Plaintiff’s Attorney Russell Budd Helps Community In And Out Of The Courtroom

By Author: Jim Edward
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Russell Budd is the President and managing partner at the plaintiff’s law firm of Baron and Budd. He has dedicated his three-decade attorney career to representing clients injured due to wrongdoing by corporations. Russell Budd has been a partner at Baron and Budd since 1985, and began serving as managing partner in 2002.

Originally focused solely on asbestos litigation, Baron and Budd has grown its practice to include all manner of corporate malfeasance cases. While still working on behalf of patients in complex asbestos cases, Baron and Budd also represents clients in cases dealing with water contamination, Chinese drywall, pharmaceutical injuries, insurance claims, and more. The firm is also currently involved in representing people (and their businesses) who have suffered physically or financially from the BP Gulf Oil Spill.

But Russell Budd’s work on behalf of the wronged does not end with a successful case. His commitment to his local community has led him to philanthropic pursuits. He has donated generously to charitable organizations like Habitat for Humanity and the “Building on Faith” project ...
... in Dallas, Texas, where Baron and Budd main office is headquartered. Under the guidance of Russell Budd, Baron and Budd donated $3 million to the International Pleural Mesothelioma Program at Bringham and Women’s Hospital. In addition, the firm has donated to many asbestos awareness programs such as the Asbestos Disease Awareness Organization and Lung Cancer Alliance. Russell Budd has even donated land to the city of Dallas to help complete a large hike and bike trail. This commitment to the community is one thing that makes Baron and Budd a true leader among law firms.

Russell Budd has earned the attention and accolades of his peers in the legal industry. He and Baron and Budd have received a number of awards for their skill and service, such as the Harry M. Philo Trial Lawyer of the Year Award in 2006 (awarded by the American Association for Justice to Russell Budd) and the Wiedemann Wysocki National Finance Council Award in 2007 (also awarded by the American Association for Justice to Russell Budd). Baron and Budd has been included in the National Law Journal’s “Hot List” of plaintiff’s firms six out of the eight years since the annual list’s creation.

To learn more about the services and charitable work of Russell Budd and the Baron and Budd law firm, visit their website at www.baronandbudd.com.

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This article is based on Jim’s research on asbestos and mesothelioma.Jim does not work for Baron and Budd, is by no means an expert in this particular field. That said, he keeps up to date on latest legal news about mesothelioma lawyers at Baron and Budd, P.C. by reading the articles at www.mesotheliomanews.com.