Top Rated Family Law Attorney in Charleston, SC

Honors/Awards:

• Fellow of the International Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers
• 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.

Special Licenses/Certifications:

• Certified Family Law Arbitrator, American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers.

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).

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. 

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).

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.