Top Rated Schools & Education Attorney in Chicago, IL

Attorney Charles P. Rose is a shareholder with Hogan Marren Babbo & Rose, Ltd., law firm, which has law offices in Chicago, Illinois, and New York, New York. A top-rated, award-winning attorney with more than 38 years of total legal experience, Mr. Rose provides unmatched representation and support to clients in the Chicago and New York City metros and all across the country who have legal needs involving any of the following:

· Education law

· Government investigations and regulatory affairs

· Labor and employment law

· Nonprofit and tax-exempt organizations

· Corporate transactions

· Litigation

Serving as co-chair to the firm's education practice, Mr. Rose represents a wide range of public and private educational institutions with their needs involving education law and policies, accreditation, regulatory matters, Title IV federal student aid and other areas. He has previously served as general counsel to the U.S. Department of Education after receiving a nomination by former President Barack Obama. He also handled all of the department's litigation and served as legal advisor to the U.S. Secretary of Education.

Before working with the federal government, Mr. Rose led a successful practice as founding partner of a prominent education and employment law firm in Chicago, and he has gained a reputation as a leader in education law. Equally successful in his other practice areas, he has achieved notable success assisting a diverse base of corporate clients, nonprofits and foundations, government entities, and others with their needs involving corporate transactions and entity formation and planning, partnership issues, civil rights enforcement, policy and regulatory issues, and litigation support.

Honored for his professionalism and outstanding contributions to his field, Mr. Rose received the Exemplary Service to Education Award from the Illinois Association of School Administrators in 2011 and the Franklin E. Kameny and Dr. Lilli M. Vincenz Awards from the U.S. Department of Education that same year. He has also received the Champion of Public Education Award and the Vision in Education Award, and he has received consistent top rankings and endorsements from his peers.

A 1979 cum laude graduate of Villanova University with a Bachelor of Arts in economics, Mr. Rose obtained his Juris Doctor from DePaul University College of Law in 1982. He is admitted to practice in the District of Columbia as well as Illinois, and he is a member of several local, state and national legal organizations, including a fellow with The College of Labor and Employment Lawyers. He also served on the board of directors and the board of trustees of various civic, educational and charitable organizations in his region.