Chris Ross joined Catholic Law in August 2023. He is a Clinical Assistant Professor of Law and the Managing Director of Columbus Community Legal Services, the law school's pro bono law firm and home of its clinical education programs. As Managing Director, he supports the clinical faculty in the education and training of clinic students and is responsible for administration of the clinic relating to client services, communications, and office management.

Chris was previously a Senior Managing Associate at Sidley Austin LLP, where he practiced appellate and regulatory litigation at all levels of the federal court system. Before Sidley, he served as a Deputy Solicitor General for the State of Ohio and clerked for the Honorable Alice M. Batchelder on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit. He graduated magna cum laude from the Fordham University School of Law. At Fordham, Chris was a member of the Appellate Litigation Clinic and served as the Executive Notes Editor of the Fordham Law Review. He holds an undergraduate degree from The King's College in New York City, and currently serves on the college's Board of Trustees and as President of its Alumni Association.

Chris is licensed to practice in the District of Columbia, New York, and various U.S. district and circuit courts.