Ross McNeill Slaughter is an associate in the Washington, DC office of Zuckerman Spaeder.

Prior to joining the firm, Ross served as a trial attorney in the Federal Programs Branch of the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ), where he defended the United States and its agencies in cases challenging the legality of executive actions and the constitutionality of federal statutes. He also clerked for the Honorable Diana Gribbon Motz of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit and the Honorable Gerald J. Pappert of the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania.

Ross graduated magna cum laude from Harvard Law School, where he served as Notes Co-Chair for the Harvard Law Review. While in law school, he also participated in the Criminal Justice Appellate Clinic and the Tenant Advocacy Project.

Practice Focus

Education
  • Harvard Law School, J.D., magna cum laude, 2021
    • Notes Co-Chair, Harvard Law Review
  • University of North Carolina, B.A., highest distinction, 2015
    • Phi Beta Kappa

Bar Admissions
  • North Carolina
  • Not admitted in the District of Columbia. Admitted in North Carolina. Practicing under direct supervision of firm principals who are members of the District of Columbia Bar.

Court Admissions
  • U.S. District Court, District of Maryland
  • U.S. District Court, District of New Mexico
  • U.S. Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit

Clerkships
  • U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
    • Hon. Diana Gribbon Motz
  • U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania
    • Hon. Gerald J. Pappert

Government Service
  • U.S Department of Justice
    • Trial Attorney, Attorney General’s Honors Program, Federal Programs Branch