Russell Perry attended Cal Poly San Luis Obispo and earned a B.S. in Social Science with a concentration in Criminal Justice in 1996. As an undergraduate, he completed an internship with the San Luis Obispo County Probation Department and was later hired by the department to supervise wards at the juvenile hall.  After graduating from college, he worked as a correctional officer for the State of California at the California Mens Colony (CMC). In 1997, Russell was hired as a probation officer by San Bernardino County. He was assigned to multi agency law enforcement task forces such as the San Bernardino County Sheriff's Street Enforcement Team (S.E.T.) and IMPACT, a collaborative between the Probation Department and the San Bernardino Police Department. While working full time as a probation officer, Russell attended night school at Whittier Law School and earned his Juris Doctorate in 2006. He was admitted to the California State Bar in 2006, as well as the Central and Northern U.S. District Courts.

Russell began his legal career as a civil litigator at Lewis, Brisbois, Bisgaard & Smith, where he gained extensive civil litigation experience. At Lackie, Dammeier & McGill, he represents peace officers in all civil litigation matters including violations of the Public Safety Officer Procedural Bill of Rights Act, the First Amendment of the U.S. Constitution, California "whistleblower" statutes, employment discrimination, and unlawful retaliation.

Email Russell at Russell@policeattorney.com