Rajan
Joshi
Criminal
Defense Lawyer
Rajan Joshi, an Immigration and criminal defense lawyer, received
his BA from the University of Central FL in 1996. In 2000 he received
his Law
Degree with Honors from the University of Florida College of Law.
Rajan scored among the Top Five Highest Scores in
the Bar Exam for the State of Florida. Based on his high Bar Exam
Scores and his multiple academic achievements, Rajan was selected by
the Chief Judge of the Fifth District Court of Appeals to be the Valedictorian
Speaker in Orlando, at the October 2000 Induction Ceremony for Newly
Sworn Lawyers.
Defense attorney Rajan Joshi started his legal career as an assistant
state attorney in Jacksonville, FL for four years. There, Rajan further
developed his trial skills. He was promoted to prosecute felony
cases in less that a year, and was assigned to the Repeat Offender
Court within two years, where Rajan prosecuted habitual felony offenders
for very serious crimes. Rajan received the 2003 Jury Trial Award for
trying more case than any prosecutor in the Fourth Judicial Circuit,
which includes Duval, Clay and Nassau County. He also litigated numerous
Post-conviction motions. As a prosecutor, Rajan assisted in training
law enforcement officers, was on the hiring committee, and judged teen
court and trial practice competitions for Florida Coastal Law School.
Rajan has been working as a defense attorney since 2004, when he
left the State Attorney's Office.
Rajan has tried and handled all types of cases from misdemeanors to
felonies punishable by life in prison, including murder. He practices
in all areas of criminal defense, both State and Federal, including
post-conviction relief matters. Rajan's practice also concentrates
on motions to overturn prior criminal convictions. In 2007, Rajan successfully
challenged a Florida Criminal Statute and had a judge declared the
Statute Unconstitutionally. Rajan's practice is dedicated to criminal
defense and immigration law.
