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Robert Tayloe Ross 
Richmond, Virginia
Director
Chair, Property Section and Coverage Section
Co-Chair, Subrogation Section
phone 804-560-9600
fax 804-560-5997
email 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:
"Ongoing Nightmares of Chinese Drywall", PLRB and LIRB's Large Loss Conference, November 4, 2009


"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


Honors and Awards:
AV Peer Review Rated in Martindale Hubbell


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


Practice Areas
MM&R Legal Line
Providing Insurance Defense | Since 1987 | Oakton | Richmond | Lynchburg
Office Locations
office Photo

300 Arboretum Place, Suite 420
Richmond, VA 23236
Phone: (804) 560-9600
Fax: (804) 560-5997



10467 White Granite Drive, Suite 102
Oakton, VA 22124
Phone: (703) 938-5989
Fax: (703) 938-5980

Lynchburg, VA
Phone: (804) 560-9600
Fax: (804) 560-5997

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