yeshiva University’s Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law and worked with the Charles Hamilton Houston Institute at Harvard Law School to help develop The Fair Punishment Project which creates a fair and accountable justice system through public discourse. Jodi is admitted to practice law in New York State and the United States District Courts for the Southern, Northern, Eastern, and Western Districts of New York.
Jodi proudly lives in the Bronx.