Raushanah Fadqua Rodgers

I was born and bred in Brooklyn, New York.  I relocated to Fayetteville, North Carolina as a teenager.  My mother's faith in me exceeded mine because she thought that I was "lawyer" material way before I was able to see law as an option for me.  I lived the typical hard knock life common amongst impoverished innercity youth.  I fought battles both physical and mental and had to overcome the visual realities that reminded me success was not possible.

Once in North Carolina, I fumbled a bit here and there but later blossomed into an ambitious education seeker.  With a degree in Economics, I taught high school math in both New York and Boston.  My students were young people like myself--not so certain of what their own future held.  I fought to become me, I fought to teach and be heard and I fought to have an impact on those that were too weak to fight.  

Teaching was fulfilling but my mother's 'cheering on' that occurred over and over again in my pre-teens were a constant reminder.  She would say, "Raushanah, you're a lawyer, Raushanah, you're jugular."  In the fall of 2004, I was sitting in a law school classroom with the intent to slay the notorious law school dragon.  

Being the renegade that I am, I slayed that!  I'm here!  I fight for my clients!  My reviews are real........real clients, with real legal situations, that I helped for affordable prices.  During the representation, my heart beat for their cause.  My heart still beats for their cause.  I'm honest, I'm reasonable and I shape my client's expectations.  My client's outcomes are NO surprise.  We work together and carefully craft them.  I love being able to work with my clients to solve real problems that affect their lives.  Many of their outcomes affect my life as well.  We are partners and we work together.  

I am an aggressive criminal defense attorney....it's in my DNA.  I'm no act.....I'm a natural!  I defend the accused and protect their rights.  I handle misdemeanors and felonies in NC, NY and VA.  

My areas of practice in NC include: Criminal matters (Superior & District Court), Traffic, Misdemeanor Appeals, Probation Violations, Family Law (Divorce, Equitable Distribution, Alimony, Child Support, Child Custody) Juvenile Court matters, Civil (Evictions, Breach of Contract, Land Disputes) Personal Injury, DMV hearings, Domestic Violence Protective Order Hearings (DVPO's), Wills & Trusts, Guardianship/ and Civil Commitment Proceedings

I also handle the following types of specific legal issues:  

• Driving While Impaired


• Driving While License Revoked


• Speeding and other Moving Violations


• Tag, Registration and Insurance Violations


• Limited Driving Privilege


• Drivers License Restoration (legal help with getting your DL back)


• Larceny


• Assaults (Affray, Simple, Assault on a Female, Assault with a Deadly Weapon, Battery)


• Domestic Violence Charges


• Injury to Real or Personal Property


• Resisting a Police Officer (Resist, Delay or Obstruct/ RDO)


• Protective Order representation (50-B/ Restraining order) Plaintiff or Defendant


• Sexual Assault matters


• Possession of marijuana & other drugs


• Probation Violations


• Carrying concealed and a host of other misdemeanor and felony criminal charges

I'm committed to providing you with the highest level of legal representation and doing everything in my power to successfully defend you.  We offer free criminal law consultations. 

I am a member of the NC, NY and VA state bars.  I am also licensed and authorized to practice in the United States Circuit Court of Veterans Appeals, The Department of Veterans Affairs, The United States District Court for the Eastern District of North Carolina and the Middle District of North Carolina.