Rochelle-Leigh (Shelley) Rosenberg

Shelley maintains an active pro bono practice. She litigates education access cases on behalf of parents of children with special needs. Shelley is also a member of the Children's Law Center Advisory Board. She recently spoke on the Washington Council of Lawyers — Representation of Children and Families Panel at the Summer Pro Bono & Public Interest Forum about how to fit pro bono work into one’s practice. She also serves on the Emerging Leaders Committee of Tzedek DC, an independent public interest center at the University of the District of Columbia David A. Clarke School of Law. Tzedek DC’s mission is to safeguard the legal rights of low-income DC residents facing often unjust, life-altering debt collection lawsuits, and other consumer protection crises.

Before joining Crowell & Moring, Shelley clerked for the Honorable Robert H. Cleland on the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan. During law school, Shelley served as the managing editor of the Harvard Law and Policy Review and, upon graduation, received the Dean's Award for community leadership.