Background
Ross, Ford G. was born on September 3, 1910 in Wooster, Ohio, United States.
Ross, Ford G. was born on September 3, 1910 in Wooster, Ohio, United States.
College of Wooster (Bachelor of Arts, 1932). Harvard Law School (Juris Doctor, 1935).
Worked at Ross Law Offices P.L.L. (Wooster, Ohio) specializing in Probate and Estate Planning, Trust and Estate Administration, Guardianship, Elder Law, Real Estate, Corporation and Taxation Law. Admitted to the bar, 1935, Ohio. Member: Wayne County (President, 1963-1964), Ohio State (Member, Estate Planning, Trust and Probate Law Section, 1965) and American (Member, Real Estate, Probate and Trust Law Section) Bar Associations.
West. Howard Ross was admitted to the Ohio Bar in 1903, and began his practice in Wayne County.
In 1915, he formed the partnership of Weygandt & Ross with former Common Pleas Judge William East. Weygandt, concentrating in civil and criminal trials. Following Judge Weygandt"s death in 1930, he continued to practice under the name Weygandt & Ross in association with Karl East. Hoover, and later with his son, Ford G. Ross, until 1958, when he and Ford established Ross Law Offices.
After Howard"s death, Ford was joined in the practice by Ford"s sons, William F. in 1975, and James H. in 1981. The firm"s primary area of concentration is estate planning and the administration of estates, trusts, and guardianships, and related matters.
Member: Wayne County (President, 1963-1964), Ohio State (Member, Estate Planning, Trust and Probate Law Section, 1965) and American (Member, Real Estate, Probate and Trust Law Section) Bar Associations.