Hannah Russell
ASSOCIATE
Hannah concentrates her practice on complex litigation and commercial counseling, representing clients in the transportation, logistics, and public sectors in judicial proceedings, negotiations, and risk management matters.
Hannah represents businesses, railroads, municipalities, public entities, and police officers in state and federal courts. Her practice includes commercial disputes, transportation and personal injury matters, and civil rights litigation, including the defense of corporate clients and governmental entities. She guides her clients through all stages of litigation, from pre-suit strategy and discovery through dispositive motions, trial, and appeal.
In addition to her litigation practice, Hannah advises clients on drafting, reviewing, and negotiating commercial agreements involving professional and technology services, confidentiality, and other complex arrangements that support transportation, logistics, and supply chain operations. Her combined litigation and transactional experience allows her to help clients proactively address legal and business risks while effectively representing them when disputes arise.
Prior to joining Mohan Groble Scolaro, Hannah worked as an Associate Attorney, defending clients in complex federal criminal matters involving allegations of public corruption and conspiracy while also drafting appellate briefs, including matters argued before the Illinois Second District Appellate Court.
Hannah earned her J.D. from Chicago-Kent College of Law, where she served as the Executive Research Editor for the Journal of Environmental and Energy Law and received awards for excellence in trial advocacy and professional responsibility.
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EDUCATION
Chicago-Kent College of Law, J.D., cum laude, 2024
Louisiana State University, B.A., English Rhetoric, summa cum laude, 2020
BAR ADMISSIONS
Illinois
U.S. District Court for the Northern District of IllinoisPUBLICATIONS
Expansion of Corporate Personal Jurisdiction—The United States Supreme Court’s Decision in Mallory, 33 Ill. Def. Couns. Q, no. 4, Fourth Quarter 2023, at 4.
Fictional Fungal Species Demonstrates Real Consequences of Global Warming, Chicago-Kent Journal of Environmental and Energy Law, Online, March 2023.
Deceptive Companies ‘Greenwash’ to Raise Profit Margins, Chicago-Kent Journal of Environmental and Energy Law, Online, February 2023.
Industrial Farms Evade Modern Operating Standards, Chicago-Kent Journal of Environmental and Energy Law, Online, December 2022
PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS
Illinois State Bar Association