Ian Russell’s practice involves a variety of employment and labor issues. He has worked extensively on state and federal class actions involving failure to pay overtime wages, gratuities and misclassification of employees as independent contractors. He also represents union clients in cases before private arbitrators, the National Labor Relations Board, the Massachusetts Labor Relations Commission, as well as the Massachusetts state and federal courts. Prior to beginning law practice, Mr. Russell interned as a law clerk for the justices of the Suffolk Superior Court.

Publications

The Misclassification of Employees as Independent Contractors - Bad For Business; Bad For The Economy; Bad for Government; And Bad For The Employee, Harold L. Lichten, Ian O. Russell, LCC Conference, May 2008.

Education

• Northeastern University School of Law, J.D., 2008
• St. Lawrence University, B.A., 2001 (English)
  
Magna Cum Laude
Phi Beta Kappa

Bar and Court Admissions

• Member, State Bar of Massachusetts, since 2008

Ian Russell
Associate

tel 617-994-5800
fax 617-994-5801
IRussell@llrlaw.com

Practice Areas

Mr. Russell represents unions and union members in labor disputes as well as employees in class action litigation concerning employment related issues such as the failure to pay proper wages and the misclassification of employees as independent contractors. 

Staff Assistant

Marie Higgins
MHiggins@llrlaw.com