Chuck Ross is part of Webb, Tanner & Powell’s Litigation Group where he leads the firm’s Technology Litigation Practice.  With 19 years of trial experience, Mr. Ross’ practice is focused on complex litigation related to high technology, communications, intellectual property, and privacy as well as medical malpractice and white-collar defense.  He has particular experience in matters involving trade secrets, data breaches, restrictive employment covenants and corporate investigations.  He has also argued before both the Court of Appeals and the Supreme Court of Georgia on numerous occasions.

Prior to joining Webb, Tanner & Powell, Mr. Ross was an Assistant District Attorney in Gwinnett County, where he served as the Chief of the White Collar Division.  He has been featured on Dateline NBC, 48 Hours, Forensic Files and Solved.

Mr. Ross received his Juris Doctor degree from Ohio Northern University, Claude W. Pettit School of Law, where he served as the Lead Articles Editor of the Law Review.  He also holds a Masters Degree in Political Science from Eastern Kentucky University and a Bachelor of Science from the University of Kentucky.

He is a Past President of the Gwinnett County Bar Association and served as Chair of the Technology Law Section of the State Bar of Georgia.  He was appointed by the President of the State Bar of Georgia to serve as a member of the State Bar’s Commission on E-Filing. Mr. Ross and his family are very active in the community, particularly volunteering at Gwinnett Church in Sugar Hill.

Practice Areas:

• Advice and Counsel
• Business Litigation
• Local Government Law
• Medical Malpractice
• Privacy & Data Security
• Technology/Intellectual Property
• White Collar Defense

Education, Professional and Civic Association

• Ohio Northern University, Claude W. Pettit School of Law, JD 1996
• Eastern Kentucky University, MA Political Science, 1992
• University of Kentucky, B.S. 1990
• Chair Emeritus, State Bar of Georgia Technology Law Section
• Past President, Gwinnett County Bar Association