Christopher C. Ross

Christopher Charles Ross is a native of Clendenin, West Virginia. He graduated with honors from West Virginia University and was a finalist for the title of “Mr. Mountaineer” in 1995. His favorite activity at WVU was serving as an ambassador for West Virginia as part of “The Pride of West Virginia” Mountaineer Marching Band. Chris graduated from the University of Akron School of Law where he focused on labor & employment and computer & cyberspace law. He was a member of the American Bar Association Negotiation Competition advocacy team; he participated in the national Saul Lefkowitz Intellectual Property Moot Court competition; and he continues to stay current on issues of how traditional law intersects with the issues of our digital age.

Chris has been employed as an attorney with the Charleston office of Pullin, Fowler, Flanagan, Brown & Poe, PLLC since 2011. He practices insurance defense litigation in areas of state and municipal government, employment, civil rights, products liability, toxic torts, construction, property damage, workers compensation, collections and bankruptcy, landlord-tenant, and digital and cyberspace law. He previously has worked as an Assistant Public Defender and an Assistant Prosecuting Attorney and he has worked for Stark County Legal Aid Society, The Housing Advocates, Inc., the West Virginia Attorney General, and Thompson / West Publishing as a WestLaw legal research specialist. Chris is licensed to practice law in West Virginia, Ohio, Kentucky, and the District of Columbia and he is an active member of Defense Trial Counsel of West Virginia.

Chris is married to Angela Vance, and they live in the historic East End of Charleston, West Virginia. He serves as a Board Member of the East End Community Association and volunteers as a Committee Member with Charleston Main Streets. Chris is a member of the PFFB&P cycling team and participates in the MS 150 Country Roads bike ride and other activities to benefit the National MS Society to raise funds and awareness for MS research. Chris is an active member of the WVU Alumni Band, the Kanawha Valley Community Band, Appalachian Gamers, the North American Scrabble Players Association, and the Honorable Order of Kentucky Colonels.

Representative Clients:
AIG Claims Services, Inc.
BorgWarner, Inc.
Erie Insurance Group
Fluor Corporation
Gorman-Rupp Company
Liberty Mutual Insurance
Lockheed Martin Corporation
Orica USA, Inc.
Travelers Insurance Company
West Virginia Board of Insurance and Risk Management
West Virginia state, county, and municipal governmental agencies
Whiting Corporation

Past Employment Positions:
Kanawha County Assistant Public Defender (West Virginia)
Summit County Assistant Prosecuting Attorney (Ohio)
Kramer & Associates (Ohio)
The Housing Advocates, Inc. (Ohio)
Community Legal Aid Services, Inc. (Ohio)
Green & Farinacci (Ohio)
Thompson / West – WestLaw Product Specialist (Ohio)
West Virginia Attorney General (West Virginia)