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SUSAN KOHN ROSS:
Ms. Ross, who founded S.K. Ross & Assoc., P.C. in 1983, is
a graduate of the University of California at Los Angeles and Southwestern
University School of Law. She has practiced continually since 1978 in the areas
of Customs, international trade and transportation law. In addition, Ms. Ross
assists clients through the management and legislative consulting services the
firm provides. In 1971, Ms. Ross was granted her individual Customs Broker's
license.
Ms. Ross was a member of Member, Dept. of Treasury's Sub-committee
on Border Security, Commercial Oversight Advisory Committee - one of only 50
participants which provided recommendations to COAC regarding cargo and supply
chain security in light of the events of September 11, 2001. She was also a
member of the NAFTA Advisory Committee on Private Commercial Disputes -
one of eight original U.S. private sector representatives. She was also a member
of the U.S. Customs NAFTA Advisory Committee, a private sector group
which advised U.S. Customs regarding NAFTA implementation. She is also a
prolific author and a frequent speaker on trade issues including her service as
a member of the Editorial Board of the North American Trade Guide, as an
occasional columnist for the Daily Journal, a California general
circulation legal newspaper and her monthly column published on the web site of
the Journal of Commerce. She is also the author of the Fines, Penalties
and Forfeitures Chapter in Import Handbook, A Compliance and Planning Guide,
published in October 1997 by John Wiley & Sons, Inc. Ms. Ross is involved in
many bar and trade association activities including the American Association
of Exporters & Importers, Women in International Trade of Los Angeles,
the Border Trade Alliance, plus various regional broker/forwarder and
other international trade associations.
Ms. Ross is also involved with the American Bar Association
through the Section on International Law and Practice, especially its Customs
Law Committee. She also co-chaired the Rules of Origin Subcommittee for the
Special Committee on Trade of the Customs and International Trade Bar
Association and serves on the Customs Committee, as well as having chaired
the L.A. County Bar's Customs Law Committee.
In addition, Ms. Ross is involved with a number of other bar
and trade association activities pursued through various international,
national, state and local associations.
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JAMES W. ROSS:
Controller/Claims Manager - Mr. Ross worked in the steamship industry from
1970 to 1987. Thereafter, for a short period of time, Mr. Ross was the
Operations Manager for a fine crystal importer. Since March 1988 Mr. Ross has
been Controller and Claims Manager for the firm. He assists clients in the
evaluation and processing of cargo claims and related admiralty matters.
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S.K. ROSS & ASSOC, P.C.
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A law firm whose
members and staff have extensive expertise in the import/export business. Our
personnel have been thoroughly trained in the technical issues of the industry
as the result of having been employed by importers, exporters, customs brokers,
freight forwarders and steamship carriers before joining our firm. As a result
of this practical experience, our staff is intimately familiar with the movement
of cargo and people, internationally and domestically. Our collective experience
includes knowledge of banking, trucking, warehousing, consolidation, rail moves,
air/ocean/surface transport as well as import/export procedures. As a law firm,
we have a unique perspective on the operational and administrative difficulties
which may arise, whether our client is the shipper, the consignee or in the
related service industries. We regularly appear before the U.S. Customs Service,
Federal Maritime Commission, Food & Drug Administration, State Department
and the Bureau of Export Administration (Department of Commerce), as well as
many other federal and state courts and agencies with jurisdiction over trade
and related issues. We also offer our clients management and legislative
consulting services.We are affiliated with law firms throughout the world so as
to be able to assist clients regardless of their geographic location or where
the problem arises.
Fee quotations are available upon request.
FIRM PHILOSOPHY
We are committed to
providing you as our client with legal services on a cost effective
basis in a timely manner. We cannot guarantee a particular result. We
do, however, commit to involve you in the process of resolving your
matter. We are also committed to communicating with you regularly. If
you are not satisfied with our level of service, please tell us so right
away. We are prepared to resolve your dissatisfaction, even if it means
reducing our fees to you.
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