Practice Areas: Family Law, Civil Litigation, Administrative Law
Licensed in South Carolina since: 1973
Education: University of South Carolina School of Law
Selected to Super Lawyers: 2008 - 2025 Rosen Law Firm, LLC
18 Broad StreetSuite 201D
Charleston, SC 29401 Phone: 843-628-6047 Email: Robert N. Rosen Visit website
Details
Robert N. Rosen, of Rosen Law Firm, LLC, in Charleston, South Carolina, is a family law attorney with over 45 years of legal experience. Mr. Rosen serves clients in the Charleston area and throughout South Carolina.
Over the course of his career, Mr. Rosen has handled cases involving a wide variety of issues, including divorce, adoption, business valuation, child custody, child support, domestic violence, enforcement, maintenance agreements, paternity, post-divorce modifications, prenuptial agreements, postnuptial agreements, property division, restraining orders, separation and spousal support. He is an effective trial attorney and negotiator and is experienced in mediation.
The Best Lawyers in America listed Mr. Rosen in its publication. He is a fellow in the American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers and the author of several articles published in legal publications.
Mr. Rosen has always taken an active leadership role in the legal community. He is a former member of the South Carolina Bar Family Law Section Council and editorial board member of the Family Advocate, published by the American Bar Association.
Currently, Mr. Rosen serves on the advisory board for the Commission on Continuing Legal Education and Family Law Specialization. He also belongs to the Charleston County Bar Association, the South Carolina Bar, the South Carolina Association for Justice and the American Bar Association.
After graduating with honors from the University of Virginia with a bachelor’s degree, Mr. Rosen received a master’s degree in history from Harvard University. He earned his law degree from the University of South Carolina School of Law. He is qualified to appear before all South Carolina state courts, the U.S. District Court for the District of South Carolina and the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 4th Circuit.
First Admitted: 1973, South Carolina
Professional Webpage: https://www.rosen-lawfirm.com/main/attorneys-details/robert-...
Bar/Professional Activity:
- Mr. Rosen served as the President of the S.C. Chapter and is a Fellow of the American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers and is a Fellow in the International Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers.He is a member of the Charleston County Bar Association, the South Carolina Bar, and the American Bar Association. He served on the South Carolina Bar's Family Law Council and served on the Editorial Board of the American Bar Association publication, The Family Advocate. He serves on the Commission on Continuing Legal Education and Specialization, Family Law Specialization Advisory Board. He is also a member of the South Carolina Supreme Court Historical Society (President 2010-2011).
- U.S. District Court District of South Carolina, 1973
- U.S. Court of Appeals 4th Circuit, 1973
- South Carolina, 1973
Verdicts/Settlements (Case Results):
- U.S. v. Charleston County School District, 960 F.2d 1227 (1992)Barr v. Barr, 336 S.E.2d 481 (S.C.App. 1985)O'Neill v. O'Neill, 359 S.E.2d 68 (S.C.App. 1987)Richmond v. Tecklenberg, 396 S.E.2d 111 (S.C.App. 1990)Wooten v. Wooten, S.C. LEXIS 135 (Supreme Court of South Carolina 2005)Wooten v. Wooten, 364 S.C. 532, 615 S.E.2d 98 (S.C. 2005)Wooten v. Wooten, 358 S.C. 54, 594 S.E.2d 854 (Court of Appeals of South Carolina 2003)Wooten v. Wooten, 2003 S.C. App. LEXIS 227 (Court of Appeals of South Carolina 2003)Wooten v. Wooten, 2005 S.C. LEXIS 135 (S.C. 2005)Wooten v. Wooten, 364 S.C. 532, 615 S.E.2d 98 (S.C. 2005)Wooten v. Wooten, S.C. LEXIS 159 (S.C. 2005)Bakala v. Bakala, 352 S.C. 612, 576 S.E.2d 156 (Supreme Court of South Carolina 2003)Bakala v. Bakala, S.C. LEXIS 21 (Supreme Court of South Carolina 2003)Skipper v. Skipper, 278 S.C. 104, 292 S.E.2d 596 (Supreme Court of South Carolina 1982)Skipper v. Skipper, 1982 S.C. LEXIS 361 (Supreme Court of South Carolina 1982)State v. Bendoly, 273 S.C. 47, 254 S.E.2d 287 (Supreme Court of South Carolina 1979)State v. Bendoly, 1979 S.C. LEXIS 356 (Supreme Court of South Carolina 1979)Charleston v. Roberson, 275 S.C. 285, 269 (Supreme Court of South Carolina 1980)Charleston v. Roberson, S.C. LEXIS 446 (Supreme Court of South Carolina 1980)Roberts v. Peterson, 292 S.C. 149, 355 S.E.2d 280 (Court of Appeals of South Carolina 1987)Nat'l Adver. Co. v. Mount Pleasant Bd. of Adjustment, 312 S.C. 397, 440 S.E.2d 875 (Supreme Court of South Carolina 1994)Nat'l Adver. Co. v. Mount Pleasant Bd. of Adjustment, 1994 S.C. LEXIS 27 (Supreme Court of South Carolina 1994)Bowen v. Bowen, 327 S.C. 561, 490 S.E.2d 271 (Court of Appeals of South Carolina 1997)Bowen v. Bowen, S.C. App. LEXIS 103 (Court of Appeals of South Carolina 1997)Richmond v. Tecklenberg, 302 S.C. 331, 396 S.E.2d 111 (Court of Appeals of South Carolina 1990)Richmond v. Tecklenberg, S.C. App. LEXIS 116 (Court of Appeals of South Carolina 1990)Leatherwood v. Leatherwood, 293 S.C. 148, 359 S.E.2d 89 (Court of Appeals of South Carolina 1987)Leatherwood v. Leatherwood, 1987 S.C. App. LEXIS 356 (Court of Appeals of South Carolina 1987)Christy v. Christy, 354 S.C. 203, 580 S.E.2d 444 (Supreme Court of South Carolina 2003)Christy v. Christy, 2003 S.C. LEXIS 85 (Supreme Court of South Carolina 2003)Arnal v. Arnal, 371 S.C. 10, 636 S.E.2d 864 (Supreme Court of South Carolina 2006)Arnal v. Arnal, 2006 S.C. LEXIS 343 (Supreme Court of South Carolina 2006)Cockrell v. Trustees of Dist. 20 Constituent School Dist., 299 S.C. 155, 382 S.E.2d 923 (Supreme Court of South Carolina 1989)Cockrell v. Trustees of Dist. 20 Constituent School Dist., 1989 S.C. LEXIS 151 (Supreme Court of South Carolina 1989)Gavin v. North Carolina Mut. Ins. Co., 265 S.C. 206, 217 S.E.2d 591 (Supreme Court of South Carolina 1975)Gavin v. North Carolina Mut. Ins. Co., 1975 S.C. LEXIS 257 (Supreme Court of South Carolina 1975)McSwain v. Holmes, 269 S.C. 293, 237 S.E.2d 363 (Supreme Court of South Carolina 1977)McSwain v. Holmes, 1977 S.C. LEXIS 299 (Supreme Court of South Carolina 1977)Knight v. State Bd. of Canvassers, 297 S.C. 55; 374 S.E.2d 685 (Supreme Court of South Carolina 1988)Knight v. State Bd. of Canvassers, 1988 S.C. LEXIS 131 (Supreme Court of South Carolina 1988)Perry v. Perry, 315 S.C. 373; 433 S.E.2d 911 (Court of Appeals of South Carolina 1993)Perry v. Perry, 1993 S.C. App. LEXIS 125 (Court of Appeals of South Carolina 1993)Jackson v. Jackson, 279 S.C. 618, 310 S.E.2d 827 (Court of Appeals of South Carolina 1983)Jackson v. Jackson, 1983 S.C. App. LEXIS 109 (Court of Appeals of South Carolina 1983)Smith v. Harris-Teeter Supermarkets, Inc., 285 S.C. 445, 330 S.E.2d 316 (Court of Appeals of South Carolina 1985)Smith v. Harris-Teeter Supermarkets, Inc., 1985 S.C. App. LEXIS 364 (Court of Appeals of South Carolina 1985)Millis v. Millis, 282 S.C. 610, 320 S.E.2d 66 (Court of Appeals of South Carolina 1984)Millis v. Millis, 1984 S.C. App. LEXIS 540 (Court of Appeals of South Carolina 1984)Michel v. Michel, 289 S.C. 187; 345 S.E.2d 730 (Court of Appeals of South Carolina 1986)Michel v. Michel, 1986 S.C. App. LEXIS 494 (Court of Appeals of South Carolina 1986)Felder v. Charleston County Sch. Dist., 327 S.C. 21, 489 S.E.2d 191 (Supreme Court of South Carolina 1997)Felder v. Charleston County Sch. Dist., 1997 S.C. LEXIS 127, 13 I.E.R. Cas. (BNA) 41 (Supreme Court of South Carolina 1997)Kiawah Resort Assocs. v. South Carolina Tax Comm'n, 318 S.C. 502, 458 S.E.2d 542 (Supreme Court of South Carolina 1995)Kiawah Resort Assocs. v. South Carolina Tax Comm'n, 1995 S.C. LEXIS 91 (Supreme Court of South Carolina 1995)Mansour v. Mansour, 296 S.C. 215, 371 S.E.2d 537 (Supreme Court of South Carolina 1988)Mansour v. Mansour, 1988 S.C. LEXIS 93 (Supreme Court of South Carolina 1988)Gamble, Givens & Moody v. Moise, 288 S.C. 210, 341 S.E.2d 147 (Court of Appeals of South Carolina 1985)Gamble, Givens & Moody v. Moise, 1986 S.C. App. LEXIS 294 (Court of Appeals of South Carolina 1985)Jackson v. Charleston County Sch. Dist., 316 S.C. 177; 447 S.E.2d 859 (Supreme Court of South Carolina 1994)Jackson v. Charleston County Sch. Dist., 1994 S.C. LEXIS 165 (Supreme Court of South Carolina 1994)Arnold v. Arnold, 285 S.C. 296, 328 S.E.2d 924 (Court of Appeals of South Carolina 1985)Arnold v. Arnold, 1985 S.C. App. LEXIS 341 (Court of Appeals of South Carolina 1985)Charleston County Sch. Dist. v. Charleston County Election Comm'n, 336 S.C. 174, 519 S.E.2d 567 (Supreme Court of South Carolina 1999)Charleston County Sch. Dist. v. Charleston County Election Comm'n, 1999 S.C. LEXIS 147 (Supreme Court of South Carolina 1999)O'Neill v. O'Neill, 293 S.C. 112, 359 S.E.2d 68 (Court of Appeals of South Carolina 1987)O'Neill v. O'Neill, 1987 S.C. App. LEXIS 352 (Court of Appeals of South Carolina 1987)Christy v. Christy, 347 S.C. 503, 556 S.E.2d 701 (Court of Appeals of South Carolina 2001)Christy v. Christy, 2001 S.C. App. LEXIS 140 (Court of Appeals of South Carolina 2001)Christy v. Christy, 354 S.C. 203, 580 S.E.2d 444 (S.C. 2003)Christy v. Christy, 2003 S.C. LEXIS 85 (S.C. 2003)Christy v. Christy, 317 S.C. 145, 452 S.E.2d 1 (Court of Appeals of South Carolina 1994)Christy v. Christy, 1994 S.C. App. LEXIS 159 (Court of Appeals of South Carolina 1994)Eubank v. Eubank, 347 S.C. 367, 555 S.E.2d 413 (Court of Appeals of South Carolina 2001)Eubank v. Eubank, 2001 S.C. App. LEXIS 145 (Court of Appeals of South Carolina 2001)Fowler v. Beasley, 322 S.C. 463, 472 S.E.2d 630 (Supreme Court of South Carolina 1996)Fowler v. Beasley, 1996 S.C. LEXIS 115 (Supreme Court of South Carolina 1996)Charleston County Parents for Pub. Schs., Inc. v. Moseley, 343 S.C. 509, 541 S.E.2d 533 (Supreme Court of South Carolina 2001)Charleston County Parents for Pub. Schs., Inc. v. Moseley, 2001 S.C. LEXIS 7 (Supreme Court of South Carolina 2001)Hollar v. Hollar, 342 S.C. 463, 536 S.E.2d 883 (Court of Appeals of South Carolina 2000)Hollar v. Hollar, 2000 S.C. App. LEXIS 141 (Court of Appeals of South Carolina 2000)Charleston County Sch. Dist. v. State Budget & Control Bd., 313 S.C. 1, 437 S.E.2d 6 (Supreme Court of South Carolina 1993)Charleston County Sch. Dist. v. State Budget & Control Bd., 1993 S.C. LEXIS 155 (Supreme Court of South Carolina 1993)Barr v. Barr, 287 S.C. 13, 336 S.E.2d 481 (Court of Appeals of South Carolina 1985)Barr v. Barr, 1985 S.C. App. LEXIS 460 (Court of Appeals of South Carolina 1985)Arnal v. Fraser, 371 S.C. 512, 641 S.E.2d 419 (Supreme Court of South Carolina 2007)Arnal v. Fraser, 2007 S.C. LEXIS 16 (Supreme Court of South Carolina 2007)Arnal v. Fraser, 2007 S.C. LEXIS 113 (S.C. 2007)Hibernian Soc. v. Thomas, 282 S.C. 465, 319 S.E.2d 339 (Court of Appeals of South Carolina 1984)Hibernian Soc. v. Thomas, 1984 S.C. App. LEXIS 513 (Court of Appeals of South Carolina 1984)Wooten v. Wooten, 354 S.C. 242, 580 S.E.2d 765 (Court of Appeals of South Carolina 2003)Wooten v. Wooten, 2003 S.C. App. LEXIS 29 (Court of Appeals of South Carolina 2003)Wooten v. Wooten, 358 S.C. 54, 594 S.E.2d 854 (S.C. Ct. App. 2003)Wooten v. Wooten, 2003 S.C. App. LEXIS 227 (S.C. Ct. App. 2003)Mallett v. Mallett, 323 S.C. 141, 473 S.E.2d 804 (Court of Appeals of South Carolina 1996)Mallett v. Mallett, 1996 S.C. App. LEXIS 83 (Court of Appeals of South Carolina 1996)Widman v. Widman, 348 S.C. 97, 557 S.E.2d 693 (Court of Appeals of South Carolina 2001)Widman v. Widman, S.C. App. LEXIS 161 (Court of Appeals of South Carolina 2001)Arnal v. Arnal, 2005 S.C. App. LEXIS 299 (S.C. Ct. App. 2005)Arnal v. Arnal, 2006 S.C. LEXIS 114 (S.C. 2006)Arnal v. Arnal, S.C. LEXIS 343 (S.C. 2006)
Special Licenses/Certifications:
- Certified Family Law Arbitrator, American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers.
Pro bono/Community Service:
- Mr. Rosen also volunteers his time to the community, serving and having served on numerous boards. Mr. Rosen recently served as the President of the Fort Sumter-Fort Moultrie Trust and Chair of Sesquicentennial Commoration of the Civil War. Mr. Rosen has also served on the Board of Trustees of the Historic Charleston Foundation and is Chairman of the Arts and History Commission of the City of Charleston. He was the Co-Chair of the Friends of the Courthouse and served on the Charleston County Library Board and the Board of the Charleston Symphony Orchestra.
Honors/Awards:
- AV rating in Martindale-Hubbell Law Directory; listed in Best Lawyers in America for over 20 years; Super Lawyers (listed Top 10 SC Super Lawyers 2011; Top 25 SC Super Lawyers 2010); Fellow of the American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers; graduated with distinction from the University of Virginia, where he was a member of the Raven Society; earned his Master of Arts in history, with distinction, from Harvard University; and graduated from the University of South Carolina School of Law where he served on the Editorial Board of the University of South Carolina Law Review.
- Fellow of the International Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers
Educational Background:
- University of Virginia, with distinction anda member of the Raven Society; Master of Arts in history from Harvard University, with distinction; University of South Carolina School of Law, Law Review, Editorial Board of the University of South Carolina Law Review.
Scholarly Lectures/Writings:
- A practical guidebook to the law of divorce in South Carolina, author, Straight Talk About South Carolina Divorce Law, History Press, 2007
- A SHORT HISTORY OF CHARLESTON (Lexikos, 1982), CONFEDERATE CHARLESTON (University of South Carolina Press, 1994), THE JEWISH CONFEDERATES (University of South Carolina Press, 2000); CHARLESTON, A CROSSROAD TO HISTORY (University of South Carolina Press), SAVING THE JEWS; FRANKLIN D. ROOSEVELT AND THE HOLOCAUST (Thunders Mouth Press 2006), and THE FIRST SHOT (Arcadia Publishing 2011).
Industry Groups:
- American Academy Of Matrimonial Lawyers
- International Academy Of Matrimonial Lawyers
Office location for Robert N. Rosen
18 Broad Street
Suite 201D
Charleston, SC 29401
Selections
18 Years Super Lawyers
- Super Lawyers: 2008 - 2025
Top Lists
Top 10: Charleston South Carolina Super Lawyers: 2018 - 2020, 2022- Top 25: 2022 South Carolina Super Lawyers
- Top 25: 2021 South Carolina Super Lawyers
- Top 25: 2020 South Carolina Super Lawyers
- Top 25: 2019 South Carolina Super Lawyers
- Top 25: 2018 South Carolina Super Lawyers
- Top 25: 2017 South Carolina Super Lawyers
- Top 25: 2011 South Carolina Super Lawyers
- Top 25: 2010 South Carolina Super Lawyers
