Russell Budd: Protecting What’s Right

By Author: Jim Edward
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President and Managing Shareholder of Baron and Budd, P.C., law firm, Russell Budd serves as one of the leading plaintiffs’ attorneys in the United States. While continuing to serve people who have been injured by exposure to asbestos, Baron and Budd has now expanded its practice areas to address water contamination, insurance claims, qui tam, violations of California Proposition 65, Chinese Drywall and other harms. In addition, under Russell Budd’s leadership, Baron and Budd addresses damages associated with the Gulf Oil Spill.

Russell Budd helped to resolve asbestos claims for more than 100,000 victims. The claims involved a number of the largest companies on Wall Street. Russell Budd acted as chief negotiator in a settlement against Halliburton Co., which created a $4 billion trust fund to benefit both present and future victims of asbestos poisoning in the United States. Russell Budd also successfully negotiated other multibillion-dollar settlements on behalf of plaintiffs with asbestos claims.

Russell Budd graduated Cum Laude from Trinity University in 1976 and received his law degree from the University ...
... of Texas in 1979. Baron and Budd now maintains offices in Dallas, Austin, Miami, Los Angeles and Baton Rouge. Russell Budd holds memberships in the American Bar Association and the American Association for Justice. He also works with several non-profits benefitting asbestos victims such as the International Mesothelioma Program at Brigham and Women’s Hospital and the Lung Cancer Alliance.

Russell Budd’s career includes cases that have stretched over more than two decades. For example, in 1985, Baron and Budd filed suit on behalf of more than 1,500 residents of the city of Tucson, Arizona, against an aircraft manufacturer, the city of Tucson and the Tucson Airport Authority. The case involved the use of industrial solvents that seeped into the water supply. According to the lawsuit, the contaminants caused cancer and other diseases among children at almost epidemic levels. Baron and Budd stayed on the case for more than 20 years and eventually won. The resulting decision redefined Arizona law. In 2006, Baron and Budd received the Trial Lawyer of the Year Award from the Trial Lawyers for Public Justice legal organization.

Over the years, Baron and Budd has been a driving force in the plaintiffs’ bar for victims of a wide range of toxic exposures; throughout both occupational and environmental settings. The seasoned attorneys at Baron and Budd provide compassionate and knowledgeable guidance for clients seeking compensation for wrongful exposure. For more than 30 years, this law firm has protected the rights of such victims and their families.

About the author:

Jim firmly believes that mesothelioma should be banned. It should not be legal anywhere. He hopes that mesothelioma lawyers and mesothelioma law firms such as baron and budd can help rid the world of asbestos.