Joseph M. Russell
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| Basic facts | |
| Role: | Attorney, Von Briessen Law Firm |
| Location: | Milwaukee, Wis. |
| Expertise: | Law |
| Education: | • Georgetown University (1993, B.A.) • Trinity College, University of Dublin (1996, M. Phil.) • University of Wisconsin (1997, M.A.) • Northwestern University School of Law (2003, J.D.) |
| Website: | Official website |
Joseph M. Russell is an attorney with the law firm Von Briesen in Milwaukee, Wis. Prior to joining Von Briesen, he was a partner in the Chicago office of Kirkland & Ellis. He also worked for the U.S. Department of Justice. Russell received his degree from Northwestern University School of Law in 2003.[1]
John Doe investigations
Two John Doe investigations, beginning in 2010 and ending in 2015, were launched by Milwaukee County District Attorney John Chisholm (D) into the activities of staff and associates of Gov. Scott Walker (R).[2] One of the targets in the second of the John Doe investigations related to Scott Walker, Eric O'Keefe, filed a federal lawsuit stating that the investigation was used as an instrument to shut-down conservative speech and therefore violated the targets' First Amendment rights. The plaintiffs included both O'Keefe and the Wisconsin Club for Growth (WCFG). He filed suit against Chisholm and John Doe Special Prosecutor Francis Schmitz, two ADA's under Chisholm, Bruce Landgraf and David Robles, a Wisconsin Government Accountability Board (GAB) investigator, Dean Nickel and John Doe II Judge Gregory Peterson.[3][4] Russell represented Schmitz in the case.[5]
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See also
- Wisconsin
- Milwaukee County
- Scott Walker
- John Doe investigation
- John Doe investigations related to Scott Walker
- Timeline of John Doe investigations related to Scott Walker
Footnotes
- ↑ Von Briesen, "Joseph M. Russell," accessed September 16, 2015
- ↑ United States District Court for the Eastern District of Wisconsin Milwaukee Division, "Eric O’Keefe, and Wisconsin Club for Growth, Inc.," accessed February 23, 2015
- ↑ Eric O'Keefe v. Francis Schmitz, et al., "Complaint," accessed September 16, 2015
- ↑ Wisconsin Reporter, "Target files civil rights lawsuit against Wisconsin’s John Doe prosecutors," February 10, 2014
- ↑ Justia, "O'Keefe et al v. Schmitz et al," accessed September 16, 2015
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