Christopher J. Ross

Christopher J. Ross is an attorney with The Vigilante Law Firm in Mullica Hill, New Jersey, whose practice focuses on employment law, municipal and criminal defense, and internal affairs matters involving law enforcement officers. Ross handles workplace disputes involving employee rights and related employment issues while also representing clients in municipal and criminal matters. His practice combines civil litigation, administrative proceedings, and courtroom advocacy across several levels of the New Jersey court system.

Ross earned his J.D. cum laude from Rutgers Law School. During law school, he served as a Law Guardian with the Rutgers Child and Family Advocacy Clinic, worked as a Legal Writing Fellow, and served as Business Editor of the Rutgers Journal of Law and Religion, where his work was published. Before joining the firm in 2020, he clerked for Judge William F. Ziegler and externed for U.S. Magistrate Judge Joel Schneider.

Ross served as lead counsel in Chipola v. Flannery, a 2025 New Jersey Supreme Court case that established a one-year statute of limitations for false light invasion of privacy claims. He has litigated in New Jersey Municipal Court, the Office of Administrative Law, Superior Court, the Appellate Division, and the state Supreme Court. His experience also includes handling hundreds of DUI and criminal matters in municipal courts.

Christopher J. Ross serves as Municipal Prosecutor in the Franklin Township Joint Municipal Court, Cumberland Salem Regional Municipal Court, and Mid Salem Municipal Court. Before becoming a municipal prosecutor, he served as a municipal public defender. His combined employment, criminal, municipal, and appellate experience gives him a practical perspective on disputes involving workplace rights, law enforcement, administrative proceedings, and criminal charges, with an emphasis on careful preparation and effective advocacy.

Law Office Affiliations

• Attorney, The Vigilante Law Firm, P.C.
• Member, New Jersey State Bar Association

Licensed State

• New Jersey

Education

• Rutgers Law School
  Juris Doctor (JD)

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