Atlanta Legal Aid Society, Inc.
Pro Bono Volunteer of the Year Award Recipient
Dean Russell
Kilpatrick Townsend’s Dean
Russell has been a volunteer
with the Grandparent/Relative
Caregiver Project for several
years and just accepted his
ninth adoption case. Dean
consistently comes forward
seeking a new case when one
of his has wrapped up and
is always available when we
need an attorney to handle a
case. Kilpatrick Townsend has
Dean Russell
several attorneys who have
Kilpatrick Townsend &
each represented multiple
Stockton LLP
clients for the Grandparent/
Relative Caregiver Project,
and we are lucky to have Dean leading the pack. A busy
partner in his firm’s IP practice, Dean also served as board
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THE ATLANTA LAWYER
October 2011
president for Atlanta Legal Aid Society in 2004.
“I am a patent attorney. Although patents are vitally
important to our country’s economic interests, they are
not critical to the fabric of our communities. Helping build
families is, though, especially in an age where familial
bonds are either broken or non-existent. This is why I
participate wholeheartedly in the Grandparent Adoption
Project of the Atlanta Legal Aid Society--to help build and
strengthen our families and in turn build and strengthen our
communities.” ■
– Dean Russell
The Official News Publication of the Atlanta Bar Association