William Mark Russell

Background

Russell, William Mark was born on January 23, 1960 in Shelbyville, Tennessee, United States. Son of William Stanton and Nelle Lacy (Waite) Russell.

Education

Bachelor, Mississippi State University, 1981; Juris Doctor, U. Tennessee, 1985.

Career

Associate attorney, Russell & Russell, Attorneys, Shelbyville, 1985-1987; staff attorney investment division, Department Safety, Nashville, 1987-1989; associate attorney, Russell & Russell, Attorneys, Shelbyville, 1989-1990; chief assistant counsel, 17th Judicial District Public Defender, Fayetteville, Tennessee, 1990-1992; private practice, W. Mark Russell, Attorney, Shelbyville, since 1992.

Achievements

• Bar: Tennessee 1985.

Membership

Active Bedford County Democratic Party, Shelbyville, since 1985. Treasurer Mark Stewart for Congress, Winchester, Tennessee, 1993. Bedford County chairman AndyHoover for Congress, Shelbyville, 1994.

Member Tennessee Bar Association, Tennessee Association Criminal Defense Lawyers, Bedford County Bar Association (sed. 1989-1990), Phi Alpha Theta.

Interests

• Avocations: politics, tennis, hunting, hiking, reading.

Connections

Married Cynthia Denise Rayburn, August 4, 1984.

Father:

William Stanton Russell

Mother:

Nelle Lacy (Waite) Russell

Spouse:

Cynthia Denise Rayburn