The 26th Edition of The Best Lawyers in America includes prominent Savannah attorney and civic leader Joseph “Rusty” Ross.

Ross, a partner at law firm Morris, Manning & Martin, LLP, is not only included in the 2020 Best Lawyer rankings, he also earned recognition in two separate categories: both Health Care Law and Real Estate Law. Ross he has been on the prestigious list for a total of 10 years.

Ross is also deeply involved in the local community, serving as the chair of the Savannah Chamber of Commerce. He is Past Chair and a Board Member for Georgia Academy of Healthcare Attorneys. He is the Treasurer and past-Chair of the Board of Directors of Hospice Savannah, Inc. He is a Member of the American Health Lawyers Association. He is Past Senior Warden and Vestryman at St. John’s Church and member and past President of St. Andrew’s Society of Savannah.

His commercial real estate experience includes a transactional practice for a variety of clients, developers, foreign businesses, corporations, industrial revenue bond-financed transactions and low-income housing developments. A total of 27 Morris, Manning & Martin attorneys who practice in the firm’s Atlanta, Savannah and Washington, D.C. offices were chosen by their peers for the prestigious annual list.