Overview
Personal Interests
Ross is an outdoorsman who enjoys boating and playing sports, particularly golf. A passionate football fan, he cheers for the Iowa Hawkeyes and Green Bay Packers.
Services & Industries
Credentials
Bar Admissions
Iowa
Arizona
Court Admissions
U.S. District Court for the District of Arizona
U.S. District Court for the Central District of Illinois
U.S. District Court for the District of Nebraska
U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Florida
U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Iowa
U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois
U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Iowa
U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Illinois
U.S. District Court for the Western District of Michigan
U.S. District Court for the District of Colorado
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit
Education
University of Iowa College of Law
J.D. with high distinction, Order of the Coif, Law Review (1997)
Arizona State University
B.A. Dean's List, Phi Beta Kappa, summa cum laude (1993)
Insights & Events
Insights
Other Perspectives
- What Ag Retailers Need To Know About CARES, SBA, Paid Leave
Webinar, Agricultural Retailers Association, April 2020 - The New Frontier: Exploring the Evolving Landscape of Agricultural Inputs in the 21st Century
Moderator, 2016 Food & Agriculture National Conference, Faegre Baker Daniels, Indianapolis, May 2016
Leadership & Community
Professional Associations
- Agricultural Retailers Association
- Arizona State Bar Association
- CropLife America Law Committee
- Phi Beta Kappa Society
Civic Activities
- Hoyt Sherman Place — Board of Directors
Firm Leadership
- Office Leader, Des Moines, 2020-present
- Food & Agribusiness Industry Team — Steering Committee
- Food & Agribusiness Industry Team — Fertilizer Industry Segment Leader
Honors
- Chambers USA: America's Leading Lawyers for Business — Litigation, General Commerciall, 2011-13
- Great Plains Super Lawyers — Personal Injury Defense: Products, 2011-18
- Des Moines Business Record — Forty Under 40