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<br />LAURI WALDMAN ROSS, P. A.
<br />A Professional Association
<br />Two Datran Center, Suite 1612
<br />9130 South Dadeland Boulevard
<br />Miami, Florida 33156
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<br />305 670-8010 telephone
<br />305 670-2305 fax
<br />LWRPA@laurilaw.com - e-mail
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<br />STATEMENT OF PRACTICE: General Civil Trial and Appellate Practice in
<br />State and Federal Courts.
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<br />FIRM PROFILE: Lauri Waldman Ross was admitted to the Florida Bar in
<br />1980 and is a board certified appellate lawyer. She was a shareholder
<br />in the firm Kelly, Black, Black, Byrne, Beasley, Bales and Ross, P.A.
<br />before forming her own firm in 1992. Ms. Ross has handled appeals in
<br />all of the state appellate courts in Florida, as well as the Eleventh
<br />Circuit Court of Appeals.
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<br />LAURI WALDMAN ROSS: Born Buffalo, New York, May, 1956; admitted to bar
<br />1980, Florida, U.S. District Court, Southern District of Florida
<br />including Trial Bar; 1983, U.S. Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit;
<br />1990, U.S. District Court, Middle District of Florida; 1996, U.S.
<br />Supreme Court. Education: University of Florida (B.A., with high
<br />honors, 1977); University of Miami (J.D., cum laude, 1980). Phi Beta
<br />Kappa; Phi Alpha Delta. President, Eugene P. Spellman Inn of Court,
<br />1995-1996. Participant American Inns of Court Series of Florida Civil
<br />Procedure, 1995; Lecturer on Ethics, University of Miami School of
<br />Law, 1995 & 2002. Member, Eugene P. Spellman Inn of Court, 1991-1998.
<br />Author, "Jury Duty: When Service Becomes Penance," Florida Bar
<br />Journal, Vol. 64 #6, 1990; with L.D. Black, "Severance Damages: The
<br />Effect of Intangibles on Full Compensation," 18 Stetson L. Rev., 549,
<br />1989; with W.S. Frates, "Let's Lay Libel Per Se to Rest," Florida Bar
<br />Journal, June 1983; "Erosion of the Strict Scrutiny Standard," 10
<br />Lawyers of America 1049, 1978. Member, Florida Appellate Rules
<br />Committee, 1989-1994. Special Counsel, Florida Judicial
<br />Qualifications Commission, Case Nos. 92-208, 93-353, 95-412, 97-74,
<br />97-376. Research Aide to the Hon. Phillip Hubbart, Third District
<br />Court of Appeals, 1980-1982. Member: Dade County Bar; The Florida Bar
<br />(Member, Eleventh Judicial Circuit Grievance Committee H, 1985-1988).
<br />(Board Certified Appellate Practice Lawyer, Florida Bar Board of Legal
<br />Specialization and Education), Appellate Practice Certification
<br />Committee, 2000-03; the Florida Bar; Chairman, Appellate Practice
<br />Certification Committee 2003-04, Vice Chairman, Appellate Practice
<br />Certification Committee 2004-05. Languages: Dutch. Practice areas:
<br />Civil trial and Appeals.
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<br />REFERENCE: Mellon United National Bank of Miami
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<br />REPRESENTATIVE OPINIONS: International Cosmetics Exchange, Inc. v.
<br />Gapardis Health & Beauty, Inc., 303 F. 3d 1242 (11th Cir. 2002);
<br />American Red Cross v. Palm Beach Blood Bank, Inc., 143 F. 3d 1407 (11th
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