| KANSAS CITY, Mo. - David W. Russell, a nationally recognized litigator and judge of the Clay County Circuit Court, will be joining King Hershey as a board member and shareholder following his retirement from the bench on March 22. Russell, a former president of the National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers, will enhance King Hershey's litigation department and develop an alternative dispute resolution practice involving mediation and arbitration. As Russell joins the firm, long-time development attorney Roger Hershey will change his status with the firm to 'of counsel' and become Vice President and General Counsel for Park University. Hershey has been a member of the Park University Board of Trustees since 1995, and served two years as Board Chair. Russell has been Circuit Judge of Missouri's 7th Judicial Circuit in Clay County since 1991. He was an Associate Circuit Judge in Clay County from 1989 to 1991. Russell served as Municipal Judge in Gladstone from 1975 to 1989, and as that City's Municipal Attorney from 1968 to 1975. Before being elected president of the National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers, Russell was a director and served as president of the Missouri Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers. He graduated from the University of Missouri-Columbia in 1966 with a B.A. in history and political science, and in 1968 with a Juris Doctor degree. King Hershey is well known in Kansas City for its practice in real estate development and municipal bond law. With the addition of Russell, the 20-attorney firm will expand its existing practice in commercial litigation and develop a new capability to provide alternative dispute resolution services. The firm's name will remain King Hershey, A Professional Corporation.
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