Overview

Ross concentrates his practice in the areas of mediation and arbitration, corporate and commercial litigation, and insurance defense.  Ross also has extensive experience in matters of appellate law.

ADR Services include:

• Mediation (including complex multi-party disputes); Arbitration; Early Neutral Evaluation; Fact Finding; Mini-Trial Judge; ADR Training/CME

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Experience

Representative Cases:

• Melton v. Stephens, 13 N.E. 3d 533 (Ind. Ct. App. 2014);
• Presbytery of Ohio Valley, Inc. v. OPC, Inc., 973 N.E.2d 1099 (Ind. 2012);
• Gill v. Evansville Sheet Metal Works, Inc., 970 N.E.2d 633 (Ind. 2012)
• Madison Capital Co., LLC v. S & S Salvage, LLC, 765 F.Supp.29 (W.D. Ky., 2011) affirmed United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit, Case No. 11-5831 (Dec. 6, 2012);
• Glotzbach v. Frohman, 854 N.E.2d 337 (Ind. 2006);
• Research Systems Corp. v. IPOS Publicite, 276 F.3d 914 (7th Cir. 2002);
• Cahoon v. Cummings, 734 N.E.2d 535 (Ind. 2000);
• Mendenhall v. Skinner and Broadbent, 728 N.E.2d 140 (Ind. 2000);
• John A. Ackerman v. Northwestern Mutual Life Insurance Company, 172 F.3d 467 (7th Cir. 1999);
• Northwestern Mutual Life Insurance Company v. Stinnett, 698 N.E.2d 339 (Ind. Ct. App. 1998);
• Citizens National Bank of Evansville vs. Foster, 668 N.E.2d 1236 (Ind. 1996);
• Meyers v. Furrow Building Materials, 659 N.E.2d 1147 (Ind. Ct. App. 1996);

Professional Activities

• Evansville Bar Association Board of Directors, 2014 – 2018
• Evansville Bar Association, Diversity Committee, Member and former Co-Chair
• Indiana State and 7th Circuit Bar Associations
• Indiana Bar Foundation, Fellow
• Defense Trial Counsel of Indiana
• Brooks American Inn of Court, Past President and Member
• Registered Indiana Civil Mediator
• Mediation Assistance Program U. S. District Court Southern District of Indiana
• Volunteer Lawyer Program

Articles & Presentations

• “The Mediation of Probate and Trust Matters,” Evansville Bar Association 29th Annual Estate and Business Planning Institute, November 2018.
• Rise and Demise: Pre-Suit Mediation and the Jury Trial,” Evansville Bar Association, Hot Topics for In-House Corporate Counsel, October, 2018.
• Indiana Trial Lawyers Association, Advanced Civil Mediation, Panelist and Instructor, April, 2017.
• “Ethical Implications of the New ABA Model Rule 8.4 both in and out of the Courtroom … (or Law Office)” Evansville Bar Association, Panelist and Instructor, December, 2016.
• “Mediation Ethics:  Views Beyond the Code and Into Practice,” Instructor, ICLEF, May, 2016.
• Defense Trial Counsel of Indiana, Annual Conference, Mediation Ethics, Panelist and Instructor, November, 2015.
• Evansville Bar Association, Mediation Tips, Panelist and Instructor, October, 2015.
• Indiana Trial Lawyers Association, Advanced Civil Mediation, Panelist and Instructor, April, 2015.
• Defense Trial Counsel of Indiana, Annual Seminar, “The Recovery of Reasonable Attorney and Personal Representative Fees in Wrongful Death,” November, 2014.
• CME for Civil Mediators:  “Mediating with Difficult People & Personalities in Complex Cases,” Panelist, ICLEF, December, 2013
• Indiana Trial Lawyers Association, Advanced Civil Mediation, Panelist and Instructor, July, 2013.
• Uninsured and Underinsured Motorist Coverage, Instructor, ICLEF, March 1991
• Injunctions in Business Litigation, Instructor, ICLEF, May 1995
• 60 Things You Need to Know About Taking Your Case to Civil Mediation, Co-Seminar Chair, ICLEF, November 1999
• Drafting Injunctions: A Desk Reference, Seminar Chair, ICLEF, April 2001
• “How to Effectively Present Your Case at Mediation,” Instructor, Indiana Trial Lawyers Association 38th Annual Institute, November 2002
• Masters Series Seminar on Advanced Civil Mediation, “Pre-Suit Mediation,” Panelist, ICLEF, November 2009
  “Damages in TBI Cases: an Indiana Overview,” Instructor, ICLEF, December 2010
• Give those young lawyers time to ask the right questions,” Tri-State Better Business Bureau newsletter (Evansville), May 2011
• Developing Skills in the Practice of Law, Alternative Dispute Resolution: “Mediation Rumination,” Instructor, ICLEF, May 2011
• The Mediation Explosion: A Relationship between Pre-Trial Discovery and Speed of Communication,” A.M. Best Company newsletter BestConnect™, June 2011
• Masters Series Seminar on Advanced Mediation, “Issues involved in Mediating the Complex, Multi-Party Case,” Panelist, Indiana Continuing Legal Education Forum (ICLEF), November 2011
• Evansville Bar Association 2013 Dialogue Between the Bench and Bar, “Medicare/Medicaid Liens,” Instructor, March 2013

Awards & Honors

• National Academy of Distinguished Neutrals, 2015
• “The Best Lawyers in America” ®, Mediation Law 2015 and 2019
• “The Best Lawyers in America” ®, Alternative Dispute Resolution, 2007, 2009-2016
• Top 50 Indiana Super Lawyers ®, 2013 – 2016, 2018
• Indiana Super Lawyers ®, Civil Litigation Defense, 2005, 2007-2015
• Indiana Super Lawyers ®, Alternative Dispute Resolution  2016-2018