INFORMATION
ON RUSSELL DUTY
EARLY YEARS:
Russell Duty was born on
September 15, 1966 in the
small coal mining town of
Grundy located in Buchanan
County, Virginia. Russell’s
father and grandfathers
earned their living as coal
miners. His father allowed
him to do small chores at
the mines on the weekend to
teach Russell the value of
hard work. Russell
graduated from highschool at
the age of 17 in 1984.
COLLEGE:
After
highschool, Russell attended
Berea College in Berea,
Kentucky where he help pay
for his education by
performing various jobs
ranging from Janitor to
Assistant Director of Campus
Activities. Russell was the
student body vice-president
during his senior year. He
was a member of the Omicron
Delta Epsilon International
Economic Honor Society and
received the Weather-Hammond
Award for Appalachia
Literature. Russell
graduated from Berea College
in 1988 with a Bachelor of
Science in Business
Administration.
LAW SCHOOL:
Russell
attended Washington & Lee
University School of Law in
Lexington, Virginia on a
partial scholarship. To
supplement his income during
law school, Russell worked
as a waiter and as a legal
clerk during the summers.
Russell was a mock trial
finalist and a volunteer at
the local legal aide clinic
assisting those less
fortunate with legal
problems. Russell graduated
from Washington & Lee
University School of Law in
1991 with a Juris Doctorate.
In between
law school and entering the
U.S. Army, Russell worked as
a production worker in a
plastics plant and as a
laborer in a poultry
processing plant.
MILITARY
SERVICE:
After being
admitted to the Kentucky Bar,
Russell entered the U. S. Army
as a JAGC Officer in 1992. Upon
completion of the U.S. Army JAGC
School, he was assigned to the
16th Cavalry Regiment
and later to the 194th
Armor Brigade at Fort Knox,
Kentucky. While at Fort Knox,
he held the positions of Legal
Assistance Attorney, Prosecutor
and Legal Advisor for the Law
Enforcement Command, Personal
Confinement Facility and the
Regional Correctional Facility.
Russell also held the position
of special assistant U.S.
Attorney being responsible for
prosecuting civilians in U.S.
District Court whom committed
crimes on Fort Knox. Russell
obtained the rank of Captain.
Russell had the honor of being
awarded the Army Accommodation
Medal by Colonel Braddock of the
194th Armor Brigade.
After leaving active duty,
Russell continued to serve his
country in the U.S. Army Reserve
for a short period.
CIVILIAN
EMPLOYMENT:
In 1995, Russell
became a staff attorney for the
Kentucky Workers’ Compensation
Board where he was responsible
for drafting opinions in
appellate cases for the Board
Member’s review. Shortly after
obtaining the staff attorney
position, Russell was hired by
the Law Firm of Sheffer -
Hoffman to do workers’
compensation defense work for
employers and insurance
companies. Russell left Sheffer-Hoffman
in 1998 to form a separate firm
where he has practiced a variety
of law to include, workers’
compensation, bankruptcy, social
security, wills & estates, real
estate, divorce, custody,
criminal and general
litigation. He has also been an
adjunct professor at Brescia
College teaching Business Law in
the core curriculum. He
presently has law offices in
Owensboro, Kentucky and
Leitchfield, Kentucky to better
serve his clients.
COMMUNITY
SERVICE:
Russell has been
active in the Owensboro,
Kentucky Community since his
arrival in 1995. He has served
as a Board Member,
Vice-President, and President of
the Owensboro Lions Club. He
currently is the Membership
Chairman for that organization.
Russell is also a member of the
Owensboro Chamber of Commerce.
He is a past member of the
Contact Club and Small Business
Committee within the Chamber.
Russell is a graduate of the
2002 Grayson County Leadership
Class. He is a member of the
Daviess County Bar Association
and the Kentucky Bar
Association.
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INITIAL CONSULTATION:
685-0033
(OWENSBORO AND
DAVIESS CO., KENTUCKY)
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