Background
Ross, Howard Philip was born on May 10, 1939. Son of Bernard and Estelle (Maremont) Ross.
Ross, Howard Philip was born on May 10, 1939. Son of Bernard and Estelle (Maremont) Ross.
Son of Bernard and Estelle (Maremont) R.;m. Loretta Teresa Benquil, 1962 (division). Bachelor of Science, University of Illinois, 1961.
Juris Doctor, Stetson College Law, 1964.
Worked at Battaglia, Ross, Dicus & Wein, A Professional Association (Saint St. Petersburg, Florida) specializing in Business Litigation, Business Transactional Law, General Practice. Admitted to the bar, 1960, Florida and United States. District Court, Middle District of Florida.
1965, United States.
Supreme Court, United States. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit and United States. Tax Court; 1968, United States.
Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit.
Phi Delta Phi. Member, Scribes, The American Society of Writers on Legal Subjects. Company-Author: "Interlocutory Appeals," Florida Civil Practice after Trial, 1966.
Author: "Organizing and Advising The Small Florida Business Client," Chapter #13 Acquisition and Disposition of a Small Corporation, 1969. "Florida Corporations," Lawyers Company-op, 1979, and Annual Supplements.
Company-Author: "Managing Discovery in Commercial and Business Litigation," American Bar Association.
Lecturer in Law, Stetson University College of Law, 1971-1972. Adjunct Professor of Law, Stetson University College of Law, Trial Practice, 1987. Member, Board of Directors, Jewish Federation of Pinellas County, 1976-1977.
Member, Saint St. Petersburg Chamber of Commerce Board of Governors, 1990-1995.
Vice President for Public Affairs 1992-1993. Vice President, Membership, 1993-1994.
Executive Committee, 1993-1995. Chair, Entrepreneurial Academy, 1996.
City of Saint St. Petersburg Citizen Review Committee, Chairman Subcommittee 1, 1992-1993.
Chairman, Subcommittee 2, 1993-1994, Subcommittee 3, 1994, Company-Chair, 1994. Member, Board of Directors, Saint St. Petersburg Neighborhood Housing Service, Incorporated., 1996. Member: Saint St. Petersburg, Federal, American (Chairman, Florida State Liaison, 1994.
Committee-State and Local Bar Activities, Florida Public Contract Law Section, 1976-1979).
The Florida Bar (Member, Board of Governors, Young Lawyers Section, 1970-1974. Chairman, Federal Rules Committee, 1970-1971.
Chairman, Corporation, Banking and Business Law Section, 1972. Civil Trial Certification Committee, 1990-1996.
Chairman, 1993-1994; Federal Court Practice Committee, 1991-1993).
(Board Certified Civil Trial Lawyer, and Board Certified Business Litigation Lawyer, Florida Bar Board of Legal Specialization and Education).
Honorary chair St. Petersburg branch Awards Banquet National Association for the Advancement of Colored People, 1995. Board directors St. Petersburg Neighborhood Housing Services, Inc., 1997, legal counsel, since 1997, president, 2000—2002. Board directors Community Alliance, 1997—2002.
Chairman subcommittee Citizen Review Committee City of St. Petersburg, 1992—1994, co-chair, 1994—1997. Member of American Bar Association, American Arbitration Association (roster of neutrals, large complex cases and commercial since 2003), St. Petersburg Bar Association, Florida Bar Association (chairman civil trial certification committee 1993-1994), St. Petersburg Area Chamber of Chamber (board governors 1990-1995, vice president public affairs 1992-1993, executive committee 1992-1995, vice president membership 1993-1994, counsel 1994-1995, dean entrepreneurial academy since 1996, treasurer 2000-2002, board governors 2000-2005, chairman-elect 2002-2003, chairman 2003-2004, Member of Year 1993-1994).
Married Loretta Teresa Benquil, 1962 (divorced). Children: Glen Joseph, Cynthia Ann, Ryan Reeve. Married Jennifer Kay Shirley, 1984.