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Scott Ross

Senior Attorney

Scott has over 20 years of experience advocating for clients within the construction industry, as well as businesses, restaurants, and medical providers. When not working, Scott spends time with his wife, young-adult children, and Neapolitan Mastiff. Scott enjoys nature, and historical biographies and is active in his local parish.

Publications & Speaking Engagements

  • Rimkus Consulting Group, Speaker, 16th Annual Seminar, "Benefits & Pitfalls of Court Ordered Non-Binding Arbitration", Tampa, FL 2019
  • Florida Association of Special Districts (“FASD”), Majority Control: CDD Boards and Private Actor Liability, the case of Bynum v. The PARC Group, Inc., FASD Bulletin, summer, 2017
  • The Florida Bar Health Law Section Newsletter, Meeting the Health Care Risk Management Challenge in the Evolution from the Fee-for-Service “Volume” Model to the “Value-Based” Program, Vol. XVII, No. 8, pp. 7-9, Fall 2015
  • American Health Lawyers Association, Culture of Safety Wins: Federal Safety Law Preempts Amendment 7, “E-Mail Alert” to AHLA Practice Groups, November 4, 2015
  • Florida Hospital Association, Culture of Safety Wins: Federal Safety Law Preempts Amendment 7, “FHA News”, November 7, 2015
  • Florida Society for Risk Management & Patient Safety (“FSHRMPS”), Florida Information Protective Act of 2014: Healthcare Entity Compliance, “Risk Net”, February, 2015
  • Florida Society for Risk Management & Patient Safety (“FSHRMPS”), Patient Safety Organization (PSO) Work Product and Federal Preemption: Courts Differ on Defining Protected Information, “Risk Net”, December, 2014
  • Florida Society for Risk Management & Patient Safety (“FSHRMPS”) Annual Conference, Audit Log Discovery in Medical Malpractice Litigation as a Feature of the Electronic Medical Record”, Presenter, August 8, 2013
  • Akerman Health RX Blog, author: What Is Your Fraud Rank? (June 9, 2015); (2) Top 10 Patient Safety Concerns In 2015 (May 12, 2015); (3) Audit Log Discovery as a Feature of the Electronic Medical Record (October 11, 2013); (4) Attention Physicians: Your Unsinkable Arbitration Agreement is About to Hit a Glacier (July, 2013)
Languages
  • English

Education

  • University of Louisville, Bachelor of Arts, Associate of Arts, 1990; 1994
  • St. Thomas University School of Law, J.D., 1999

Memberships

Admissions

  • Florida
  • U.S. District Court, Southern District of Florida
  • U.S. District Court, Middle District of Florida
  • U.S. District Court, Northern District of Florida

Notable Memberships

  • The Florida Bar, Member, (2000 to current)
  • Real Property, Probate and Trust Law Section of The Florida Bar
  • The Florida Bar Alternative Dispute Resolution Section (2023-24)
  • American Health Lawyers Association, Liability, Fraud & Abuse (past)
  • Florida Society for Healthcare Risk Management and Patient Safety (past)

Involvement

Civic Engagement

  • Catholic Lawyers Guild
  • Feeding Tampa Bay
  • Goodwill Industries
  • Zero Prostate Cancer Run/Walk (2014, 2015)
  • St. Joseph’s Hospital Society (2014, 2013)