Robert Tayloe Ross Richmond, Virginia
| Shareholder Chair, Property Section and Coverage Section Co-Chair, Subrogation Section | |
| phone | (804) 560-9600 |
| fax | (804) 560-5997 |
| Email Me | |
- Areas of Practice:
- Property Insurance
- Coverage Questions
- Subrogation Claims
- Construction and Environmental Cases
- Federal Litigation
- Insurance Law
- Bar Admissions:
- Georgia, 1982
- District of Columbia, 1983
- Virginia, 1989
- U.S. District Court of the District of Columbia
- U.S. District Court Eastern District of Virginia
- U.S. District Court Western District of Virginia
- U.S. District Court Northern District of Georgia
- U.S. Court of Appeals 4th Circuit
- U.S. Court of Appeals District of Columbia Circuit
- U.S. Court of Appeals 11th Circuit
- U.S. Supreme Court
- Education:
- Mercer University, Walter F. George School of Law, Macon, Georgia,
1982
J.D.
Honors: Member, Mercer University, Moot Court Board
Honors: Chief Justice, Honor Court - Hampden-Sydney College,
1979
B.A.
Honors: Psychology Honor Society
Honors: Economics Honor Society
Honors: French Language Honor Society - University of Caen, France,
1978
Certificate of Conversation
- Published Works:
- "Taking and Defending Depositions", Civil Discovery In Virginia, (Co-Author), Virginia CLE, 1999
- "Duty of Good Faith", Virginia Insurance Law, (Co-Author), Virginia CLE, 2001
- "Caveat Vendor: Automobile Dealerships and the Defense of Federal Consumer Protection Litigation Under the Magnuson-Moss Warranty Act" (Co-Author), The Journal of Civil Litigation (Virginia Association of Defense Attorneys), 2002
- "Examinations Under Oath: Who, What, When, Where and Why", PLRB and LIRB's Claims Conferences, 2004
- Classes/Seminars Taught:
- "Examinations Under Oath: Who, What, When, Where and Why", PLRB and LIRB's Claims Conferences, 2000 - 2004
- Instructor on Property, Subrogation and Liability Insurance Issues, with Particular Emphasis on Defending against Fraudulent Claims, and Authorized Instructor by North Carolina Bureau of Insurance on Property and Liability Insurance
- Frequent Author and Speaker, Insurance & Litigation
- Professional Associations and Memberships:
- Virginia State Bar
- Member
- Virginia Bar Association
- Member
- State Bar of Georgia
- Member
- District of Columbia Bar
- Member
- Richmond Bar Association
- Member
- Henry Lumpkin Inn of Court (Georgia), 1986 - 1989
- Founding Member, Barrister
- John Marshall Inn of Court (Virginia), 1990 - 2003
- Founding Member, Master, President (1999-2000)
- Lewis F. Powell, Jr. Inn of Court (Virginia), 2003 - Present
- Founding Member, Creation Committee, Master
- Virginia Association of Defense Attorneys, 1989-present, 1999 - 2001
- Chair-Policy Coverage Section
- Virginia Association of Defense Attorneys, 2002 - 2005
- Director
- Virginia State Claims Association, 1989 - Present
- Member
- Richmond Claims Association, 2003
- President
- Loss Executives Association
- Associate Member
- Virginia Pond of the International Order of the Blue Goose (MLG 1995-1996), 2001 - Present
- International Judge Advocate
- Virginia Association of Defense Attorneys, Environmental Section, 2007 - Present
- Chair
- Past Employment Positions:
- Honorable Charles A. Moye, Jr., then Chief Judge, U.S. District Court of the Northern District of Georgia, Judicial Law Clerk, 1982 - 1984
- U.S. Attorney, Northern District of Georgia, Assistant, 1984 - 1986
