Deondrey Rashad Russell
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Drey practices primarily within Butler Snow's Pharmaceutical, Medical Device and Healthcare Litigation Group. Since joining the Firm, Drey has argued before political party executive committees, Mississippi trial and appellate courts, and multiple federal district courts across the nation.
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- Associations
- Bar Admissions
- Distinctions
- Education & Honors
- Experience
- In the News
- Papers, Presentations, & Publications
Bar Admissions
- Mississippi, 2020
Distinctions
- Fellow, National Bar Association Associate Advancement Academy for Excellence, 2022-2023
Education & Honors
- University of Mississippi School of Law, J.D., cum laude, 2020
- Director of Professional Development, Black Law Students Association
- Charter Law Chair, Interprofessional Education Board
- Development Officer, Mississippi Law Journal (Vol. 89)
- Recipient, Best Staff Editor Award, Mississippi Law Journal (Vol. 88)
- Member, University of Mississippi Moot Court Board
- Finalist, Copeland, Cook, Taylor, & Bush Moot Court Competition
- Member, Dean’s Leadership Council
- Senator, Student Bar Association
- Tollison Scholar
- University of Southern Mississippi, B.S., Business Administration, 2017
- President, Delta Sigma Pi Professional Business Fraternity
- Chairman, Business Student Advisory Council
- Member, Corporate Leadership Development Program
- Alumni, LeaderShape Institute
- Judicial Externship, Honorable Sean J. Tindell, Mississippi Court of Appeals, 2020
- Policy Internship, Morningside Think Tank, 2020
- Legal Internship, Lafayette County Public Defender, 2018
Experience
- Serves as co-counsel for the Mississippi Standing Joint Legislative Committee on Reapportionment & Redistricting (2021-Present).
- Nuzzi, et al. v. Johnson & Johnson and Ethicon, Inc. (authored motion to dismiss resulting in the dismissal with prejudice of a multi-plaintiff complaint on behalf of medical device manufacturer)
- Meredith v. Clarksdale Democratic Executive Committee and Mayor Chuck Espy (obtained a directed verdict in election contest on behalf of incumbent mayor)
- Harper v. West Point Election Commissioner (obtained dismissal with prejudice of petitioner’s complaint challenging the constitutionality of certain election laws on behalf of the City’s election commission)
- MCC Real Estate, LLC v. Mississippi Development Authority (obtained permanent injunction protecting the confidentiality of proprietary information on behalf of commercial client)
- State v. Davis (obtained dismissal of all criminal charges at the preliminary hearing on behalf of pro bono client)
Papers, Presentations, & Publications
- Author, "Back to Gumbo Basics: The Least Y'all Could Do is Lay the Foundation(s)," Pro Te: Solutio, Vol. 15, No. 1, March 2022.