Born: June 10, 1933, Waltham, Massachusetts (Francis Lee Bailey, Jr.)
Education:
1946-47 Cardigan Mountain School, Canaan, New Hampshire (Graduated, Valedictorian)
1947-50 Kimball Union Academy, Meriden, New Hampshire (Graduated)
1950-52 Harvard College - English Major
1952-54 U.S. Naval Flight Training, Pensacola, Florida
(Graduated)
1954 Designated a Naval Aviator
Commissioned Second Lieutenant, U. S. Marine Corps
1954-56 Jet Fighter Pilot and Legal Officer, VMF-334, then MAG 32, USMCAS Cherry Point, North Carolina
1957 January - August: Harvard College
1957 September: Admitted to Boston University Law School: Requirement for undergraduate degree waived because of military legal experience
1960 Graduated B.U. Law School as Valedictorian
Businesses:
1957-65 Licensed Private Investigator, Massachusetts
1968-74 Co-Chair (with B. B. King) FAIRR (Foundation for the Advancement of Inmate Recreation and Rehabilitation)
1971-80 President & Principal Shareholder, Enstrom Helicopter Manufacturing Co., Menominee, Michigan
1973-- Lifetime Member, American Polygraph Association (Lifetime Achievement Award), 2008
1975-80 Member, Young President’s Organization. (YPO)
1975-- President and Principal Shareholder, TelShare Publishing Co. Chelsea Massachusetts (educational books)
1980-82 Consultant, Fairchild Aircraft Co., San Antonio, Texas
1981-88 Director, Shareholder & Special Counsel, Murray Chris Craft Industries, Inc., Sarasota, Florida
1988-- President and Sole Shareholder, Palm Beach Roamer, Inc. West Palm Beach, Florida (re-manufacturing aluminum yachts and re-manufacturing Piper Twin Comanche aircraft)
2003-- Licensed Private Investigator, Florida
2003-- Investigative Consultant, Lynn, MA
2003-- Vice Chairman of the Board, New England Insulation, Canton, MA, (Supervisor of Asbestos Litigation in 5 states)
2005-- Member, World President’s Organization, a/k/a New England Forty-Niners (affiliate of YPO)
2006-- Senior Consultant, Oxford Aviation, Oxford, ME (aircraft refurbishment)
Flight Experience:
1954-- Commercial, multi-engine & instrument pilot (Lic.#1287353)
1967-- Type Rating, Lear Jet
1968– Rotorcraft (helicopter) Rating
1952-- Over 20,000 flight hours, still an active pilot
Writing History:
1971 The Defense Never Rests (Criminal cases)
1975 For The Defense (Criminal cases)
1977 Cleared For The Approach, (Aviation)
1979 Secrets (Novel)
1982 To Be A Trial Lawyer (Educational book)
1967-- Criminal Law Library (West), 11 Volumes for law practitioners
Lecturing History:
1960-- More than 2800 lectures on various topics in law, investigation, and aviation to colleges, universities, conventions, professional groups and community organizations
Television History:
1967: Host of Good Company, ABC Network interview show
1974-77: Legal Host, Good Morning America, ABC Network morning show
1978: Host of The Enemy Within, RKO syndicated
1983: Host of Lie Detector, Columbia Television, Syndicated
Notable Cases:
· Sheppard v. Maxwell (Ohio), U.S. Supreme Court, 1966
· Ohio v. Sheppard, Court of Common Pleas, Cleveland, 1966
· State v. Coppolino, Superior Court, New Jersey, 1966
· Commonwealth v. DeSalvo, (The Boston Strangler) Superior Court, Massachusetts, 1967
· State v. Coppolino, Circuit Court, Florida, 1967
· U.S. v. Kelley, (The “Great Plymouth Mail Robbery”) U.S. District Court, Boston, 1967
· U.S. Army v. Captain Ernest Medina, Fort McPherson, Georgia, 1971
· U.S. v. Garrison, (New Orleans District Attorney Jim Garrison) U.S. District Court, New Orleans, 1973
· U.S. v. Patricia Hearst, U.S. District Court, San Francisco, 1975
· U.S. v. David Norvell, (Attorney-General of New Mexico) U.S. District Court, Albuquerque, 1976
· U.S. v. Peter McDonald, (Chairman, Navajo Tribe) Phoenix, Arizona, 1978
· In Re Sir Lynden O. Pindling, (Prime Minister, Bahamas) Nassau Commission of Inquiry, 1983-84
· In Re Bhopal Gas Disaster, U.S. District Court, New York, 1986
· California v. Orenthal James Simpson, Superior Court, Los Angeles, California, 1995
· North Carolina v. Mark Crotts, Superior Court, Burlington, North Carolina (double murder, 1995)
· DuPont v. Pennsylvania (2000-2010)
