Since 1989, he has conducted 5,000+ mediations involving $28+ billion in aggregate claims. Ross also served as faculty for the Effective Negotiations course in the SMU Executive MBA Program for 12 years and for 45+ mediation training programs offered through various bar/ADR associations. He authored the chapter on the use of ADR in tort disputes in The Litigator’s Handbook, published by the ABA Section of Litigation. Ross was a founding director and officer of AAM and the American Academy of Attorney-Mediators, Inc., and served on the Council of the State Bar of Texas ADR Section. Prior to becoming a mediator, his experience as a lawyer was in a broad range of transactions and litigations, primarily in business and contract matters. Ross earned a JD from University of Texas School of Law following a BBA from Southern Methodist University.