RICHARD A. RUSSO

Practice Areas
Employer Rights, Management Labor Law, Trial Work

Born
Rock Island, Illinois, 1978

Admitted to bar
2003, Illinois

Education
Augustana College (B.A. Business Administration and Political Science,  cum laude, 2000)
University of Illinois College of Law (J.D., magna cum laude, 2003)

Accomplishments
Certified Arbitrator for Better Business Bureau (Arbitrator of the Year, Central Illinois, 2008)
Named a 2010 and 2011 Illinois Rising Star in Employment & Labor Law by Illinois Super Lawyers
Named one of Peoria's 40 Leaders Under Forty in 2010 by Peoria Magazines

Member
Peoria County Bar Association (Chair & Vice Chair, Young Lawyers Committee, 2007-2009; At-large Board Member, 2009-2010: Nominations Committee 2009-2010)
Illinois State Bar Association (Labor and Employment Section Council, 2006-present; Assembly member 2010-2012)
American Bar Association
Arthritis Foundation, Greater Illinois Chapter (Board of Directors, 2005-present)
Young Professionals Organization of Greater Peoria (Board of Directors, 2007-present; Co-chair 2010-2011)
Peoria Area Chamber of Commerce (Board of Directors 2010-2011)