Bell Nunnally & Martin LLP

Partner

Growing up as the son of a commercial fisherman on the Texas Gulf Coast, Ross learned to brave rough seas by being clever, resourceful and observant. An insightful and strategic thinker, Ross takes care to understand problems with a 360-degree perspective aimed at putting clients in the best spot at the right time. More than a lawyer, clients consider him to be their trusted counsel. Representing clients in a wide scope of commercial litigation, Ross focuses his practice on matters involving high-stakes business and contract disputes, employment litigation and intellectual property conflicts.

Ross’s clients are quick to praise his work. One CEO put it best: “[W]e found ourselves in . . . a bet-the-company kind of case . . . .Ross [and co-counsel] educated me [as] well as navigated me through the process, and it was a pleasure to watch as they thoroughly dissected and discredited the opposing counsel’s case.  We won on every issue.  I would recommend . . . Ross and Bell Nunnally without hesitation.” Ross’s first client, who continues to work with him, observed that “[i]t is easy to find lawyers. It is difficult to find truly trusted counsel . . .   [I] never hesitate to recommend [Ross and Bell Nunnally] to my friends for their corporate, entrepreneurial, or personal matters.” Another long-time client has noted that Ross “do[es his] due diligence to ensure he understands every problem 360 degrees. He is a brilliant thinker, and while knowledgeable about a wide variety of legal topics, Ross never hesitate[s] to bring in other[s] . . . within Bell Nunnally to compliment and better support me in . . . very important and considerably delicate matters . . . ” Ross is someone he “implicitly trust[s] to give [him] the best possible advice and counsel,” further noting that he finds Ross to be “unsurpassed in integrity, honor, work ethic, and relationships building,” and giving Ross his highest recommendation. Enjoying deep relationships with clients, Ross helps to guide them through the important legal decisions that position their matters for successful outcomes.

Ross has represented clients based in India, Taiwan, Canada, England and Italy in their American legal matters. Working with international professionals, he has helped guide American clients through legal matters in Canada, Mexico, Honduras, Colombia and South Korea.

Dallas Regional Chamber Leadership Dallas Class, 2025 Dallas Association of Young Lawyers Leadership Class Facilitator, 2024–2025 Breakfast with Business Peers Committee, Co-Chair, 2016 Food for Thought Dallas, Co-Chair, 2010–2013 Leadership Class, 2011 Fellow Law Book Fair, Founder and Organizer, 2020, 2022 Dallas Association of Young Lawyers Fellows Foundation Board Member The Warren Center Member, Advancement and Governance Committees Dallas Eviction Advocacy Center Board Member 100 Men Dallas Board Member, 2019–2022 City of Dallas, Citizens Bond Task Force District 14, Commissioner, 2016 Economic Development & Housing Subcommittee Friends of Fair Park Board, Chairman, 2019–2022 Community Services of Doctors Hospital, Inc., President, 2016–2017 Board, 2014–2017 Greater East Dallas Chamber of Commerce Board of Directors, 2013–October 2022 Legal Counsel, December 2016–October 2022 Advisory Committee, October 2022–present East Dallas Young Professionals Founder & President, 2012–2016 Dallas Bar Association Member Bench-Bar Conference Co-Chair 2020–present Higginbotham Inn of Court Associate, 2014 Texas Bar Foundation Fellows Nominating Committee, 2018

Education

JD, with honors, The University of Texas School of Law, 2008 Briefing Attorney for Justice Leslie B. Yates on Texas’s Fourteenth Court of Appeals (Houston), 2008 Judicial Intern for Justice Bea Ann Smith at Texas’s Third Court of Appeals (Austin), 2007 Interned in the White Collar Crime Division of the Travis County District Attorney’s Office, Austin, Texas The Texas Review of Entertainment and Sports Law, Articles Editor BA, summa cum laude, Tulane University, 2005 Phi Beta Kappa Pierce Butler Prize for Academic Excellence in English at Tulane University Henry Clay Stier Award for highest graduating G.P.A. in the English Department

Admissions

Texas Supreme Court of the United States United States Court of Appeals for theFifth Circuit United States District Courts for theNorthern, Southern and Eastern Districts ofTexas

Named one of the "Best Lawyers in Dallas" by D Magazine, 2021–2025 Named to The Legal 500’s inaugural “U.S. City Elite 2025” list, 2025 Named to Dallas Business Journal's "40 Under 40" List, 2020 Named to D Magazine's "Best Lawyers Under 40 in Dallas" List, 2018–2022 Recipient of The Warren Center's "Todd Steudtner Leadership Award," 2024 Recipient of the Greater East Dallas Chamber of Commerce’s “Chairman’s Award,” 2016 Selected for inclusion in Texas Super Lawyers®, Thomson Reuters, 2023–2025 Finalist for Business of the Year, Greater East Dallas Chamber of Commerce Greater East Dallas Business Awards, 2016 Selected by attorney peers for inclusion in Texas Super Lawyers Rising Stars®, Thomson Reuters, 2014–2022 Finalist for Business Person of the Year, Greater East Dallas Chamber of Commerce, Greater East Dallas Business Awards, 2013 Dallas Association of Young Lawyer’s “One to Watch,” May 2013