Jerome (Jerry) C. Rose served as Regional Attorney for the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission from 1979 until January 2001, directing the litigation of discrimination cases on behalf of the Commission in Alabama and Mississippi. Prior to becoming Regional Attorney, Jerry was a Supervisory Trial Attorney at the EEOC Regional Litigation Center in Atlanta, Georgia from 1976 to 1979, where he directed the prosecution of litigation on behalf of the EEOC on a regional and national basis.

Jerry now consults with our clients and other attorneys in investigating and responding to Charges of Discrimination filed with the EEOC throughout the country. Drawing on his experience as Regional Attorney, he also provides strategic advice in handling complex EEO litigation. On the preventative front, Jerry conducts training for supervisors and human resources professionals, and performs audits of our clients' employment policies and practices. In addition, Jerry provides mediation services to assist other companies in resolving employment disputes.

Jerry received his law degree from the University of Denver College of Law in 1970, and during his tenure as a law student was twice elected to serve in the Colorado House of Representatives. Jerry also received his undergraduate degree and MBA from the University of Denver. He is licensed to practice law in the State of Colorado, and before the Fifth and Eleventh Circuit Courts of Appeals.

Jerry is a member of the Board of Directors of the University of Alabama at Birmingham Health Services Foundation, and a member of the Board of Directors of the University of Alabama at Birmingham Health Systems. He is also a current member of the Regional Board of Directors of the National Conference for Community Justice, and the Board of Deacons at the historic Sixth Avenue Baptist Church, and a past member of the Board of Directors of the Downtown Kiwanis Club of Birmingham and the Birmingham Art Museum.