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Bar News - April 9, 2004 Ross's Statement Regarding A BA Delegate Candidacy Editor’s Note: The following candidate’s statement was inadvertently omitted from the NHBA Board Candidates section of the March 19, 2004 edition of the Bar News. Ross is unopposed.ABA Delegate A graduate of Hobart College and Harvard University, Jonathan Ross earned his J.D. degree at Georgetown University Law Center and has been a member of the New Hampshire Bar since 1968. He is a Shareholder/Director of Wiggin & Nourie, P.A. in Manchester, practicing litigation and family law. Ross is a Fellow of the American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers and a member of the Pro Bono Committee. He has been a member of the NH Bar since 1968. Ross was president of the NHBA in 1985-86. He has served on numerous Bar and Court committees and task forces over the years. Ross has also been active in the ABA and has been on its Board of Governors. In addition, he has been liaison to the IOLTA Com mission and a part of the Senior Lawyers’ Division of the Law Library of Congress; he is on the Standing Committee On Legal Aid and Indigent Defendants and has been Chair from 2000 to the present; he is also a member of the Standing Committee for Pro Bono and Public Service. The legal profession will face many significant challenges in the months and years ahead. The American Bar Association, through its leadership, Board of Governors, and House of Delegates, sets policy for the Association to deal with these significant issues. I hope to continue my work within the House of Delegates and my service on the Standing Committee on Pro Bono and Public Responsibility to represent the interests of New Hampshire lawyers and our citizens regarding these important issues. Among ABA legislative priorities, we will continue to work on the balance between the need for national security and the rights and liberties guaranteed to our citizens by our Constitution. Among those issues are the treatment of "enemy combatants," the use of military tribunals, the procedure for trials and appeals, and the ability of all defendants to have the opportunity to receive the effective representation of civilian defense counsel. The ABA generally opposes preemption of the state tort laws by enactment of federal legislation in such areas as medical liability, automobile liability, and product liability. The ABA also supports amending ERISA so that it no longer would preempt various state health care liability laws. I will be a voice for New Hampshire lawyers on these and many other issues that directly affect the practice of law in this state. The ABA lobbies Congress to provide adequate funding for the Legal Services Corporation and its grantees. I will continue to support New Hampshire’s legal assistance programs and the provision of pro bono legal service to the poor in this state and as a national policy. The independence of the legal profession and the independence of the judiciary are hallmarks of our civilization. The ABA has made it a priority to oppose regulation of the legal profession that would compromise its independence in any way, such as rules attempted through the Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act and under the Sarbanes-Oxley Act. As we have seen in our own state, the need for a strong and independent judiciary must be a priority for lawyers. The ABA opposes legislative initiatives that infringe upon the separation of powers that are part of our national and state constitutions. The work is varied, the issues are wide ranging, and, at times, of extreme importance. I appreciate the opportunity to represent our Bar in the debate on these issues.
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