Patrick Rocks is a Principal in the Chicago, Illinois, office of Jackson Lewis P.C. He served as the General Counsel to the Chicago Board of Education, the third largest school district in the country, from 2005 to 2012.
During his tenure at the Chicago Board of Education, Mr. Rocks counseled and represented the Board and its senior management in a wide range of matters. He also managed the Board’s Department of Law which includes 45 attorneys and the Board’s risk management, records retention, internal investigations and insurance programs.
From 2002 to 2005, Mr. Rocks served as the First Assistant Corporation Counsel in the City of Chicago’s Law Department. As First Assistant, he was the second highest official in the Law Department and assisted in the management of over 250 City attorneys assigned to twelve practice groups.
