Charles R. Rubright

Indiana

Bose McKinney & Evans LLP
111 Monument Circle
Suite 2700
Indianapolis, IN 46204

Tel: 317-684-5151

Email: crubright@boselaw.com
Web: www.boselaw.com

Professional Biography

Charels “Chuck” Rubright is a partner and former chair of the Bose McKinney & Evans Education Law Group.

Chuck has extensive practical experience in negotiations, arbitration, employee dismissals, public section employee and retirement benefit matters, and litigation of public sector labor questions. He was formerly a hearing examiner and mediator for the Indiana Education Employment Relations Board. He has been a practicing attorney since 1974, a member of the firm since 1975 and a partner since 1982. He also served for 24 years on the firm’s Executive Committee.

Chuck has negotiated and settled more than 365 collective bargaining agreements. He has negotiated contracts for Indiana public schools ranging in size as small as Crothersville to as large as the Gary Community School Corporation. Currently Chuck is serving as chief negotiator in several school districts. Additionally, Chuck personally serves as general counsel to the Anderson Community School Corporation, and M.S.D. Washington Township. Chuck also has been extensively involved in implementing the mandates of Senate Enrolled Act 199, Performance Based Compensation requirements imposed by the IEERB, and restructuring retirement benefits at numerous school corporations.

Memberhips: Counsel of School Attorneys of the National School Boards Association, Association of Educational Negotiators, Educational Law Association, Sub-Committee of the Employment Law Section of the American Bar Association concerning State and Local Government Bargaining. Indianapolis and Indiana State (Labor Law Section) Bar Associations.

By collaborating with educators and focusing on the needs of and opportunities for school districts, colleges and universities, the team of Bose McKinney & Evans works to resolve conflicts and to bolster successful programs in education.

We represent K-12 school districts, administrators, educational institutions and governmental entities in a variety of matters, including rights of students and employees, privacy laws, special education and discrimination, labor disputes (including collective bargaining grievances), public finance, property acquisition and management, insurance trusts, trademarks of team names and logos, and construction contracts and disputes.

In addition, for colleges and universities, our attorneys have experience serving as general counsel, assisting with cooperative purchasing, protecting inventions and evaluating the marketability of technology developed at universities.  Also, governmental relations professionals at Bose Public Affairs Group represent universities in the procurement of congressional appropriations and in advocacy before Congress and before state and federal agencies.

Strategic communications and crisis communications services also are available to deal with the high-profile stories that individual schools, school districts and universities occasionall

Bose McKinney & Evans LLP is a full-service law firm providing strategic legal counsel to businesses, governmental entities, healthcare organizations, educational institutions, and nonprofit organizations throughout Indiana and beyond. Founded in 1919, the firm has built a strong reputation for delivering practical, business-oriented legal solutions supported by deep regional knowledge and multidisciplinary capabilities. Bose McKinney & Evans is particularly known for its strength in public sector representation and its ability to guide clients through complex regulatory, transactional, and litigation matters.

The firm maintains offices in Indianapolis and Fort Wayne, positioning it to serve clients across Indiana’s primary commercial and governmental centers. With extensive experience representing school districts, municipalities, financial institutions, healthcare providers, and middle-market businesses, the firm offers coordinated legal counsel tailored to the legal and economic landscape of the state while supporting broader regional operations.

Bose McKinney & Evans provides a comprehensive range of legal services encompassing commercial litigation, corporate and business transactions, labor and employment, education law, public finance, healthcare law, real estate, and regulatory compliance. The firm is widely recognized for its leadership in education law and public sector matters, assisting clients with governance issues, complex negotiations, dispute resolution, and strategic planning aligned with long-term operational success.

“Chuck Rubright is widely regarded as a cornerstone of Indiana school labor law. Clients value his decades of experience negotiating hundreds of collective bargaining agreements, while peers highlight his former service as a hearing examiner and mediator for the IEERB.”
The Education Lawyers, 2025