Faraji Allen Rosenthall

I highly recommend Attorney Rosenthall for anyone in need of a skilled and dedicated criminal defense lawyer. He handles cases with professionalism, compassion, and an impressive command of the law. He believes in your innocence and works tirelessly to prove the truth. Thanks to his expertise and per...sistence, our case was dismissed. I’ll always be grateful for his integrity, responsiveness, and commitment to justice.

My husband was charged with a hit-and-run accident involving a bicyclist. He could have faced 15 to 20 years in prison, though he has a clean record. The police officer let us know that my husband had to go in front of a magistrate to sign some papers. We had no idea what was going on because we ha...d never had legal troubles before, and my husband had no idea about any sort of accident he was in involving a bicycle. Regardless, he was arrested, fingerprinted, and his mugshots were taken. At first we didn't even know the date the accident had occurred. Once we were told, we figured out that my husband had been in Annapolis, Maryland working at the time of the accident, so he couldn't have been involved. Not knowing very much at all, since we had never had legal problems before, we hired a lawyer who was there at the courthouse the day the judge told us we would need a lawyer. Unfortunately, the bicyclist identified my husband as the one who hit him weeks after the accident after seeing him at a 7-11. At the preliminary hearing, he again pointed to my husband as the one who hit him. The guy didn't have medical insurance and had been taken to the hospital. Our former lawyer, wanted us to contact witnesses and ask them to come testify for us because subpoenaing witness across state lines isn't easy. We had little confidence in that lawyer, and luckily we were referred by a family member to Mr. Rosenthall. After explaining everything to Mr. Rosenthall, he agreed to take our case, and we dismissed our other lawyer. Mr. Rosenthall was very professional. He was in contact with us regularly and asked us many questions. We provided him with the information he needed. He did not take short-cuts and went through the process to subpoena the witnesses who saw my husband working in Maryland the day of the accident (which happened here in Virginia). When we did appear before a judge, to get an extension (if I recall correctly), it was clear that Mr. Rosenthall was well respected amongst his peers in the way they talked to him and about him. Our confidence in his ability to prove my husband's innocence was so important to us because the stress this situation put on my husband, myself, and our three children was horrible. Mr. Rosenthall helped to relieve our anxiety with his reassuring words and his professional demeaner and actions. He called us last week to let us know that our case was being dismissed, and we could not be more grateful to him for all the hard work he did to prove my husband's innocence. Even though we didn't have to go to trial over this, we know that Mr. Rosenthall was completely prepared to defend my husband if it had. He shared with us the angle he would take and what evidence he would use. We made the best decision we could have in switching attorneys. Now I know that if we ever find ourselves with legal troubles again, we will call Mr. Rosenthall immediately.

I first contacted Mr. Rosenthall around 7:30pm one evening and to my surprise his receptionist answered. She took my information and immediately transferred my call directly to him. We discussed my case and possible outcomes. He asked what my concerns were and thoroughly explained every detail of the... process. He was extremely helpful and sympathetic. He spoke with the prosecuting attorney many times to get me the best possible outcome. I am extremely pleased with his service and highly recommended him for representation.

Faraji Rosenthal is a thorough, intelligent and compassionate attorney who helped get my daughters drug possession charges dismissed. I first contacted Mr. Rosenthal at 6:30AM after leaving the hospital where my adult daughter was recovering from an overnight drug overdose and was being charged ...with drug possession. Since it was so early in the day I sent him an email and he contacted me back 15 minutes later. I was in a daze, panicked for my child's health and fearful of a first time drug charge. All of this was new to me. I had no experience dealing with police let alone a felony charge. Mr. Rosenthal was calm, patient, compassionate and detailed in explaining step by step what was going to happen after my child got out of the hospital and had to turn herself over to authorities. He spent a lot of time on the phone with us that weekend ( he was out of town on a prior commitment) as my daughter was in jail. His experience as a former district attorney helped him explain the Courts point of view. As my daughters attorney he managed to get her released without posting bail. This was a huge help. The first of many positive results in our interaction with him. We are former residents of Fairfax but have moved 9 hours away. My daughters arrest came when we were back visiting Fairfax. Mr. Rosenthal was mindful of our travel restrictions and our interactions were long distance, mainly by text and email. When we had phone calls his confident, calm and respectful demeanor always left us feeling better about the case. At the same time, he never made promises of outcome and was patient in answering our repeated questions and concerns. Because of unusual circumstances our case lingered for over 2 years. While our daughter was his client, we paid his fee. Mr. Rosenthal always kept us in the loop, with her permission, and was respectful of her wishes, despite her often combative attitude due to mental health issues. He was so patient with her, listened to her and helped her understand in detail her choices and the ramifications of each choice. When her case was continued after a year, he quickly corrected the Probation Office from extending her probation ( which the judge had not ordered) saving her from more expense, travel and time on probation. As a result of his professional and thorough representation her felony charge was dismissed. Every interaction with Mr. Rosenthal was a positive one. If you need a thorough, professional, kind, patient and winning attorney don't look any further. Faraji Rosenthal is the best.

Mr. Rosenthall came highly recommended from a colleague and my experience with him exceeded all expectations. I found him to be very professional, respectful, and honest. The line of communication was always open and he answered all of my questions with very detailed responses. Unlike other at...torneys I've hired before, I got the genuine sense that Mr. Rosenthall really cares for his clients which is very rare with any professional services these days.