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ROBINSON &
McELWEE PLLC
While Mr. Russo has particular experience in labor and employment litigation, he is also experienced in complex litigation, including defense of high risk cases involving personal injury, wrongful death, and “deliberate intent” suits arising in industrial settings.
Additionally, as a former Assistant Attorney General in the West Virginia Attorneys General Antitrust Division, Mr. Russo has in-depth experience in class actions and related litigation.
Educational Credentials
- B. A. Political Science and Italian
Literature, Bowdoin College, 1983
- B.A., M.A. Law, Oxford University, Corpus Christi College, England, 1986
Professional Affiliations
- West Virginia State Bar
- West Virginia Bar Association
- Kanawha County Bar Association
- Democratic Executive Committee, City of Charleston
Admitted
to Practice
- United States Supreme Court
- United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
- United States District Courts for the Northern and Southern Districts of West Virginia
- West Virginia Supreme Court of Appeals
Summary of Experience
- Practices before state and federal courts in employment related matters, with an emphasis on employee benefits, discrimination, and wrongful discharge litigation.
- Acted as counsel in numerous complex cases including serious personal injury matters, complex class actions, wrongful death cases involving complex liability and insurance issues among multiple defendants, and significant wrongful termination cases.
- Experience in complex litigation involving environmental and regulatory issues, administrative trials, and litigation before a variety of state and federal administrative agencies.
- Administrative practice including employment-related arbitration, and litigation in various state and federal forums, including the National Labor Relations Board, Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, United States Department of Labor (Federal Black Lung), and the West Virginia Human Rights Commission.
- Counseling of clients in a wide range of employment-related matters, including state and federal legislation, labor agreement negotiations, unions organizational campaigns, and strike planning.
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