Ross Brennan

Ross served on active duty in the Air Force Judge Advocate General’s (JAG) Corps for seven and a half years, attaining the rank of Major. Ross was assigned at base legal offices in South Carolina, Alaska, and Colorado. During those assignments, Ross prosecuted courts-martial while also advising base leadership on compliance and personnel issues, adjudicating claims (torts), and providing legal aid to the base populace.

After the aforementioned assignments, Ross was competitively-selected as a base-level (area) defense counsel. In that role, Ross represented servicemembers facing criminal investigations and court-martial prosecution, as well as a litany of other adverse personnel actions.

After serving at the base level as a defense counsel, Ross was competitively-selected again to serve as a senior (circuit) defense counsel. In that role, Ross served as a lead defense attorney representing servicemembers accused of some of the military’s most serious crimes, including cases involving drug offenses, sex offenses, and murder. Ross was also responsible for managing defense services and supervising defense attorneys and paralegals at several different bases.

After honorably separating from the Air Force, Ross worked full-time as an investigator—first with a state agency, followed by a state university. Ross’ investigations pertained primarily to civil rights, discrimination, and other matters that were frequently the subject of civil litigation. Missing the courtroom dearly, Ross then brought his unique skill set to Cronauer Law’s Texas office.