In this interview with Kristyn Shayon, Senator Charlie Ross tells how close Mississippi came to a complete breakdown of the civil justice system prompting the need for comprehensive legal reform.

Senator Ross is Chairman of the Judiciary, Division A Committee and is credited, along with Gov. Haley Barbour, for getting comprehensive legal reform enacted by the legislature.

Senator Ross was graduated from the Air Force Academy and Harvard Law School.  He is an attorney and maintains a full practice in addition to his duties in the State Senate.

Excerpt From:

The Directorship Annual Guide to State Legal Climates:  Mississippi (Rank: 33)

"Mississippi’s composite ranking is low, but it is a state in transition. Once ranked among the five worst states for liability climate, the state now boasts common sense legal reforms, an emerging rule-of-law majority on its Supreme Court, and a stalwart liability reformer in Governor Haley Barbour. Attorney General Jim Hood, however, is an activist attorney general who sued several insurers in connection with Hurricane Katrina. While Mississippi’s insurance loss ratios are still among the worst in the nation, they should improve with the reforms enacted. Mississippi is clearly a state to watch because of Governor Barbour’s continuing efforts to make the state attractive for growth and jobs creation."  -- Steve Hantler, et. al., Directorship, June-July 2007, page 60.

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