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C. Joseph Russell
Profile : Joe Russell, a partner and member of the Litigation and Environmental Law Practice Groups, is a graduate of the Indiana University School of Law - Indianapolis. Mr. Russell has practiced both civil and criminal law since 1980. After serving as law clerk to an Indiana state judge, he joined Bose McKinney & Evans LLP as an associate for three years before receiving an appointment to the post of Assistant United States Attorney for the Southern District of Indiana in 1983. From 1985 to 1992, Mr. Russell served on the Organized Crime and Drug Enforcement Task Force with United States Department of Justice. He returned to Bose McKinney & Evans LLP in 1992. Mr. Russell represents both individuals and corporate clients threatened with state and federal criminal prosecution in white collar crimes, including environmental matters, as well as clients involved in civil litigation. Mr. Russell has been a practicing attorney since 1980. He was the 1999 President of the Indianapolis Bar Association.
Education
Indiana University School of Law, Indianapolis (J.D., 1980)
Western Kentucky University (B.A., 1973)
Appointments / Memberships
Member:Indianapolis Bar Foundation Distinguished Fellow, (Member of the Board, 2001-, Treasurer 2002 -); Indianapolis Bar Association (Litigation, Environmental and Criminal Sections), President (1999), Board of Managers (past chair), Representative to American Bar Association House of Delegates (2001 -); Executive Council of the Litigation Section, and past chair of the Bench & Bar Conference; Hendricks County, Hamilton County and Indiana State Bar Associations (Litigation, Environmental Law and Criminal Sections and House of Delegates); Defense Research Institute; American Bar Association (Litigation and Criminal Law Sections); Federal Bar Association; Seventh Federal Circuit Bar Association (Indiana Chair of Membership and Programs Committee) (Indiana Criminal Practice Chair, 2005 - ); Indiana Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers; National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers; the Honorary Wong Sun Society of San Francisco; Christian Legal Society; Board of Directors of Federal Community Defenders, Inc.; Board of Directors, Hamilton County Vesta Foundation for Children, 2001; Chair of Criminal Justice Act Committee, Indiana Community Federal Defenders, Inc.; Merit Selection Panels, U.S. Magistrate - Judge Selection Member (2000 and 2001)
Honors / Awards
Mr. Russell received numerous awards and citations while with the government including awards from the United States Drug Enforcement Administration, Federal Bureau of Investigation, United States Customs, the United State.
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