Practice

Bill Russell is a Member with Sprouse Shrader Smith PLLC in the Victoria Office. His practice areas include business and contract law, business planning and disputes, and commercial real estate. Prior to joining Sprouse Shrader Smith, Bill was General Counsel for Thomas Petroleum (1992-2012).

Practice Areas

• Business and Contract Law
• Business Planning and Disputes
• Commercial Real Estate

Activities

• City Councilman, City of Victoria (1992 – 2006); Mayor Pro-Tem (1997 – 2006)
• Trustee, Board of Trustees, Mary Hardin Baylor University (1996 – 2005)
• Vice-Chairman and Director, Board of Directors, Victoria County Appraisal District (2003 – 2020)
• Chair & Commissioner, Victoria County Regional Airport Commission (2015 – present)

Education

• Baylor Law School
  • J.D., 1980, Graduated First in Class
  • Baylor Law Review, Associate Editor
  • Baylor’s State Bar Interscholastic Moot Court Team
• Baylor University, BBA, magna cum laude, 1977

Memberships

• Life Fellow of the Texas Bar Foundation
• Member, Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma