Joseph Benedict is a partner and founding member of Benedict and Altman.  After graduating from law school during the height of the Vietnam War, he became an Airborne Ranger in the U.S. Army.   In Vietnam, he served in the JAG unit, where he prosecuted and defended hundreds of criminal cases.

Mr. Benedict has handled innumerable criminal cases of all magnitudes.   He has represented defendants in trials for murder, aggravated sexual assault, public corruption, and more.

He is co-chair of the Middlesex County Bar Association’s Criminal Practice Committee.  As a result of his experience, he is certified by the New Jersey Supreme Court as a Criminal Trial Attorney.  He has also been named in New Jersey Monthly’s annual “Super Lawyers” issue every year since 2005.  He has been listed in “Best Lawyers in America” every year since 1995.  Martindale-Hubbell has awarded him an AV rating every year for over 25 years.  New York Magazine annually rates him as one of the top criminal lawyers in the metropolitan area.  The Middlesex County Bar Association has named him the Criminal Trial Practitioner of the year for 2009.  He regularly lectures on criminal law issues for attorney’s seeking certification as Criminal Trial Lawyers, or other lawyers seeking to improve their litigation skills.

Practice areas:

Education:

• Rutgers University, J.D., 1968
• Fordham University, B.S., 1965

Admitted:

• New Jersey and U.S. District Court, District of New Jersey, 1970
• U.S. Supreme Court, 1984
• U.S. District Court, Eastern and Southern Districts of New York, 1984

Memberships:

• Member, Criminal Practice Committee, (1987-present and Co-Chair, 1994-present), New Brunswick, Middlesex County
• Judicial and Prosecutors Appointments Review Committee, member (1990–1997) and trustee (1993–1996)
• New Jersey State Bar Associations
• Middlesex County Trial Lawyers Association
• National District Attorneys Association
• National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers
• Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers of New Jersey
• Trial Attorneys of New Jersey

Bendict and Altman

247 Livingston Avenue
New Brunswick
New Jersey 08901