Ysaiah Ross | |
Alma Mater: | University of California, Berkeley |
Occupation: | lawyer, academic and writer |
Ysaiah 'Stan' Ross is an American lawyer, academic and writer.[1]
Ross was educated in New York and California, gaining a law degree from the University of California, Berkeley, in 1964. Before teaching law and legal ethics at the University of New South Wales,[2] he lectured at Auckland University and Makerere University, Uganda.[3]
He was one of the founders of the Berkeley Neighborhood Legal Service in 1967 and, in 1968, was appointed its acting director. He has been a consultant to the Law Reform Commission of New South Wales and Papua New Guinea.
He co-authored 16 books, mostly on legal ethics. He wrote columns for the Australian Financial Review from 1999 to 2003; the Australian Lawyer from 1996 to 1997 and The Australian from 2004 to 2008.[4]
Ross retired in 1999, but has continued to teach part time and to give legal ethics advice as a barrister.