Michael Ross

Mike Ross (Col ’70, Law ’77 L/M) published two more collections of quotations. Ross’s Thoughtful Discoveries was published in Dec. 2017 and Ross’s Personal Discoveries in Nov. 2018, both by Rare Bird Press. The books are available on Amazon.

Michael C. “Mike” Ross (Col ’70, Law ’77 L/M) has published the second volume of quotes collected from decades of his reading of literary fiction, titled Ross’s Timely Discoveries (Rare Bird Books, 2016). The two volumes contain favorite literary quotations from more than 1,500 well-read books on his shelves; the quotes in this volume are about time, past/present/future, age and memory. Mr. Ross, who practiced corporate law until his retirement in 2004, lives in Orinda, California, with his wife and two children. 

Michael Ross (Col ’70, Law ’77 CM) Michael C. “Mike” Ross (Col ’70, Law ’77 L/M) has published Ross’s Novel Discoveries (Rare Bird Books), a collection of 106 literary quotations on men, women, romantic relationships, love, sex and marriage. A bibliophile, Mr. Ross practiced corporate law before becoming senior vice president, general counsel and secretary of Safeway in 1993. After retiring as executive officer in 2000, he began teaching practical seminars at UVA School of Law, UC Berkeley School of Law, Peking University School of Transnational Law, Dubrovnik International University and IE Law School. He is also the author of Ethics & Integrity in Law & Business: Avoiding “Club Fed,” published by LexisNexis in 2011.