Background
Austin, Russell J. was born on September 3, 1952 in Los Angeles, California, United States.
Austin, Russell J. was born on September 3, 1952 in Los Angeles, California, United States.
University of California at Santa Barbara (Bachelor of Arts, 1974). University of California at Berkeley (Juris Doctor, 1980). Phi Beta Kappa; Order of the Coif.
Adjunct Professor, McGeorge School of Law, 1983-1989.
Instmctor, Hastings College of Law, University of California, 1981-1982. Member, Board of Directors, Sacramento Young Lawyers Association, 1983-1984.
Worked at Marron, Reid & Sheehy, Limited Liability Partnership (Sacramento, California. Also San Francisco) specializing in Business Law, Real Estate Law. Admitted to the bar, 1980, California.
Phi Beta Kappa.
Order of the Coif. Lecturer in Law, Real Estate Finance, University of California at Davis, 1992-1993. Adjunct Professor, Corporate Taxation, McGeorge School of Law, 1983-1989.
Instructor, Hastings College of Law, University of California, 1981-1982. Contributing Editor, California Continuing Education of the Bar: California Real Property Sales Transactions, (1992).
Organizing Corporations in California, (1983).
Panel Speaker, California Continuing Education of the Bar: Selected Issues in Title Insurance (1990). Real Property Purchase and Sale Transactions, (1991 and 1994). President, Legal Services of Northern California, 1989-1993.
Chair, Voluntary Legal Services Program, 1988-1992.
Member, Sacramento County Bar Council, 1991-1992. Judge Pro Tem, Sacramento County Superior Court, 1991-1997.
American Bar Association Pro Bono Publico Award (1993). California State Bar President"s Pro Bono Service Award (1992).
Member, Sacramento County Bar Council, 1991-1992. Judge Pro Tem, Sacramento County Superior Court, 1991-1997. American Bar Association Pro Bono Publico Award (1993).
California State Bar President"s Pro Bono Service Award (1992).