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Kathryn P. Russell

Attorney and Partner 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. After graduating magna cum laude from John Carroll University with a B.A. in History (Latin American Studies Concentration) and Spanish, Katie joined the Jesuit Volunteer Corps. As a Jesuit Volunteer, Katie served as a Refugee Case Manager at YMCA International Services and provided legal advocacy and resettlement services to refugees and victims of human trafficking through the YMCA’s legal department. Katie is fluent in Spanish and has studied internationally at the Universidad Centroamericana with the Casa de la Solidaridad Program service-learning program in El Salvador and at the Universidad del Pacífico in Lima, Peru.

Katie joined Brown Immigration Law in 2009 and has significant experience in U.S. immigration matters, including family-based immigration, employment-based immigration, removal defense, and citizenship. Her international experience and early humanitarian work provided an invaluable perspective that continues to shape her practice, as she incorporates her clients’ unique stories and experiences when developing creative and effective legal strategies. In recognition of her work, Katie has been named to Super Lawyer’s Ohio Rising Stars® list in 2020, 2021, 2022, and 2023, and recognized by Best Lawyers® since 2019.

Licenses
  • Ohio State Bar Association
  • U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Ohio
Memberships

  • American Immigration Lawyers Association
    American Immigration Lawyers Association
  • 2021 Super Lawyers Rising Star in Ohio & Kentucky
    2021 Super Lawyers Rising Star in Ohio & Kentucky
  • Cleveland Metropolitan Bar Association
    Cleveland Metropolitan Bar Association
  • William K. Thomas American Inn of Court
  • Federal Bar Association
    Federal Bar Association
  • Irish American Law Society of Cleveland
  • West Shore Bar Association
    West Shore Bar Association
  • 2022 Super Lawyers Rising Star in Ohio & Kentucky
    2022 Super Lawyers Rising Star in Ohio & Kentucky
  • 2020 Super Lawyers Rising Star in Ohio & Kentucky
    2020 Super Lawyers Rising Star in Ohio & Kentucky
  • 2023 Best Lawyers® in America
    2023 Best Lawyers® in America
  • Super Lawyers: Rising Star in Ohio & Kentucky 2023

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

Awards

  • Avvo - Kathryn Russell
  • Avvo - 2015 Immigration
  • Avvo - 2017 Kathryn Russell
  • Avvo - 2018 Kathryn Russell
  • SuperLawyers Rising Star - Kathryn Russell

Languages

  • Spanish (fluent)
  • French (conversational)

Publications

Interviews

Education

  • B.A. History: Latin American Studies Concentration, Spanish; Magna Cum Laude Honors: Alpha Sigma Nu, Jesuit Honors Society; John Carroll University
    University Heights, OH
  • J.D. Cum Laude Honors: CALI Award for Excellence in Contracts, Juvenile Law, Computers and Law: Criminal, and Employment Law Cleveland Marshall College of Law
    Cleveland, OH

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