Howard P. Ross
Member
Email: hross@brdwlaw.com

Practice Areas: Business Litigation; Business Transactional Law; Real Property.

Admitted: 1964, Florida and U.S. District Court, Middle District of Florida; 1965, U.S. Supreme Court and U.S. Tax Court; 1968, U.S. Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit; 1969, U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit

Law School: Stetson University, J.D., 1971, replaced LL.B. conferred, 1964

College: University of Illinois, B.A., 1961

Member: St. Petersburg, Federal, American (Chairman, Florida State Liaison, 1994; Committee-State and Local Bar Activities, Florida Public Contract Law Section, 1976-1979); The Florida Bar (Member, Board of Governors, Young Lawyers Section, 1970-1974; Chairman, Federal Rules Committee, 1970-1971; Chairman, Corporation, Banking and Business Law Section, 1972; Civil Trial Certification Committee, 1990-1996; Chairman, 1993-1994; Business Litigation Certification Committee, 1996-2003; Vice Chair, 2002; Federal Court Practice Committee, 1991-1993); American Arbitration Association Commercial Panel of Neutrals, 2003-.

Biography: Phi Delta Phi. Member, Scribes, The American Society of Writers on Legal Subjects. Co-Author: "Interlocutory Appeals," Florida Civil Practice after Trial, 1966. Author: "Organizing and Advising The Small Florida Business Client," Chapter #13 <i>Acquisition and Disposition of a Small Corporation, </i></b>1969; "Florida Corporations," West Group, 1979, and Annual Supplements. Co-Author: "Managing Discovery in Commercial and Business Litigation," ABA. Lecturer in Law, Stetson University College of Law, 1971-1972. Adjunct Professor of Law, Stetson University College of Law, Trial Practice, 1987. Member, Board of Directors, Jewish Federation of Pinellas County, 1976-1977. Member, St. Petersburg Chamber of Commerce Board of Governors, 1990-1995, 2000-; Chair Elect, 2002-2003; Chair, 2003-2004; Vice President for Public Affairs 1992-1993; Vice President, Membership, 1993-1994; Executive Committee, 1993-1995; Chair, Entrepreneurial Academy, 1996-; Treasurer, 2000-2002. City of St. Petersburg Citizen Review Committee, Chairman, Subcommittee, 1992-1993; Chairman, Subcommittee 2, 1993-1994, Subcommittee 3, 1994; Co-Chair, 1994-1996. Member, Board of Directors, St. Petersburg Neighborhood Housing Service, Inc., 1996-1997, 2000-; President, 2000-2001. (Board Certified Civil Trial Lawyer, and Board Certified Business Litigation Lawyer, Florida Bar Board of Legal Specialization and Education)

Born: Chicago, Illinois, May 10, 1939

ISLN: 901995474