Charles Ross

Charles Ross serves as a Clinical Professor and Practitioner-in-Residence at American University's Washington College of Law, leading the Community Economic and Equity Development Clinic which represents businesses, workers' cooperatives, housing cooperatives, and nonprofit organizations across Washington D.C. and Maryland.

His academic credentials include:

• J.D. from American University, Washington College of Law
• B.A. in Government and Politics from University of Maryland, College Park

Professor Ross specializes in housing law, child welfare law, and small business law, with fieldwork centered on community-based legal advocacy for vulnerable populations. His practical approach includes hosting "Know Your Rights" workshops on tenant protections during the pandemic and direct representation of eviction-threatened tenants and child welfare cases.

He co-founded the Brown Bag Project supporting homeless populations and maintains active legal practice through Charles Ross Law, PLLC (established March 2022). Prior experience includes Public Counsel's Homelessness Prevention Project in Los Angeles and Children's Law Center in Washington D.C., where he served as Guardian ad litem attorney for children in abuse/neglect proceedings.

No scientific awards or grant funding details are documented in available sources. His clinical work emphasizes direct community engagement over traditional academic advising structures, with no formal student supervisees listed in institutional records.