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ROSS SMITH

(Tennessee, )

Bass, Berry & Sims

Subjects: All Subjects, Agencies/Regulations, Alcohol, Animals/Agriculture, Appropriations/Budgets, Ballot Measures/Campaign Finance/Elections, Business/Commerce, Cannabis/Drug Legalization, City/County Government, Education, Energy/Utilities, Environment/Recycling, Finance/Banking, Food/Restaurants, Gaming, Health Care, Housing/Real Estate/Development/Construction, Insurance, Manufacturing, Medicare/Medicaid, Non-Profit, Pharmaceuticals, Privacy/Internet, Professional/Vocational Licensing, Public Sector, Retail, Science/Technology, Taxes, Telecommunications, Tobacco, Tourism/Hospitality, Transportation/Vehicles

Links:Website, LinkedIn

Ross Smith is a government relations attorney who helps companies, associations, and organizations navigate Tennessee's legislative and regulatory landscape. He advocates for clients before the General Assembly and state agencies, drawing on his experience as both a lobbyist and litigator. Previously, he represented municipalities, professional groups, and businesses on government affairs and liability matters, and he began his career clerking in the U.S. Bankruptcy Court.

1) Acuity, A Mutual Insurance Company

2) AMERICAN EXPRESS TRAVEL RELATED SERVICES

3) AMERICAN PETROLEUM INSTITUTE

4) Brown-Forman

5) Build TN Housing

6) Choctaw Resort Development Enterprise

7) City of Dickson

8) Community Bank Services, Inc

9) DCI DONOR SERVICES DBA TN DONOR SERVICES

10) FARM CREDIT MID-AMERICA, FLCA/PCA/ACA

11) Helena Agri-Enterprises, LLC

12) Humphreys County Utility District

13) National Waste and Recycling Association

14) RAYUS Radiology

15) Tennessee Smoke Free Association

16) Tennessee Specialty Pharmacies Coalition

17) TN ELECTRIC COOPERATIVE ASSN.

Eagle Scout

Tennessee Bar Association Young Lawyers Division - President's Special Recognition Award (2019)

Ross Smith advises clients before the Tennessee General Assembly and the various branches, departments, agencies and commissions of state government. In this role, he represents companies, organizations and associations related to regulatory issues and to advocate for their business interests within the state of Tennessee.

Prior to joining the firm, Ross was an attorney and lobbyist at Farrar Bates Berexa, LLP, where he created and executed state and local government affairs objectives on behalf of cities, professional associations, and private business groups. He also litigated matters related to municipal liability, civil rights, police liability, and governmental tort liability. After law school, Ross clerked for the Honorable Jimmy L. Croom in the U.S. Bankruptcy Court in the Western District of Tennessee.