1. JACQUELINE ROSS
4111 Miller Road
St. Joseph, MO 64505
EDUCATION:
Indiana University School of Law
Juris Doctorate, Summa Cum Laude, May 1997
Cumulative GPA: 3.69 Class Rank: 9/241
*Articles Editor - Indiana Law Review
*Recipient of Drew Young Scholarship - 1996 -97
*Recipient of Indiana Bar Foundation Scholarship - 1996 -97
*Recipient of John J. Dillon Memorial Fellowship - 1995 -96 & 1996 -97
*Top Exam Scores: Contracts I, Wills & Trusts, Evidence, and Health Care
*Note published, Will States Protect Us, Equally, From Damage Caps in
Medical Malpractice Legislation?, 30 Ind. L. Rev. 575 (1997)
*Recipient of George O. Dix Award for Note
*Dean’s Tutorial Society
*Phi Alpha Delta Legal Fraternity
*Health Law Society
*Legal Writing Tutor and Individual Tutor
New Mexico State University
Bachelor of Arts with Honors, May 1993
Double Major - Economics and Government
Cumulative GPA 3.84
*NMSU Merit Scholarship
*Phi Theta Kappa Honorary Society
*Student Council
EXPERIENCE:
The Ross Law Firm, P.C.
Owner/Attorney January 2007 - present
Family Law and Personal Injury Litigation. I have practiced family law,
employment discrimination law, personal injury law, and workers compensation
law since starting my own firm. I have also represented numerous children, as
Guardian ad litem, since my firm was established.
Montee Law Firm, P.C.
Staff Attorney August 2001 - January 2007
2. Personal Injury and Family Law Litigation. I served workers compensation and
auto accident victims. I also represented family law and employment
discrimination clients.
Legal Aid of Western Missouri
Staff Attorney February 2000 - August 2001
Domestic Attorney for Buchanan and Andrew Counties. Represented indigent
clients in divorce and custody proceedings.
Dept. of Social Services - Division of Legal Services - Litigation
Staff Attorney May 1998 - February 2000
Represented the Division fo Family Services, Division of Aging, Division of Child
Support Enforcement, and Estate Recovery in litigation and related matters, in a
twenty-county area.
Missouri Court of Appeals - Western District
Law clerk to the Honorable Judge Laura Denvir Stith, August 1997 - May 1998
Researched legal issues. Read briefs, legal files, transcripts, etc. Drafted
memoranda and assisted in drafting opinions.
Admitted to the Missouri Bar - October 1997