Jeff W. Rosen - Virginia Beach, VA

Overview

Jeff Rosen is a firm shareholder who focuses on civil litigation, local government, labor and employment, and insurance defense.

An experienced trial lawyer and former prosecutor, Jeff successfully defends claims regarding civil rights violations, medical malpractice, wrongful death suits against Virginia sheriffs and regional jails, and excessive force claims against law enforcement. Jeff specializes in representing state and local governments and their employees in cases involving constitutional violations, employment discrimination, defamation, and tort claims against cities, towns, school boards and regional authorities.

He is a former Assistant Commonwealth's Attorney and a frequent lecturer for the Virginia Sheriff's Association and the Virginia Association of Regional Jails on issues relating to law enforcement, employment law and correctional medical issues. Jeff is also an instructor at the Hampton Roads Law Enforcement Training Academy

REPRESENTATIVE CASES & TRANSACTIONS
Jeff has defended over 350 cases alleging Civil Rights and Title VII employment discrimination claims, including claims of wrongful death, excessive force, police shooting and failure to provide adequate medical care to prisoners.

He has obtained favorable outcomes for Virginia sheriffs, regional jails, state and local governments and the insurance industry in both federal and state court. He has over 63 reported federal and state cases, and he has appeared before the Supreme Court of Virginia and United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit on numerous occasions.

MEMBERSHIPS
Local Government Attorneys Association
Federal Bar Association
Norfolk-Portsmouth Bar Association
Virginia Association of Defense Lawyers

HONORS & AWARDS
Virginia Super Lawyers, 2015 - 2021
Virginia's Legal Elite, Health Law, 2016 & 2017
Coastal Virginia's Top Lawyers, Civil Law Litigation, 2021

COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT
Norfolk-Portsmouth Bar Association, Continuing Legal Education Committee, Past Chairman
Norfolk Middle School Mock Trial Program, Coach
Continuing Legal Education Committee, Past Chairman

ARTICLES
Can Local Governments Discipline Employees for Violation of their Social Media Policies? - August 2017
Are Facebook "Likes" Free Speech? Rosen Argues Case in the 4th Circuit - May 2013
Rosen Quoted in ABA Journal Article - September 2012

PRACTICE AREAS
Insurance Defense
Labor and Employment
Litigation
Local Government

EDUCATION
Juris Doctor, American University Washington College of Law, 1982, Law Review
University of Albany, magna cum laude, 1979

ADMISSIONS
All State Courts in Maryland, 1982
All State Courts in Virginia, 1983
All State Courts in District of Columbia, 1984
The United States Supreme Court, 2000
United States District Court of Maryland, 1982
United States Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals, 1985
United States District Courts for the Eastern and Western Districts of Virginia, 1986