Background
Russell, James H. was born on August 22, 1943 in Oak Park, Illinois, United States.
Russell, James H. was born on August 22, 1943 in Oak Park, Illinois, United States.
Ohio Wesleyan University (Bachelor of Arts, 1965). The Ohio State University College of Law (Juris Doctor, 1969).
Worked at Winston & Strawn (Chicago, Illinois) specializing in Alternative Dispute Resolution, Asset Securitization, Corporate and Securities, Financial Transactions, Litigation, Antitrust, Banking, Bankruptcy, Workouts and Financial Restructuring, Commercial Lending, Real Estate, Tax, Energy, Employment and Labor Relations, Employee Benefits, Intellectual Property, Environmental Law, Financial Institutions Regulatory, Health Law, Government Contracts, Immigration, International Trade, Lease Financing, Mergers and Acquisitions, Product Liability, Project Finance, Public Finance, Federal Governmental Relations and Regulatory Affairs, Transportation, Telecommunications and Media, Maritime Law, Trusts and Estates and White Collar Criminal Defense. Admitted to the bar, 1970, Illinois. 1982, Florida; 1985, Ohio.
Author: "Avoiding Corporate Successor Liability," Chemical Waste Litigation Reporter, October, 1987 with J. Blair Richardson, Junior.
"Basic Principles of Superfund Litigation," Volume 5 Regulatory Toxicology and Pharmacology Number. 1, 1985; "A Proposal to Repeal the Illinois Pollution Control Board"s Construction Permit Regulations," Chicago Bar Record, November-December, 1980, with J. Huff (see also "Rebuttal to Construction Permit Water Regulations Article," by Illinois Environmental Protection Agency, Chicago Bar Record, May-June 1981).
"Water Pollution," Chapter VI of Handbook on Environmental Law, Illinois Institute for Continuing Legal Education, 1978. "Common Law Environmental Liability under Federal Statutes," The Forum, American Bar Association, Volume XI, Number.
3, 1976; "Aircraft and Airport Noise: Current Legal Remedies and Future Alternatives," Insurance Counsel Journal, January 1975 (Yancey Memorial Award-Winning Article, 1976).
"Inverse Condemnation of Airspace," Journal of Air Law and Commerce, Winter, 1973. Member: Chicago and American Bar Associations. The Florida Bar.
Winston & Strawn, founded in 1853, is one of the nation"s oldest and largest law firms.
With nearly 525 attorneys in offices in Chicago, New York, Washington, District of Columbia, Geneva, Switzerland and Paris, France, the firm provides a full range of legal services to clients throughout the United States and abroad, including Fortune 500 companies, major commercial and financial institutions, governments and governmental entities, as well as small and midsize companies, individuals and entrepreneurs from virtually every industry.
Member American Bar Association, Ohio State Bar Association, The Florida Bar, Chicago Bar Association.