Background
Brown, Russell Clay was born on April 9, 1959 in Lufkin, Texas, United States. Son of Carey Myrl and Mary Jo (McCarthy) Brown.
Brown, Russell Clay was born on April 9, 1959 in Lufkin, Texas, United States. Son of Carey Myrl and Mary Jo (McCarthy) Brown.
Bachelor of Science, Texas Agricultural and Mechanical University, 1981. Master of Business Administration, Houston Baptist University, 1982. Juris Doctor, Southern Texas College Law, 1989.
Worked at Wellborn, Houston, Adkison, Mann, Sadler & Hill, Limited liability partnership (Henderson, Texas) specializing in Civil and Trial Practice. Negligence, Workers Compensation, Criminal and Probate Law, Family Law. Admitted to the bar, 1989, Texas, United States.
District Court, Northern, Southern, Eastern and Western Districts of Texas.
United States. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit and United States. Supreme Court.
Delta Theta Phi.
National Order of the Barristers. South Texas Outstanding Advocate Award.
Outstanding Young Men In America, 1988.
Regional Champion and National Finalist, American Bar Association National Appellate Advocacy Competition, 1989. Law Clerk to Honorary Joe J. Fisher, Chief Judge Emeritus, United States. District Court, Eastern District of Texas, 1990-1991.
President, Rusk County Bar Association, 1995-1996.
Member: State Bar College. Pro Bono College. Member: State Bar of Texas.
East Texas Trial Lawyers Association. The Firm Specializes in trial work in Texas and nationwide in areas of personal injury, products liability, toxic torts and commercial litigation.
Since 1937, the firm has represented plaintiffs in major litigation that established precedent for the state.
As one of the pioneers of toxic tort litigation it has established a national reputation as innovative trial lawyers in complex litigation.
Member Eastern, Southern, and Northern United States District Court Justices, United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit, Order of Barristers, Sons of Confederate Veterans, Philalathes Society, Century, Clan McCarthy, Son of the Republican of Texas, Masons, Shriners, Ancient Order of Hibernians, Delta Theta Phi, Kappa Alpha.
Married Elizabeth Kelly Williams, August 17, 1985.