Karen Russell
Encyclopedia
Karen Russell is a Seattle
attorney, television pundit, and political strategist, and a graduate of Mercer Island High School
, Georgetown University
and Harvard Law School
. She is the daughter of basketball legend Bill Russell.
Seattle, Washington
Seattle is the county seat of King County, Washington. With 608,660 residents as of the 2010 Census, Seattle is the largest city in the Northwestern United States. The Seattle metropolitan area of about 3.4 million inhabitants is the 15th largest metropolitan area in the country...
attorney, television pundit, and political strategist, and a graduate of Mercer Island High School
Mercer Island High School
Mercer Island High School is a public high school located in Mercer Island, Washington in the U.S., as part of the Mercer Island School District....
, Georgetown University
Georgetown University
Georgetown University is a private, Jesuit, research university whose main campus is in the Georgetown neighborhood of Washington, D.C. Founded in 1789, it is the oldest Catholic university in the United States...
and Harvard Law School
Harvard Law School
Harvard Law School is one of the professional graduate schools of Harvard University. Located in Cambridge, Massachusetts, it is the oldest continually-operating law school in the United States and is home to the largest academic law library in the world. The school is routinely ranked by the U.S...
. She is the daughter of basketball legend Bill Russell.
Career
- Frequent Contributor, The Huffington PostThe Huffington PostThe Huffington Post is an American news website and content-aggregating blog founded by Arianna Huffington, Kenneth Lerer, and Jonah Peretti, featuring liberal minded columnists and various news sources. The site offers coverage of politics, theology, media, business, entertainment, living, style,...
- Frequent Guest on CNN, Court TV, Scarborough Country, The Abrams Report and MSNBC as a legal and political analyst dissecting high-profile trials and analyzing national political issues
- On-Air Legal Reporter, NBC (KONG-TV), Seattle, WA
- Feature Literary Agent, United Talent Agency, Beverly Hills, CA
- Political Strategist, Boston MA and Los Angeles, CA
Notable television and film appearances
- Iconoclasts (2005)(TV)
- ESPN Sports Century playing "Herself" in episode: "Bill Russell" 2 July 2001
- Bill Russell: My Life, My Way (2000)(TV)
Publications and presentations
- Celebrity Justice: Press Freedom and Fair Trials, presented at the American Bar Association National Conference for the Minority Lawyer
- Growing Up with Privilege and Prejudice, New York Times Magazine
- The Power of Inclusion: Organizing Ethnic Groups, presented at the Washington State Women’s Political Caucus Training
Education/groups
- J.D., Harvard Law SchoolHarvard Law SchoolHarvard Law School is one of the professional graduate schools of Harvard University. Located in Cambridge, Massachusetts, it is the oldest continually-operating law school in the United States and is home to the largest academic law library in the world. The school is routinely ranked by the U.S...
, Cambridge, MA - B.A., Government and Philosophy, Georgetown UniversityGeorgetown UniversityGeorgetown University is a private, Jesuit, research university whose main campus is in the Georgetown neighborhood of Washington, D.C. Founded in 1789, it is the oldest Catholic university in the United States...
, Washington, D.C. - Member, Washington State Bar
- Member, Massachusetts State Bar
- Member, National Association of Black Journalists and Black Journalists Association of Seattle