Barry Ross, Esq., MBA
Certified Mediator
ROSS Mediation Services
California ADR Office: (626)531-1131
Texas ADR Office: (214) 970-7665
Email: BarryRoss@ROSSmediation.com
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PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE & AFFILIATIONS
MEDIATOR & ARBITRATOR
Highly effective, dynamic mediation practice since 1993. Mediated over 2600 litigated and non-litigated cases.
Specialized expertise and extensive mediation experience in real estate, banking, business, lending, appraisal, accounting, agency, escrow, title, homeowner association, contract law, tax, commercial, insurance coverage, construction defect, unfair business practice and employment law.
Representative cases include lender liability, seller and agent fraud, failure to disclose, mold and toxic hazards, breach of contract, specific performance, commission claims, deposit disputes, neighbor law, eminent domain, construction defect, probate, trust and estate law, wrongful death, elder law, personal injury, employment, accounting, commercial lending, mortgage fraud, bankruptcy, collection, water intrusion, tax law, landlord-tenant disputes, franchise, medical malpractice, personal injury, legal malpractice, and professional liability. Author/Speaker: Mediation, Arbitration.
Representative Parties –
Representative parties in mediation include major banks and real estate lenders, including Bank of America, Chase Bank, Citibank, U.S. Bank & GMAC Morgage; real estate affiliates of RE/MAX® of California, Sotheby's International Realty®, Prudential California Realty®, Coldwell Banker, Century 21 Real Estate®, Keller Williams Realty®; and insurance carriers including AIG, Mercury, Farmers Insurance, All State, State Farm, Safeco, Liberty Mutual.
Dispute Resolution Affiliations –
International Academy of Mediators -
Distinguished Fellow
California Academy of Distinguished Neutrals -
Academy Member
Texas Academy of Distinguished Neutrals
Academy Member
Texas Association of Mediators
Commercial Mediator
Southern California Mediation Association –
Professional Member
Association for Conflict Resolution
Practitioner Member
Association of Attorney-Mediators (Texas and California Chapters)
Professional Member
American Bar Association
Section of Dispute Resolution
American Arbitration Association –
National Panel of Arbitrators
Community Associations Institute
Member, Mediation Panel
Los Angeles County Bar Association – (DRS)
Dispute Resolution Associate
San Fernando Valley Bar Association
Panel Mediator
Los Angeles Superior Court –
Judge Pro Tem, Mediator and Settlement Referee
California Association of Realtors® –
Board Mediator & Arbitrator
California Dispute Resolution Council -
Member
Superior ADR Services
Panel Member
Dispute Resolution Training –
Pepperdine University, School of Law - Straus Institute for Dispute Resolution –
Mediating the Litigated Case
Advanced Mediation Training
Advanced Mediation Skills Workshops
Southern California Mediation Association –
Annual Conferences & Symposiums on Mediation
Los Angeles County Bar Association, Dispute Resolution Services –
Advanced Business & Commercial Mediation Training
Basic Mediation Training
Negotiation Strategy Institute –
Negotiation Strategies for Lawyers
California Association of Realtors® –
Mediation & Arbitration Training
BARRY ROSS, LAWYER
The private practice of law specializing in real estate and property law, and business/corporate organizations, including acquisition and sale transactions, seller and broker liability, escrow, title, specific performance, leasing, foreclosure, syndication of investment property, administrative regulation. Representation of buyers, sellers and real estate brokers in dispute resolution forums. Trial advocacy, appearing in both state and federal courts, and administrative advocacy at the state and local levels. Legislative lobbying at the federal, state and local levels.
(California State Bar Number: 069340)
Recent Awards –
California State Bar 2013 Nominee - Real Property Person of the Year Award
Bar Associations –
American Bar Association –
Member, Section on Dispute Resolution
State Bar of California –
Member, Litigation Section
Member, Business Law Section
Member, Real Property Section
Los Angeles County Bar Association –
Dispute Resolution Associate (DRS)
Antitrust & Unfair Competition
Business Law
Environmental Law
Intellectual Property Law
International Law
Labor & Employment
Law Practice Management
Litigation
Public Law
Real Property Law
Solo & Small Firm
Taxation
Trusts & Estates
Burbank Bar Association –
President (2010-2011)
Vice-President (2007-2009)
Treasurer (2004-2006)
MCLE Guest Speaker
Glendale Bar Association –
President (2012)
Treasurer, (2009-2010)
Trustee (2008 to present)
Chairman, Lawyer Referral Service (1999-2000)
MCLE Guest Speaker
San Fernando Valley Bar Association –
Mediator Panelist (since 2010)
Member, Litigation
Member, Business Law, Real Property & Bankruptcy
Member, Probate and Estate Planning
California Association of Realtors® –
Panel Attorney (since 1979)
Vice Chair (1997) – Legal Affairs Forum
Association of Real Estate Attorneys –
Member
California Real Estate Expert Witnesses –
Member
Admission to the Practice of Law –
United States Supreme Court
May, 1981
U.S. Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit
September, 1979
U.S. Court of Appeals for the 1st Circuit
June 1989
U.S. District Court, Central District of California
March 1977
California Supreme Court [SBN 069340]
June, 1976
INSTRUCTOR IN LAW, REAL ESTATE & BUSINESS MANAGEMENT
University/College Instructor since 1977 with life-time teaching credential.
Instruction Faculty for the California Association of Realtors®
Course Instructor for Department of Real Estate (DRE); other institutions and organizations teaching business law, real estate, real estate law, HOA/community association law, Alternative Dispute Resolution.
Faculty –
Woodbury University (since 2010) –
Adjunct Professor of Law & Real Estate
Glendale Community College (since 1977) –
Adjunct Professor of Law & Real Estate
Pasadena City College, ABA-Approved Paralegal Program (1994-2000) –
Adjunct Professor of Paralegal Studies
DRE Course Author/Instructor –
Co-Author & National Instructor of DRE Accredited Certification Courses:
Certified Condominium Specialist®: A Professional Real Estate Agent's
Guide to Successfully Listing & Selling Common Interest
Developments © 2009-2016
Certified CID Specialist® Course © 2009-2016
Author/Lecturer:
A Litigators Effective Use of Mediation
Avoiding Malpractice in Mediation
Author:
California Real Estate Disclosures © 2001
Instructor:
The New Purchase Contract (C.A.R. Form RPA-CA)
California Escrow Practices
Agency Representation
Disclosure Law
BARRY ROSS, REAL ESTATE BROKER
Residential and commercial real estate brokerage, leasing, appraisal, syndication of investment property, agent training, property management and sale of REO's. Licensed in California since 1973. President of the Glendale Association of Realtors® in 1993. Member of the Glendale Association of Realtors® since 1973 – Former owner/manager of real estate brokerage and property management firms.
California Department of Real Estate Broker Lic. # 00460974 * Texas Real Estate Commission Broker Lic. # 728069
Real Estate Associations & Leadership Positions –
California Association of Realtors® –
State Director (1991-1993, 1995-1999)
Regional Chairman (1995) –
Committees:
Association Presidents, Leadership Forum - Chairman & Moderator (1996)
Nominating, Legal Affairs - Vice Chairman (1997)
Legislative, Presidential Task Force on Controlled Business Arrangements,
Presidential Task Force on the DRE Budget Crisis, Regionalization Task Force
Special Forum Panel: Procuring Cause, Professional Standards, Real Estate
Standard Forms and Educational Services
Finance
Glendale Association of Realtors® –
President (1993)
Chairman, Multiple Listing Service (1992)
Director (1990-1994)
Committees: Professional Standards, Grievance, Insurance, Bylaws
Multi-Regional Multiple Listing Service –
Special Legal Counsel (1994-1995)
Chairman, Bylaws Revision Task Force (1994-1995)
Chairman, Organization Restructure Task Force (1993)
Bylaws Committee (1991-1992)
Director (1991-1992)
Community Associations Institute (CAI) –
Member
Council of Condominium Specialists® –
Co-Founder, Director
Council of Common Interest Development Specialists® –
Co-Founder, Director
FORMAL EDUCATION
J.D., Southwestern University School of Law
M.B.A. University of Southern California-Marshall School of Business
Emphasis in Managerial Accounting, Finance & Administrative Management
B.S. University of Southern California-Marshall School of Business
Emphasis in Financial & Administrative Management
Chapman College, World Campus Afloat-
International studies
Glendale Community College-
Major in Real Estate
Pasadena City College-
Lower division courses
Continuing Professional Education –
Dispute Resolution Conferences & Symposiums: Pepperdine University, School of Law - Straus Institute for Dispute Resolution; Southern California Mediation Association; Los Angeles County Bar Association, Dispute Resolution Services; additional providers.
Continuing Legal Education (MCLE): California Continuing Education of the Bar (CEB); Los Angeles County Bar Association (LACBA); University of Southern California, Gould School of Law; Southern California Mediation Association; Glendale Bar Association, Burbank Bar Association, San Fernando Valley Bar Association, California Association of Realtors® (C.A.R.); additional providers.
Continuing Education for Real Estate Licensees: Department of Real Estate (DRE); California Association of Realtors®, additional providers.
Published Author -
Author, Community Associations Institute - Common Ground Manazine
2014 Article: Effective Use of Mediation in HOA Disputes
Author, Community Association Institute - Common Ground Magazine
2012 Article: Successful HOA Management and Realtor Sales Collaborations
Author, "ADR for Real Estate Agents" c 2003
Author, National Training and Certification Course
Working Professionally with Homeowners Associations
Author-Lecturer, "Using Mediation and Arbitration in the Real Estate Industry"
Los Angeles Times and Newspress/Leader Weekly Columnist
Author, "Legally Speaking"TM
Daily News - Weekly Real Estate Legal Columnist
Author, "Ask the Real Estate Attorney"sm
The Outlook - Pasadena/Foothills Magazine
Author, The Value of a Real Estate Attorney in a Real Estate Transaction
California Association of Realtors® -
Author, Statewide Realtor® Leadership Training Program for Realtors(r)
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