About Russell
Russell Aldrich built a layered academic foundation before entering law. He earned a J.D. from the University of Pennsylvania in 2011. Earlier, he completed a Master of Arts in International Relations at St. Mary’s University in 2008 and a Bachelor of Arts in History and Government at the University of Texas at Austin in 2005. Those years mixed academic study and early professional experience that would shape his later pursuits.
He began working in public service and analysis roles while still a student. Early positions included an internship with the Texas House of Representatives in 2003 and a stint as a police communications specialist for the City of San Antonio in 2005. He served as a Foreign Area Officer in the United States Army Reserve beginning in 2006. Between 2007 and 2010 he held research and analyst roles at IPREO and the Center for Social Development, and served as a legal intern at the U.S. Department of Justice in 2010.
After completing law school, Aldrich opened Aldrich Law Office, PLLC in 2011. He is admitted in multiple jurisdictions: Texas, Maine, Colorado, the U.S. Supreme Court, and federal practice in the Eastern, Northern, Southern and Western Districts of Texas, plus the U.S. District Court for the District of Colorado. He also completed a 40-hour mediation course at the UT–Austin Center for Public Policy Dispute Resolution. Those credentials reflect both courtroom work and alternative dispute resolution training.
His professional associations run from bar groups to military and civic organizations. He holds memberships in the State Bar of Texas and the San Antonio Bar Association and is a member of the College of the State Bar of Texas and its Pro Bono College. He is a life member of organizations including the Texas Exes, Military Officers Association of America, Foreign Area Officer Association, Civil Affairs Association, and the Sons of the American Revolution and Sons of the Republic of Texas. He served as a commissioner on the Bexar County Citizen’s Bond Oversight Committee from 2011 to 2016 and was on the board of the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation from 2011 to 2013.
Colleagues and clients describe him as someone who blends military, analytical and legal experience in practice. He handles matters that require appearances in federal and state courts and engages in mediation as an alternative. His current practice focuses on litigation and dispute resolution.
