Ysaiah Ross

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Ysaiah Ross
Alma materUniversity of California, Berkeley
Occupation(s)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 University of California, Berkeley in 1964. Before teaching law and legal ethics at 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.[3][4]

Ross retired in 1999, but has continued to teach part time and to give legal ethics advice as a barrister.[3]

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  • Ethics in law : lawyers' responsibility and accountability in Australia[5]
  • Politics of Law Reform, Penguin Books, Melbourne, 1982 ISBN 0-14-022325-8
  • The Jokes on ... Lawyers ISBN 1-86287-240-6

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