Kathryn P. Russell
Attorney Kathryn (Katie) P. Russell received her Juris Doctorate Cum Laude from Cleveland-Marshall College of Law and is admitted to practice law in the State of Ohio. Katie graduated from John Carroll University Magna Cum Laude with a double major in History: Latin American Studies Concentration and Spanish. She is fluent in Spanish and has studied at the Universidad Centroamericana with the Casa de la Solidaridad Program in El Salvador and at the Universidad del Pacífico in Lima, Peru. Prior to pursuing her legal career, Katie served as a Jesuit Volunteer at YMCA International Services in Houston, Texas while specializing in Central American Victim of Human Trafficking and refugee resettlement cases. Katie has been with Robert Brown, LLC since 2009 and is experienced in family-based immigration, employment-based immigration, removal defense, and citizenship. Kathryn has also been awarded with AVVO's client choice award in 2015 and 2017, 2018 and 2019 and recognized by Best Lawyers® since 2019.
Areas of Practice
- Immigration Law
Bar Admissions
- Ohio
- U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Ohio
Education
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Cleveland Marshall College of Law, Cleveland, Ohio
- J.D. Cum Laude
- Honors: CALI Award for Excellence in Contracts, Juvenile Law, Computers and Law: Criminal, and Employment Law; Frank L. Bartak Memorial Fund Award for Outstanding Student in Contracts; ABA-BNA Award for Excellence in Labor & Employment Law; Dean's List.
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John Carroll University, University Heights, Ohio
- B.A. Magna Cum Laude
- Honors: Alpha Sigma Nu, Jesuit Honors Society
- Majors: History: Latin American Studies Concentration, Spanish
Professional Associations and Memberships
- The Cleveland Bar Association, Member, 2011 - Present
- Federal Bar Association, Member, 2013 – Present
- InterReligious Task Force on Central America, Board of Trustees, 2010 – Present
- American Immigration Lawyers Association, Member
Past Employment Positions
- United States Federal Court, Northern District of Ohio, Judicial Extern for Judge Donald C. Nugent
- United States Attorney's Office, Northern District of Ohio, Law Clerk
- YMCA International Services, Case Manager for Refugee and Victim-of-Human-Trafficking Resettlement Cases
Languages
- Spanish
Honors and Awards
Publications
- Federal Court Strikes Down Trump Administration Proclamation Restricting Asylum Seekers
- USCIS Policy Changes Will Expose Applicants to New Risks
- Immigration Options for Victims of Domestic Violence
- Performance Metrics for Immigration Judges: A Matter of Judicial Efficiency or an Erosion of Independent Juiciary?
- Attorney at Law: The Trump Administration's Immigration Enforcement Policies
- The End of DACA as an Opportunity for Comprehensive Immigration Reform
- Terminating TPS for Salvadorans: The Urgent Need for U.S. Immigration Reform