Attorney Russ Mead
Russ Mead is a business attorney who for the last several years has
served as general counsel for two of the nation’s most notable animal
welfare non-profits, Best Friends Animal Society and Farm Sanctuary. He is
also a founder and general counsel for Animal Law Coalition. He is
licensed as an attorney in Washington and Utah. Russ has represented a number of
nonprofits as well as businesses as large as Chrysler and as small as a
local shipwright. He counsels individuals on business matters. His
practice has included business litigation and advising clients about
organizational structure, business and entertainment contracts,
non-compete, stock option and other employment agreements, wage and hour,
discrimination and other employee-related issues; protection of
intellectual property, liability and risk management, fundraising and
marketing compliance, 501c designations, real estate and insurance
matters.
Russ is a frequent speaker at attorney conferences, law schools, and bar
associations on nonprofit law, handling the media, legal ethics and
animal law. He has also drafted and lobbied for animal welfare
legislation. Russ is the past president of the Fremont Chamber of Commerce
and the past Chair of the King County Bar Association solo and small firm
section.