The Atlanta Lawyer October 2011 | Page 12

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 12 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