About The Firm
About The Firm
A practice built one rescued life at a time.
The Dog Lawyer is the practice of Richard Bruce Rosenthal, Esq. — a trial attorney who has spent more than four decades in courtrooms across the country. The firm is small, focused, and personal by design. Richard answers his own phone. Richard reads your case file. Richard writes the brief.
We take dangerous-dog cases, pet custody fights, pet trusts, estate work, and the difficult civil-rights matters most lawyers won't touch — including dogs shot by police. Wherever the law treats an animal as disposable, we treat the case as life-or-death, because for the family on the other end of the phone, it is.
Our Commitment to You
Serving people like you since 1979.
Five promises we have kept, case after case, for more than four decades.
To honor your faith.
Your trust in us is sacred. We carry it accordingly.
To be your dedicated guide.
Through every hearing, motion, and unknown — you will not walk it alone.
Your calls answered promptly.
Day or night. We return every message — no exceptions, no gatekeepers.
You will speak with a lawyer.
Not a paralegal. Not an intake screener. An attorney, every time.
An honest fit, or an honest referral.
If we are not the right firm for you, we will help you find one that is.
Reviews
Richard didn't just save my dog Bugsy. He saved my family. He treated our case as if his own pet was on the line — and he won.
Robin Elen · Bugsy
I called at 11 PM expecting voicemail. Richard answered. By morning he had a strategy. By the end of the week, my dog was home.
Anonymous Client · Family Pet
Other lawyers told me there was nothing to be done. Richard told me there was everything to be done. He was right.
Carole · Rescue Mix