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Paul A. Ross
Two Leadership Square
211 North Robinson, Suite 1000
Oklahoma City, OK 73102-7103

(405) 552-2383 direct
(405) 228-7383 fax
paul.ross@mcafeetaft.com
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Practice Areas
Expand/Collapse Labor and Employment
Expand/Collapse Litigation
Admissions
  • Oklahoma, 2002
  • U.S. District Courts for the Western, Northern and Eastern Districts of Oklahoma
Education
  • J.D., summa cum laude, Oklahoma City University, 2002; Merit Scholar; Recipient, West Publishing Outstanding Scholastic Achievement Award; Recipient, Judge Tom Brett Award; Recipient, Ernest L. Wilkinson Award; Recipient, 13 CALI Awards
  • B.S., Oklahoma State University, 1997 ; Top Ten Student, College of Education
Professional Organizations and Memberships
  • Oklahoma County Bar Association
  • Oklahoma Bar Association
  • American Bar Association
Paul A. Ross
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Biography

Paul Ross represents employers in a variety of labor and employment matters.  His experience includes litigation and arbitration of discrimination, retaliation and wrongful discharge matters, as well as unemployment compensation appeals and management/labor disputes.  Paul also provides advice to employers regarding their responsibilities under various federal and state employment laws and assists in the production and review of employee handbooks and policy manuals.

Prior to embarking on his legal career, Paul taught mathematics at Edmond Santa Fe High School in Edmond, OK, and also supervised a 100+ member customer service staff at one of the nation’s largest mortgage servicing companies.

While in law school, Paul was the recipient of numerous honors, including the Oklahoma City University Law Merit Scholarship, West Publishing Outstanding Achievement Award (1999 -2002), Judge Tom Brett Award for excellence in Criminal Law studies, Ernest L. Wilkinson Award for excellence in Native American Law, and 13 CALI Awards for top performance in various law school subjects.  He graduated first in his law school class in 2002.

Representative Experience

  • Managed the defense of a large national manufacturing and service center in a lawsuit alleging discrimination on the basis of age, religion, disability and workers’ compensation retaliation.  Paul achieved a victory for the client without the need for trial with a successful motion for summary judgment.
  • Successfully defended a local municipality before the City’s Personnel Review Board to validate the termination of a high-ranking city official.
  • Successfully defended a national non-profit healthcare organization against a claim of discrimination based on gender.
  • Multiple successful appeals before the Oklahoma Employment Security Commission regarding unemployment compensation benefit awards.
  • Regularly participates in speaking engagements to provide training to human resource professionals and management-level employees regarding multiple employment law related topics.

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