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Ross Russell
FICM COI Checked CPD Current Corporate & Commercial Bench

Ross Russell

Arbitrator & Mediator

Texas City, United States · Americas
Bench: Corporate & Commercial Bench Practice: mediation arbitration Sectors: Banking and Finance
Professional Biography
ARBITRATION
  • Arbitration Panel – USCIB (ICC Court)
  • Arbitration Panel – London Court of International Arbitration (LCIA)
  • Arbitration Panel – Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts – Property Tax Division
  • Arbitration Panel – National Futures Association (NFA)
  • Arbitration Panel – Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA)
  • Arbitration Panel – Swiss Chambers Arbitration Institute (SCAI)
  • Arbitration Panel – Deutsche Institution Fur Schiedsgerichtsbarkeit (DIS)
  • Arbitration Panel – International Expedited Arbitration Centre (IEAC)
  • Arbitration Panel – Georgia International Arbitration Centre (GIAC)
  • Arbitration List – World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO)
  • Arbitration Panel – Construction Dispute Resolution Services (CDRS)
  • Arbitration Panel – American Health Lawyers Association (AHLA)
  • Appraisal Umpire Panel, Texas Department of Insurance, Texas Windstorm Insurance Association Property Damage Claims
  • Arbitration Panel, Fee Dispute Committee, Tarrant County Bar Association (public interest dispute resolution program, Fort Worth, Texas)
  • Ad Hoc Arbitrations
MEDIATION
  • Mediation Panel – American Health Lawyers Association
  • Mediation List – World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO)
  • Mediation Panel – Texas Department of Insurance, Texas Windstorm Insurance Association Property Damage Claims
  • Ad Hoc Mediations
PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATIONS
  • Chartered Institute of Arbitrators – Member
  • Texas State Bar College – Member
  • Texas Association of Mediators – Member
  • Swiss Arbitration Association – Member
  • Deutsche Institution Fur Schiedsgerichtsbarkeit – Member
  • Association of International Arbitrators – Member
  • American Health Lawyers Association – Member
  • Waco-Mclennan County Bar Association – Member
  • Tarrant County Bar Association – Member
  • Alternative Dispute Resolution Section – Member
  • State Bar of Texas – Member
  • State Bar of North Dakota – Member
  • Bar of DC – Member
  • State Bar of Minnesota – Member
  • USCIB Arbitration Committee – Member
  • American Bar Association – Member
  • Dispute Resolution Committee – Member
  • International Bar Association – Member
  • Arbitration Committee – Member
TRAINING
  • Arbitrator Training – Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts
  • International Arbitrator Training – Chartered Institute of Arbitrators
  • Certificate, Basic 40-Hour Mediation Course, Mediation Dynamics (satisfies Texas statutory alternative dispute resolution training requirements)
  • Annual continuing professional education and training in alternative dispute resolution for the Texas Association of Mediators and the State Bar of Texas
  • Experience as a Mediator presiding over 75 mediations
  • Experience as an Arbitrator presiding over 150 arbitrations
LICENSED TO PRACTICE LAW IN:
  • Texas – 2014
  • North Dakota – 2016
  • Washington DC – 2016
  • Minnesota – 2017
Overview
Managing Attorney/Independent Arbitrator – Law Offices of Ross Russell, P.C. August 2016 – Present Staff Attorney – Foreclosure Project, Lone Star Legal Aid December 2015 – August 2016 Associate Attorney, Hampton & Associates, P.C. March 2014 – January 2016
Qualifications & Education
  • Chartered Institute of Arbitrators (Advanced Certificate in International Arbitration) Advanced International Arbitration Course; & Accelerated Route to Member Course
  • Texas A&M School of Law (JD 2014) Graduated #5 in class - top 12% Bar Excellence Award (highest Bar score of A&M grads)
  • Texas A&M, Central Texas (27 graduate hours of History & Political Science Courses) 4.0 GPA
  • Tarleton State University (B.S. 2011) Bachelor of Science in Liberal Studies
  • McLennan Community College, (A.A.S. 2009) Associate of Applied Science in Music Performance
Global Bench
Corporate & Commercial Bench

Contracts, partnerships, M&A, shareholder matters, trade, supply chain, and general business disputes.

Services & Capabilities
Arbitration Neutral Services Panels
Who this Neutral Serves
For Associations & Bodies For Global Corporations For Lawyers & Legal Fraternity
Industry Experience
Financial Services Natural Resources Professional Services
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