Jose Rojas Lawyer Reviews & Ratings - Hartford

Jose Rojas Bio
Mr. Rojas graduated from law school in 1997, cum laude.  He was awarded the Corpus Juris Secundum Award for Criminal Law and a similar award for his Legal Writing class, and was recognized by his law school for his overall.  He was also recognized by the law school for his overall academic achievement.  Following law school, Mr. Rojas was recruited and commissioned as a Captain by the United States Army, Judge Advocate General's Corps.  He served with distinction as a lawyer for the United States Army, receiving the Army Achievement Medal as a member of the XVIII Airborne Corps.  Later, Mr. Rojas was appointed Special Assistant United States Attorney whereupon he was given the awesome responsibility of representing the United States as a federal prosecutor.  Mr. Rojas prosecuted and tried cases such as rape, child molestation, homicide and larceny.  Mr. Rojas was awarded a certificate of appreciation by the Director of the FBI for his "outstanding prosecutive skills"and was made an honorary Agent with the Army Criminal Investigation Division.. Mr. Rojas left public service and spent the next five years representing large corporate and governmental clients such as Home Depot, Shell Oil, Behr Paint and the City of Hartford.  He was employed by Shipman & Goodwin, LLP, one of Connecticut's largest and most prominent firms.. In 2005, Mr. Rojas left Shipman & Goodwin to start The Rojas Law Firm, LLC.  Mr. Rojas was driven by a desire to make his legal skills available to individuals, rather than corporations and governmental entities.  Since founding The Rojas Law Firm, LLC, Mr. Rojas has shifted his practice to the representation of the injured and the criminally accused.  Mr. Rojas is now driven by a personal passion to bring justice to those who need it most. Mr. Rojas has been featured in the evening news (NBC30), the Connecticut Law Tribune, and has been quoted in the Hartford Courant.