Background
Kolsrud, Russell A. was born on September 15, 1949 in Waukon, Iowa, United States.
Kolsrud, Russell A. was born on September 15, 1949 in Waukon, Iowa, United States.
Arizona State University (Bachelor of Science, 1971). University of Puget Sound (Juris Doctor, with distinction, 1975).
Worked at Norling, Kolsrud, Sifferman, Svejda & Davis, The Property Letting Centre (Phoenix, Arizona) specializing in General Civil Practice and Litigation, including appeals, in all State and Federal Courts. Health Care Law, Insurance, Municipal, Corporate, Commercial, Construction, Bankruptcy, Probate, Real Estate, Natural Resources and Environmental Litigation, Water, Administrative, Immigration, and Creditors Rights. Admitted to the bar, 1975, Washington and United States.
District Court, Western District of Washington.
1976, Arizona and United States. District Court, District of Arizona.
1978, United States. Court of Appeals, 9th Circuit, United States.
Claims Court and United States. Supreme Court.
Author: Articles, "Preparing for Supreme Court Argument," 66 American Bar Association Journal 855, July 1980, reprinted in Handling Criminal Appeals, Purver and Taylor, Bancroft-Whitney, 1981.
"Indian Water Rights Will be Determined in State Court," Western Natural Resource Litigation Digest, Fall 1983. "The Fox is Guarding the Hen House," Arizona Bar Journal, December/January 1986.
Member: Maricopa County, Federal (President, Arizona Chapter, 1986-1987) and American Bar Associations.
State Bar of Arizona (Chairman, Environmental Natural Resource Section, 1987-1988). Phoenix Industrial Development Authority. The Firm provides a broad spectrum of representation to the Arizona business community and to various regional offices of national corporations.
Being fully computerized, the Firm is able to handle major commercial trials in both state and federal court, as well as real estate, commercial and bankruptcy matters on a statewide basis.
Member: Maricopa County, Federal (President, Arizona Chapter, 1986-1987) and American Bar Associations. State Bar of Arizona (Chairman, Environmental Natural Resource Section, 1987-1988). Phoenix Industrial Development Authority.