Jessenia Rosales | Tampa Criminal Lawyer

The Law Office of Jessenia Rosales serves clients throughout Florida in the practice of criminal defense and family law. Jessenia's specific areas of experience include divorce, child custody and support, injunctions, domestic violence, DUI, theft crimes, drug crimes, assault, and other violent crimes. She is also fluent in English and Spanish.

Jessenia earned a Bachelor of Arts in Criminology with a Minor in Psychology from the University of South Florida. She then earned her law degree at Western Michigan University Thomas M. Cooley Law School in Tampa, Florida, graduating with honors. Jessenia later re-enrolled at Western Michigan University Thomas M. Cooley Law School to earn a Master of Laws in Intellectual Property.

While earning her degrees, Jessenia interned at the Public Defender's office in Hillsborough County after working as a paralegal at a private law practice in St. Petersburg, Florida.

Jessenia has been practicing law in Florida since 2017. She started her own firm, the Law Office of Jessenia Rosales, in 2018 to handle criminal and family law cases. Shortly after, Jessenia received the Rising Professional Award from the Federal Bar Association Younger Lawyers Division. Jessenia is also on the Florida Justice Center's Legal All-Star Team.

Jessenia is an active member of the Federal Bar Association, American Bar Association, Florida State Bar Association and Clearwater Bar Association. Her volunteer service includes having served as chairperson of the Florida Justice Center, where she helped FLJC become Florida’s first criminal legal aid organization and volunteered at the expungement clinic. Jessenia has also been a board member of the Pinellas Latin Bar Association and served as a chairperson of the Clearwater Bar Association's Diversity and Inclusion Committee.

Jessenia currently lives in the Tampa Bay area with her two daughters. They enjoy spending time outdoors with family and friends.

Position	Organization	Location	Duration
Owner	Jessenia Rosales, Attorney at Law	Tampa, FL	Present

School	Degree	Major	Graduation
Thomas M. Cooley Law School	J.D.	Law School	2015
University of South Florida	Bachelors of Arts	Criminology | Psychology	12/2012
Western Michigan University Thomas Cooley Law School	Master of Laws	Intellectual Property	09/2019
Thomas M. Cooley	Juris Doctorate	Solo-small firm, general practice and Litigation	04/2015

State / Court	Date
Florida State Court / U.S. District Court, Middle District of Florida	2017, 2019

• Member | Florida State Bar Association
  Member | Clearwater Bar Association
  Member | Pinellas Latin Bar Association
  Member | Federal Bar Association
  Member | Young Lawyers Division
  Member | Criminal Law Section
  Member | Family Law Section

• Rising Professionals 2019

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