Karen Russell

Karen Russell is a Seattle attorney, television pundit, and political strategist, and a graduate of Mercer Island High School, Georgetown University and Harvard Law School. She is the daughter of basketball legend Bill Russell.

Career

*Frequent Contributor, The Huffington Post
*Frequent Guest on CNN, Court TV, Scarborough Country, The Abrams Report and MSNBC as a legal and political analyst dissecting high-profile trials and analyzing national political issues
*On-Air Legal Reporter, NBC (KONG-TV), Seattle, WA
*Feature Literary Agent, United Talent Agency, Beverly Hills, CA
*Political Strategist, Boston MA and Los Angeles, CA

Notable television and film appearances

*"Iconoclasts" (2005)(TV)
*"ESPN Sports Century" playing "Herself" in episode: "Bill Russell" 2 July 2001
*"Bill Russell: My Life, My Way" (2000)(TV)

Publications and presentations

*"Celebrity Justice: Press Freedom and Fair Trials", presented at the American Bar Association National Conference for the Minority Lawyer
*"Growing Up with Privilege and Prejudice", New York Times Magazine
*"The Power of Inclusion: Organizing Ethnic Groups", presented at the Washington State Women’s Political Caucus Training

Education/groups

*J.D., Harvard Law School, Cambridge, MA
*B.A., Government and Philosophy, Georgetown University, Washington, D.C.
*Member, Washington State Bar
*Member, Massachusetts State Bar
*Member, National Association of Black Journalists and Black Journalists Association of Seattle

External links

* [http://www.dwt.com/lawdir/attorneys/RussellKaren.cfm Davis Wright Tremaine attorney page]
* [http://www.ifmanagement.com/new/site/html/html_home.html If Management, Inc.]