Michael E. Rosman is the General Counsel of the Center for Individual Rights (CIR), where he joined in March 1994 and has overseen the organization's litigation docket for many years; in 2025, following an expansion of CIR's executive legal team, he transitioned to the role of Executive Legal Officer and Corporate Secretary. A Yale Law School graduate, Rosman earned a B.A. in economics and political science summa cum laude from the University of Rochester in 1981. Prior to joining CIR, he worked as an associate at the New York City law firm Rosenman & Colin from 1984 to 1993. He has served as lead litigator in numerous high-profile CIR cases, including affirmative action challenges, and successfully argued United States v. Morrison, 529 U.S. 598 (2000), before the Supreme Court on behalf of client Christy Brzonkala. Other significant cases include Ultima Services Corp. v. U.S. Department of Agriculture (2020, challenging race-based contracting), Wang v. University of Pittsburgh (2020, professor punished for questioning race preferences), and Julie Alleman and Juliet Catrett v. Harness (2024, counselors restricted from using 'psychology'). Rosman has litigated extensively in federal courts, arguing numerous cases in the courts of appeals, and is the author of numerous law review articles, including 'Thoughts on Bakke and Its Effect on Race-Conscious Decision-Making,' 2002 U. Chi. Legal F. 45; 'Facial Challenges And The Commerce Clause: Rethinking Lopez and Morrison,' 4 Faulkner L. Rev. 1 (2012); and 'Is it Time to Revisit the Constitutionality of Unauthorized Practice of Law Rules?' 20 Fed. Soc. Rev. 74 (2019). He resides in Bethesda, Maryland.