Background
Baker, Mark M. was born on November 20, 1947 in Long Beach, New York, United States.
Baker, Mark M. was born on November 20, 1947 in Long Beach, New York, United States.
Syracuse University (Bachelor of Science, 1969). Brooklyn Law School (Juris Doctor, 1972). Spoken languages: French and Hebrew.
Worked at Brafman Gilbert & Ross, Professional Corporation (New York, New York) specializing in Criminal Law, Constitutional Law, Appellate and Motion Litigation. Admitted to the bar, 1973, New New York 1975, United States. Court of Appeals, Second Circuit.
1976, United States.
Supreme Court. 1989, United States. Court of Appeals, Third, Fourth, Fifth, Ninth and Eleventh Circuits. Recipient: 1990, Yeshiva University Community Leadership Award.
1989, New York State Supreme Court Officers Association, Leadership Citation as Counsel for Crime Victims Political Platform.
1988, Citation from New York State Assembly for efforts on behalf of Crime Victims. Author: "The Archer Aftermath and Due Process Defense in New York," New York Law Journal, December, 1981.
"Death is too Final," New York Law Journal, February 1995. "Sol Wachtler, A New Leaf," Lifestyles Magazine, Volume 26, Number.
143, Spring 1996. Lecturer, Extraordinary Trial Defenses, New York County Lawyers Association, 1994.
Motions Addressed to the Indictment, New York County Lawyers Association, 1993. Partner, Slotnick & Baker, Professional Corporation, 1983-1994. Assistant District Attorney, Kings County, New York, 1973-1976.
Special Assistant Attorney General, Chief of Appeals and Counsel, Office of Special State Prosecutor Investigating the New York City Criminal Justice System, 1977-1983.
Member: The Association of the Bar of the City of New York (Member, Committee on Criminal Court, 1986-1989). New York State and American Bar Associations.
New York City Criminal Bar Association. National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers.
New York State Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers.
New York Counsel of Criminal Defense Lawyers. New York County Lawyers Association.
Member: The Association of the Bar of the City of New York (Member, Committee on Criminal Court, 1986-1989). New York State and American Bar Associations. New York City Criminal Bar Association.
National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers.
New York State Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers. New York Counsel of Criminal Defense Lawyers.
New York County Lawyers Association.