Background
Ross, Kenneth D. was born on November 30, 1956 in Chicago, Illinois, United States.
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Kenneth D. Ross
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University of Colorado (Bachelor of Arts, 1978). Illinois Institute of Technology/Chicago-Kent College of Law (Juris Doctor, 1982).
Career
Worked at Blatt, Hammesfahr & Eaton (Chicago, Illinois) specializing in Real Estate, Commercial Litigation, Aviation, Construction Liability, Products Liability Law. Admitted to the bar, 1982, Illinois and United States. District Court, Northern and Central Districts of Illinois including Trial Bar.
United States.
District Court, Northern District of California. 1989, Wisconsin, United States. Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit, United States.
Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit and United States.
District Court for the District of Columbia. 1992, United States. District Court, Eastern and Western Districts of Arkansas.
1993, United States. District Court, Central District of Illinois.
Law Clerk to the Honorable Benjamin South. Mackoff, 1981-1982. Commercial Pilot with Airplane Single Engine Land and Sea, Multi-engine and Instrument Airplane ratings, Illinois.
Company-Author: "The Flying Dutchman Defense," Kansas Bar Association, 1984. Author: "A Summary of Recent Aviation Tort Law," Chicago Bar Association, 1986.
Spoliation of Evidence, Presented to the Aviation Insurance Association, May, 1996.
Member: American Arbitration Association, 1988. Aviation Insurance Association, 1987. Member, Board of Directors and Chairman, Animal Legal Defense Fund.
Member, Board of Directors T-34 Association, 1993-1996.
Planning Commissioner, City of Highland Park, 1993.Member: Chicago Bar Association (Chairman, 1986-1987 and Vice-Chairman, 1985-1986, Aviation Section), Illinois State Bar Association (Assembly Representative, Cook County, 1986-1989. Council Member, Individual Rights and Responsibility Committee, 1987-1988.
Member, Bench and Bar and Insurance Law Committees. Secretary, Insurance Law Section Council, 1989-1991) and American Bar Association (Vice-Chairperson, Animal Protection Committee, Young Lawyers Division, 1989-1992.
Member, International Law Committee, 1989.
Liaison, Air/Space Law Forum Committee, Young Lawyers Division, 1991-1993. Member, Board of Governors, Air/Space Law Forum, 1993-1995). Lawyers Pilot Bar Association.
National Transportation Safety Bar Association.
Fellow: American Bar Association. Illinois State Bar Association.
Achievements
Membership
Member: American Arbitration Association, 1988. Aviation Insurance Association, 1987. Member, Board of Directors and Chairman, Animal Legal Defense Fund.
Member, Board of Directors T-34 Association, 1993-1996.
Planning Commissioner, City of Highland Park, 1993.Member: Chicago Bar Association (Chairman, 1986-1987 and Vice-Chairman, 1985-1986, Aviation Section), Illinois State Bar Association (Assembly Representative, Cook County, 1986-1989. Council Member, Individual Rights and Responsibility Committee, 1987-1988.
Member, Bench and Bar and Insurance Law Committees. Secretary, Insurance Law Section Council, 1989-1991) and American Bar Association (Vice-Chairperson, Animal Protection Committee, Young Lawyers Division, 1989-1992.
Member, International Law Committee, 1989.
Liaison, Air/Space Law Forum Committee, Young Lawyers Division, 1991-1993. Member, Board of Governors, Air/Space Law Forum, 1993-1995). Lawyers Pilot Bar Association.
National Transportation Safety Bar Association.
Fellow: American Bar Association. Illinois State Bar Association.
