BUSINESS LITIGATION
On the Litigation side, disputes arising from doing business and may need to be handled in state and federal courts. We help businesses with:
- business relationship disputes
- corporate governance matters
- undue influence claims
- disputes between joint owners financial transactions
- foreclosures
- construction litigation
- condominium disputes
- insurance coverage
- quiet title
- creditors litigation
- fraudulent conveyances
- contract litigation
- corporate litigation
- LLC litigation
- business real estate litigation
- minority owner disputes
BUSINESS TRANSACTIONS & BUSINESS RELATIONSHIPS
On the non-litigation side, he has structured and documented simple and complex business relationships and contracts, including:
- shareholder agreements
- LLC member agreements
- business separation agreements settlements
- transactional matters including mergers and acquisitions
- asset and business sale agreements
- day-to-day corporate and business matters
- borrowing and lending loan transactions
- title insurance
- corporate formations
- LLC formations
- Corporation and LLC formation changes
- Split-ups
- Operating agreements and bylaws
Because of his strong commitment to the community, Mr. Ross throughout his career has provided assistance through teaching and publications. His teaching includes Trial Practice, Sales, Bank Deposits and Collections at Stetson College of Law; Business Entities at the Entrepreneurial Academy of the St. Petersburg Area Chamber of Commerce and numerous continuing education programs. Publications include Florida Corporations, West Group; Managing Discovery in Commercial and Business Litigation, The Florida Bar; Acquisition and Disposition of a Small Corporation, and Interlocutory Appeals, The Florida Bar and lectures at continuing education seminars
Volunteerism has become a way of life for Mr. Ross during his career. Mr. Ross was the “Dean” of the St. Petersburg Area Chamber of Commerce Entrepreneurial Academy for 11 years and has been a Treasurer, Director, Legal Counsel, Chair of the Board for the Chamber, Member of the Year; President and Legal Advisor to the St. Petersburg Neighborhood Housing, Inc., Member of the (St. Petersburg Police) Citizens Review Committee (Co-Chair and Sub-Committee Chair); and a member of the Community Alliance, a bi-racial organization formed in 1968. Currently, Mr. Ross provides assistance to Veterans through the Stetson College of Law Veterans Pro Bono Program, The Florida Bar’s Lawyers Advising Lawyers program and regularly judges trial competitions held as Stetson College of Law.
Mr. Ross is available to serve as a voluntary Trial Resolution Judge pursuant to Chapter 44, Florida Statutes, a party selected arbitrator, and while not certified he has served as a mediator in business and real property matters.
Mr. Ross provides title insurance for residential and commercial real estate transactions and assisting in the resolving of title issues and has done so throughout his career.
