About
Joanne M. Daley is a criminal defense attorney based in Providence, Rhode Island, who serves as an Assistant Federal Public Defender. She represents individuals facing federal criminal charges who cannot afford to hire counsel. Her career includes both state and federal public defense, with earlier experience in Massachusetts. Her work focuses on providing legal representation to people whose liberty is at stake and ensuring they have an advocate in the criminal justice system.
Joanne earned her undergraduate degree from Mount Holyoke College in 1994 and her Juris Doctor from Boston College Law School in 1998. She was first admitted to practice in New York in 1999 and later gained admission in Massachusetts in 2002. Her legal education and subsequent public defense work form the foundation of a career focused on criminal law and public service.
Joanne previously served as attorney-in-charge of the Lowell Superior Court Office in Massachusetts. She moved into federal public defense in Rhode Island in 2018, bringing experience as a state public defender. Her service has also included participation on the HOPE Court team in Rhode Island. This federal reentry program supports individuals returning to the community after imprisonment. It combines supervision with access to treatment, education, and job skills training. She belongs to the Massachusetts Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers.
Joanne M. Daley received the Edward J. Duggan Award for Outstanding Service in 2017. Her professional contributions also include legal education and court service. In 2021, she moderated a panel of magistrate judges on initial appearances and detention issues for defense attorneys. In 2020, she was appointed to a federal merit selection panel reviewing the reappointment of two Rhode Island magistrate judges. These roles reflect a career that combines criminal defense representation, professional leadership, and service to the justice system.
Law Office Affiliations
- Attorney-In-Charge, Lowell Sup. Ct. Unit at Committee for Public Counsel Services
- Member, Massachusetts Bar Association
- Member, New York State Bar Association
Licensed State
- Massachusetts
- New York (Resigned)
Education
- Boston College Law School
Juris Doctor (JD) - Mount Holyoke College
AB in Politics
