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Dennis A. Ross was born in Lakeland, Florida on October 18, 1959. Mr. Ross obtained a Bachelor of Science Degree in Business Administration from Auburn University in December of 1981. He graduated from law school at Cumberland School of Law at Samford University on May 14, 1987. Following his graduation from law school, Mr. Ross returned to Lakeland and became an associate with the law firm of Holland & Knight. Mr. Ross practiced for over 2 years with this firm concentrating primarily in the defense of workers’ compensation litigation. Following that, Mr. Ross became in-house counsel with Walt Disney World Company in Lake Buena Vista, Florida. In that position Mr. Ross administered the workers’ compensation litigation of the 35,000 employee theme park.

In October 1989, Mr. Ross started his own law practice specializing in workers’ compensation defense. Since that time the practice has developed a substantial client base of self-insured employers, self-insured funds, and workers’ compensation insurance companies. Mr. Ross is admitted to practice in the State of Florida and the United States District Court for the Middle District of Florida. Mr. Ross has served on the Rules Committee for the workers’ compensation section of the Florida Bar. Mr. Ross served as the Chairman of the Polk County Republican Executive Committee and is a past member of the Board of Directors of the Lakeland Chamber of Commerce.

Mr. Ross is currently serving as the State Representative for District 64 in the Florida House of Representatives. Initially elected to Florida’s House of Representatives in November of 2000, Representative Ross was re-elected subsequently in 2002, 2004 and again in 2006. His current council and committee responsibilities include assignment to the Policy and Budget Council, the Committee on Business Regulation and the Select Committee to Protect Personal Information. In addition, Representative Ross is Chair of the Committee on Courts and Vice Chair of the Safety and Security Council.

September 2007

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