Daniel J. Rose
Attorney
Daniel J. Rose
Attorney
Phone: 207.253.0537 Fax: 207.772.3627 Email: drose@dwmlaw.com
84 Marginal Way, Suite 600
Portland, ME 04101-2480Assistant: Julia Bisson Email: jbisson@dwmlaw.com
About
Dan Rose represents private and public entities and Tribal Nations in all manner of employment and labor matters on a national level, and serves as a mediator and arbitrator on employment matters. His practice is centered on counseling employers on difficult personnel issues and problem-solving intractable employment and organizational matters. Dan trains and presents on employment topics nationally and provides seminars for individual clients.
Dan has consistently been recognized by national and regional publications which rate labor and employment lawyers including Best Lawyers in America, Chambers USA, and New England Super Lawyers. He is an elected Fellow of The College of Labor and Employment Lawyers, the highest recognition by colleagues of sustained outstanding performance in the field of labor and employment law.
Dan also advises school districts and other public entities throughout the State of Maine and New Hampshire on a full range of legal matters. He is a co-author of Maine School Law (6th ed. 2018) and Significant Cases in Maine School Law (3rd ed. 2013), and has served as an instructor for school law courses offered by the University of New England and the University of Southern Maine.
In his free time Dan loves being in the woods, using his tractor, tending to his sheep, and playing music.
Education
Boston College Law School, J.D., 1989
Hamilton College, B.A., 1984
Recognition
Labor Law – Management, Lawyer of the Year, Portland, ME (Awarded by Best Lawyers) 2012, 2016, 2018, 2021, 2024
Employment Law-Management, Lawyer of the Year, Portland, ME (Awarded by Best Lawyers) 2020
Education Law, Lawyer of the Year, Portland, ME (Awarded by Best Lawyers) 2022
New England Super Lawyers, Employment & Labor, Schools & Education 2007-2021
Best Lawyers USA, Employment Law – Management, Labor Law – Management, Education Law
Chambers and Partners, USA Guide, Maine, Labor & Employment, Band 1
Martindale Hubbell, AV Preeminent
Publications
Co-Author, Maine School Law, 6th Edition (2018)
Co-Author, Significant Cases in Maine School Law, 3rd Edition (2013)
Memberships
Maine State Bar Association
The College of Labor and Employment Lawyers
Fellow
Maine Council of School Board Attorneys
Maine State Bar Association Labor & Employment Section
American Bar Association Employer-Employee Relations Committee
American Bar Foundation
Fellow
Community/Public Service
State of Maine Civil Service Review Panel
Former Member
Past Presentations
From May 9, 2024
The Legal Year in Review
Daniel Rose, Michael Buescher and Kathleen Wade presented at the 2024 Maine HR Convention in Rockport, ME.
From May 10, 2024
Time to Redefine "Sick Leave" ?
2024 Maine Superintendents Conference
From August 28, 2024 9:00 am
Understanding School Law: How You Can Best Support Your School Board in 2024
This conference will highlight school law principles that apply to school board members and their roles and actions.
From June 3, 2024 9:00 am
Tribal Human Resources Professional (THRP) Certification Summit – June
From May 6, 2024 9:00 am
Tribal Human Resources Professional (THRP) II Certification Summit – May
From February 26, 2024 9:00 am
Tribal Human Resources Professional (THRP) II – February
From December 6, 2023 12:00 pm
Annual Legal Year in Review – Time to Look Back at What Has Changed, and Forward to What to Expect (Maine)
From September 6, 2023 12:00 pm
Generative Artificial Intelligence in the Workplace (Maine)
From June 23, 2023 9:00 am
Understanding School Law: How You Can Best Support Your School Board in 2023
From June 20, 2023 8:00 am
The Tribal Human Resources Professional (THRP) Certification Summit – June
From June 7, 2023 12:00 pm
Don’t “Just Say No”: How to Respond to Today’s Accommodation Requests (Maine)
From May 11, 2023 8:00 am
Mental Wellness Awareness Summit, National Native American Human Resources Association
From March 8, 2023 12:00 pm
Getting Pay Right
From March 8, 2023 12:00 pm
Getting Pay Right (Maine)
From March 7, 2023 8:00 am
The Tribal Human Resources Professional (THRP) Certification Summit – March (CA)
NNAHRA and Drummond Woodsum have joined forces to provide Tribal Human Resources Professional (THRP) training to HR Professionals in Indian Country
From March 6, 2023 8:30 am
Tribal Leadership in Employment
From January 10, 2023 12:00 pm
Tribal Human Resources Professional (THRP) Certification VIRTUAL Summit
NNAHRA and Drummond Woodsum have joined forces to take the Tribal Human Resources Professional (THRP) training virtual.
From December 13, 2022 9:00 am
How to Respond to Transgender and Gender Expansive Students: Complying with the Law While Meeting Student Needs
From December 7, 2022 12:00 pm
Annual Legal Year in Review Time to Look Back At What Has Changed, And Forward At What to Expect (Maine)
From September 26, 2022 9:00 am
2022 NNAHRA 26th Annual Conference (San Antonio) September 26-28th
From September 7, 2022 12:00 pm
Unpacking Today’s Complicated Leave Issues (Maine)
From June 8, 2022 12:00 pm
Employee Evaluations: Are they worth the hassle? (ME)
From March 9, 2022 12:00 pm
Dealing with Employee Misconduct/Performance During the Pandemic: What is Fair Now?
From June 25, 2021 9:00 am
School Boards: Leadership in Difficult Times
This conference will review basic legal principles that apply to school board action. Dan, Elek and Michael will then focus closely on school board leadership during difficult times, particularly as they relate to very public employment disputes, Facebook controversies that impact the board, and public concerns that overtake regular business.
From June 1, 2021 12:00 pm
The Tribal Human Resources Professional (THRP) Certification Virtual Summit
From March 23, 2021 12:00 pm
Tribal Human Resource Professional (THRP) Virtual Certification
From March 10, 2021 12:00 pm
Vaccines, Quarantines, and Compliance: Being an Employer in the Spring of 2021 – Maine
From February 2, 2021 12:00 pm
Tribal Human Resource Professional (THRP) Virtual Certification
From December 9, 2020 12:00 pm
2020 HR Year in Review and a Look Ahead at 2021
From October 30, 2020 8:30 am
47th Annual Maine School Management Association Conference
From September 9, 2020 12:00 pm
All Hands on Deck: Dealing with Employment Issues in a Pandemic
From June 10, 2020 8:30 am
HR in the Time of COVID-19
From May 12, 2020 12:00 pm
2020 Maine HR Convention, Legal Year in Review
From March 25, 2020 12:00 pm
Covid-19 Employment Law Update and Guidance for Employers
From March 11, 2020 9:00 am
Assessing and Resolving Workplace Conflict and Allegations
From December 4, 2019 12:00 pm
Significant Cases and Highlights From 2019
From October 4, 2019 12:00 pm
Maine School Business Officials 6th Annual Law Seminar
From September 11, 2019 12:00 pm
The Levee Breaks: New Laws Flood Employers
From June 20, 2019 12:00 pm
School Boards in Crisis!!
From June 10, 2019 9:00 am
Tribal Human Resources Professional (THRP) Certification Summit
From June 5, 2019 8:00 am
Hiring the Best Seamlessly and Without Incident: Attracting the Right Applicants, Interviewing, Onboarding, and I-9s
From May 7, 2019 12:00 am
2019 Maine HR Convention, 2019 Employment Law Year-in-Review The Latest from Maine and Washington
From March 20, 2019 8:00 am
Dealing with Reasonable Accommodation: What to do when an Employee Needs or Requests an Accommodation
From March 18, 2019 9:00 am
The Tribal Human Resources Professionals Certification (THRP) Summit
From December 5, 2018 8:00 am
Looking Back at 2018 and Looking Forward to 2019
From September 12, 2018 12:00 pm
Workplace Investigations: Handling Employee Complaints
From June 28, 2018 9:00 am
School Law for Board Members
From June 6, 2018 8:00 am
Violence in the Workplace: Handling Threats, Identifying Risks, and Recommended Policies
From April 26, 2018 9:00 am
Defining the Limits: Schools, Students, Staff, and the First Amendment
From March 14, 2018 12:00 pm
Employer Rights when Employees Speak Out: How to Handle Employee Speech and Association Issues Inside and Outside the Workplace
From September 6, 2017 12:00 pm
Three Laws Employers Frequently Violate Without Knowing It
From August 21, 2017 8:00 am
The Tribal Human Resources Professionals Certification (THRP) Summit
From July 18, 2017 12:00 pm
2017 Maine School Law Summer Institute
From May 31, 2017 12:00 pm
Dealing with Disabilities in the Workplace
From May 10, 2017 12:00 pm
Getting Pay Right: Compliance and Fairness
From July 26, 2016 12:00 pm