Biography

Caroline Rogus has practiced law in a variety of settings and has maintained a commitment to helping underserved populations throughout her career. Her professional background informs both her hands-on, client-centered approach to teaching and her work to improve litigants’ experiences with the legal system.

She began her legal career in the litigation department at WilmerHale, where she handled complex bankruptcy litigation and cultivated a robust pro bono practice focused on immigration and family law matters. Her advocacy also included litigating a constitutional challenge to a federal law abridging reproductive rights. Over the years, she has contributed her expertise to numerous legal services and nonprofit organizations, including the National Women’s Law Project, the ACLU of Pennsylvania, DC’s Bread for the City, and DC Volunteer Legal Advocates. At George Washington University Law School, she founded the Family Law Pro Bono Project to offer law students meaningful opportunities to help parents and caregivers navigate the court system.

Professor Rogus is dedicated to ensuring better outcomes for children and their families, and has presented on family law topics to other professionals ranging from forensic psychiatry fellows at DC’s St. Elizabeths Hospital to volunteer attorneys at DC’s Family Court. She continues to serve on committees to improve the experiences of court users.

Before joining Drexel Kline, Professor Rogus taught family law courses and directed the Access to Justice Clinic’s Family Division at GW Law.