Attorney Russell Deondrey

Deondrey R. Russell

Associate


Phone: 512.482.3544

Location: Austin Office

Overview

Deondrey R. Russell has immersed himself in high-stakes litigation, achieving success in trial and appellate courts nationwide. As a rising trusted advisor to the world’s largest manufacturer of farm equipment, he assists in their nationwide trial efforts. “Drey is a gifted lawyer and provided exceptional value to the trial team,” praised Mr. DeBlaey, Deere & Company in-house counsel, after securing a defense jury verdict on claims valued at $21 million. “He is hungry and will be a great trial lawyer.” In recognition of his experience and results across a broad range of areas and industries, Drey became the youngest attorney to receive the National Bar Association’s “40 Under 40 Nation’s Best Advocates” award. Drey practices primarily in commercial litigation and product liability. He is adept in setting case strategy, conducting factual investigations and discovery, preparing pleadings, taking deposition, arguing motions, and obtaining favorable resolutions through motion practice, mediations, trials, and appeals.

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Professional Background

  • Joined Germer Beaman & Brown in 2023 after 3 years at an international AmLaw 200 firm

Bar Admissions

  • State Bar of Mississippi
  • State Bar of Texas
  • Admitted to practice before the following courts:
    • U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
    • United States District Court for the Northern, Western, Southern, and Eastern Districts of Texas
    • United States District Court for the Northern and Southern Districts of Mississippi

Education

  • University of Mississippi School of Law, J.D., cum laude, 2020
    • BLSA, Director of Professional Development
    • Moot Court Board, competition finalist
    • Mississippi Law Journal (Vol. 89), Development Officer
    • Mississippi Law Journal (Vol. 88), Best Staff Editor award recipient
    • Student Bar Association, Senator
    • Dean’s Leadership Council
  • University of Southern Mississippi, BSBA, 2017
    • Delta Sigma Pi Professional Business Fraternity, President
    • Business Student Advisory Council, Advisor
    • Corporate Leadership Development Program
    • LeaderShape Institute

Professional Memberships and Affiliations

  • National Bar Association
  • Defense Research Institute

Representative Experience

  • Herbst v. Deere-Hitachi Construction Machinery Corporation, Civil Action No. 3:21-cv-00044, in the United States District Court for the Southern District of Texas (product liability jury defense verdict)
  • Lenhardt v. John Deere Construction & Forestry Co., Civil Action No. 202075125, in the 11th Judicial District, Harris County, Texas (product liability jury defense verdict)
  • Maldonado v. Deere & Co., Civil Action No. 1:22-cv-01074, in the United States District Court for the Western District of Texas (automobile liability case successfully mediated)
  • Vorwerk v. Deere & Co., Civil Action No. 4:24-cv-308, in the United States District Court for the Southern District of Texas (product liability case dismissed with prejudice)
  • Branch v. CMH Transport, Inc., Adversary No. 23-03083, in the United States Bankruptcy Court for the Northern District of Texas (removed product liability case to bankruptcy court, received dismissal with prejudice)
  • Nuzzi v. Ethicon, Inc., Civil Action No. ATL-L-734-20, in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of New York, Brooklyn Division (product liability case dismissed with prejudice)
  • Cutaia v. Ethicon, Inc., Civil Action No. 709928/2021, in the Supreme Court of Queens County, New York (product liability case dismissed with prejudice)
  • Meredith v. Clarksdale Democratic Exec. Comm., 340 So. 3d 315 (Miss. 2022) (a case of first impression, directed verdict affirmed)
  • Meredith v. Clarksdale Democratic Exec. Comm., Civil Action No. 1:21-cv-00005, in the Circuit Court of Coahoma County (directed verdict)
  • Harper v. West Point Election Commissioners, Civil Action No. 1:21-cv-00067, in the Circuit Court of Clay County, Mississippi (election contest dismissed with prejudice)
  • Jones v. Kennedy, Civil Action No. 1:21-cv-00059, in the Circuit Court of Jackson County, Mississippi (wrongful death case dismissed with prejudice)

Recognition and Honors

  • 40 Under 40 Nation’s Best Advocates
    • The NBA issues this award to recognize the nation’s top 40 lawyers under the age of 40 who exemplify a broad range of high achievement in the legal profession, including in advocacy, innovation, vision, leadership, and overall legal and community development.
  • Associate Advancement Academy for Excellence
    • The NBA chooses 20 lawyers in their first three years of practice at AmLaw 200 firms to participate in this fellowship. The Academy is a tailored year-long career advancement experience for Black associates within their first 3 years of practice in an AmLaw 200 firm, developed with the support of the NBA’s Minority Partners in Majority Firms Division, Young Lawyer Division, Commercial Law Section, and Corporate Law Section.

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