First Admitted: 1995, Texas

Professional Webpage: https://www.russellwilsonlaw.com/russell-wilson/

Bar/Professional Activity:

State Bar of Texas, Member, 1995; District 6A Grievance Committee, Member, 2000 - 2004; Vice-Chair, 2004
Patrick E. Higginbotham Inn of Court, Barrister, 2006 – 2009
William “Mac” Taylor Inn of Court, Member, 2003 – Present
Dallas Bar Association, Member, 2001 – Present
Dallas County Criminal Defense lawyers Association, Member, 2000 – 2011
Texas Criminal Defense Lawyers Association, Member, 2000 – 2011
J.L. Turner Legal Association, Member, 1995 – Present; Criminal Law Section, Chair, 2004 – 2006
Texas Criminal Defense Lawyers, Board of Directors, 2005 -2011
Texas Association of District and Criminal County Attorneys 2011 - Present
U.S. Court of Appeals 5th Circuit
U.S. District Court Eastern District of Texas
U.S. District Court Southern District of Texas
U.S. District Court Northern District of Texas

Special Licenses/Certifications:

Board Certified in Criminal Law, State Bar of Texas Board of Legal Specialization, 2003

Honors/Awards:

Recipient, 38th Annual Elite News Pearl C. Anderson Award, 2011

Educational Background:

J.D., University of Oklahoma College of Law, Order of Barristers, Law Review: American Indian Law Review, Articles Editor
B.A., University Of Oklahoma

Scholarly Lectures/Writings:

Ethical Problems in the Practice of Law, Southern Methodist University Dedman School of Law, 2013 – Present
Speaker 2014, Crimes Against Children Conference
Speaker 2014, Richardson Police Department, Michael Morton/Brady
Speaker 2014, Thurgood Marshall School of Law, CLE
Speaker 2014, Dallas District Attorney, Law Summit
Speaker 2014, Center for American and International Law, Actual Innocence CLE
Speaker 2014, J.L. Turner Criminal Law Section, MMA CLE
Speaker 2014, Dallas Bar Association Criminal Law Section, MMA CLE
Seminar, Texas District and County Attorney Association, Elected Prosecutor Conference, 2013
Seminar, 4th Annual Legislative Mission, 2013
Seminar, North Texas Crime Commission, 2013
Speaker, The 8th Annual Community Prosecution Summit, Philadelphia, 2013
Speaker, Cape Cod Conference, Boston, 2013
Speaker, Actual Innocence – The Center of American & International Law Seminar, 2013
Speaker, Crimes Against Children Conference, 2013
Speaker, Journalism Conference, San Antonio, 2013
Speaker, Criminal Law at the Crossroads, USC, 2013
Speaker, ABA Conference on Ethics, San Antonio, 2013
Speaker, Baltimore Law School, 2013
Speaker, Crimes Against Women Conference, 2013, 2014
Speaker, Wake Forest University – Innocence and Justice Clinic, 2013
Speaker, American Bar Association, Indigent Defense Summit, 2013
Speaker, State and Local Government Law Midyear Meeting, 2013
Speaker, Garland Independent School District, “Career Exploration Day”, 2013
Speaker, Establishing Innocence or Guilt Seminar “Causes of and Solutions to Wrongful Convictions”, 2013
Speaker, Crimes Against Children Conference, “Catching the North Dallas Rapist”, 2012
Speaker, Center for American and International Law, Conviction Integrity Unit Update, 2012
Speaker, Dallas Bar Association, Government Section 2012
Speaker, Dallas Bar Association, Appellate Section ‘Ethics for Appellate Lawyers”, 2011
Speaker, State Bar of Texas, Advanced Criminal Law 2012, “Ethics for the Prosecution and Defense”
Speaker, State Bar of Texas Summer School 2011
Course Director, Cross-Examination Seminar TCDLA 2011
Guest Commentator, Inside Texas Politics, “ Don Hill Trial”
Speaker, Dallas Black Criminal Defense Lawyers 2009, 2010
Speaker, Louisiana Criminal Defense Lawyers “All that Jazz Seminar” 2009
Speaker, Criminal Defense Trial Skills and Trial Law College, Plano, Texas, 2008, 2009, 2010
Speaker, Advance Trial Seminar, Padre Island, Texas, Texas Criminal Defense Lawyers Association (TCDLA), 2008
Speaker, Rusty Duncan Seminar, San Antonio, Texas, Texas Criminal Defense Lawyers Association (TCDLA), 2008, 2009
Speaker, Advance Trial Seminar, Abilene, Texas, Texas Criminal Defense Lawyers Association (TCDLA), 2008
Speaker, Advance Trial Seminar, Tyler, Texas, Texas Criminal Defense Lawyers Association (TCDLA), 2007

Russell Wilson, II