HaythamFaraj

Trial Lawyer - Serious Injury, Civil Rights and Complex Criminal Defense

Legal Career

Mr. Faraj began his legal career in the United States Marine Corps as a judge advocate representing accused service members. Following his retirement from the U.S. Marine Corps, he continued to represent service members before military courts but also began to represent civilian defendants in federal and state courts. In 2012, he founded his own firm and began to represent civil rights and serious injury victims. He has very successfully represented hundreds of clients in serious injury and wrongful death claims due to negligence, or intentional violations of their civil rights. Mr. Faraj also represents clients in medical and professional negligence claims, bad faith claims against insurance companies and select business disputes. Mr. Faraj continues to represent clients accused of serious criminal charges in federal, state and military courts.
Mr. Faraj has built a firm and a team that is committed to exceptional, aggressive and client-centered representation. Mr. Faraj’s approach to client representation reflects his embrace and commitment to the core values that he and every Marine must live by: honor, courage and commitment. Those values shape the work that the firm undertakes to accomplish on behalf of its clients to achieve a just and fair outcome.

Education

Mr. Faraj is a product of the Chicago public school system. He graduated from Mather High School, then immediately joined the Marine Corps. While in the Marine Corps he was one of a few selected from among thousands of Marines to attend college on a Marine Corps scholarship and to become a commissioned officer. He elected to attend The Military College of South Carolina, The Citadel. He completed his college studies in three years, magna cum laude, and was commissioned a Second Lieutenant in the United States Marine Corps in 1995. In 2002, Mr. Faraj was one of only 5 officers in the Marine Corps to be selected to attend law school. He attended the American University Washington College of Law in Washington, DC. Following graduation from law school, he passed the Illinois Bar and then attended the Naval Justice School in New Port, Rhode Island. Following the Naval Justice School, he reported to Camp Pendleton, California, as a judge advocate.
Mr. Faraj has developed a well-known and respected reputation as a winning, aggressive and relentless trial lawyer. He attributes his courtroom successes to his military training, discipline, and commitment to be better prepared, more skilled and more ready to engage in the legal combat that is trial practice than his opponents.

Notable Trial Successes

Military Career

Mr. Faraj began his legal career as a military defense lawyer and then the senior defense lawyer in charge at Camp Pendleton, California. When he left the United states Marine Corps, he had culminated a career that spanned 22 years. During that period, he had served in a variety of assignments and locations as an enlisted infantryman, an NCO and later as an infantry officer. His military career included assignments as a squad leader, a section leader, embassy duty in Africa and Europe, platoon commander, company commander and operations officer. Mr. Faraj also served in a unique assignment as a Foreign Area Officer for the Middle East and North Africa regions as an area expert due to his experience in the region and language fluency. During his Marine Corps career, he deployed numerous times to Southwest Asia, East Asia, Africa and throughout the Pacific. He is the recipient of numerous medals and awards including the Combat Action Ribbon. His proudest military achievement is receipt of the Wheeler Award for infantry excellence upon completion of the Infantry Officer Course, considered to be among the most challenging professional military schools in the world.

Military Awards & Recognition

Hobbies & Volunteer Work

In his free time Mr. Faraj enjoys participating in endurance athletic events. He has completed numerous Ironman triathlons, marathons and multiple one hundred plus miles cycling events including Race Across the West. He is active in Ride 2 Recovery, a cycling-centered program that assists veterans in recovering from combat wounds.

Memberships