Joseph E. Abodeely is a sole practioner whose practice emphasizes criminal law defense, military law, and administrative law. He is admitted to practice before the Arizona Supreme Court, various federal courts, the U.S. Supreme Court, and military courts. He was a Maricopa Deputy County Attorney (state prosecutor) from 1971 to 1985 where he tried various major felony cases and coordinated an intelligence/drug enforcement agency with the County Attorney’s Office prior to entering private practice. He has hosted weekly radio talk shows and public access television shows since 1986. Joe is interested in issues relating to law, war, national security, terrorism, and Israel’s and AIPAC’s influence on US policy in the Middle East.
Joe’s legal and military careers have been intertwined for over three decades. He received his B.A. in English and commission as a 2nd Lieutenant, Infantry, from the University of Arizona in 1965. In 1968, Lieutenant Abodeely was a combat infantry unit commander with the 1st Air Cavalry Division during the Tet Offensive in the Republic of Viet Nam. His platoon was credited as leading the 20,000 men Pegasus Operation to relieve the besieged firebase at Khe Sanh. He served in the U.S. Army Reserve components from 1969 to 1995. As a Judge Advocate General (JAG) legal officer, he provided legal advice and training on issues relating to terrorism, combating terrorism, the Law of War, and International Law to law enforcement and military personnel.
During Operation Desert Storm, he prepared documents delineating US Army Military Police Operations Agency responsibilities concerning war crimes, which significantly clarified Army policy. His last assignment as a Reserve Officer was Chief, Law Branch, Military Police Operations Agency at the Pentagon. His military education includes the Judge Advocate General's School Legal Aspects of Terrorism Course (1980), National Security Management (1980), JAG Command and General Staff Course,