With over a quarter century of trial experience, Chuck Ross leads Powell & Edwards’ Litigation Practice Group. His practice is focused on zoning and land-use, municipal representation, complex litigation and government investigations. He has particular experience in matters involving technology, trade secrets, data breaches, coin-operated amusement machines, and corporate investigations.  He has argued before both the Court of Appeals and the Supreme Court of Georgia on numerous occasions. Mr. Ross also serves as the City Attorney for Snellville, Georgia.

Prior to joining Powell & Edwards, Mr. Ross was an Assistant District Attorney in Gwinnett County, where he served as the Chief of the White Collar Division.  He has been featured on Dateline NBC, 48 Hours, Forensic Files, and Solved.

Mr. Ross received his Juris Doctor degree from Ohio Northern University, Claude W. Pettit School of Law, where he served as the Lead Articles Editor of the Law Review.  He also holds a Master’s Degree in Political Science from Eastern Kentucky University and a Bachelor of Science from the University of Kentucky.

He currently serves on the State Bar of Georgia’s Board of Governors, is a Past President of the Gwinnett County Bar Association and served as Chair of the Technology Law Section of the State Bar of Georgia.  He was appointed by the President of the State Bar of Georgia to serve on the State Bar’s Committees on Business Courts and Fee Arbitration and previously served on the Bar’s Commission on E-Filing. Mr. Ross and his family are very active in the community, particularly volunteering at Gwinnett Church in Sugar Hill.