Russell S. Warner
MacDonald, Illig, Jones & Britton
Russell S. Warner is the Managing Partner of the law firm of MacDonald, Illig, Jones & Britton LLP in Erie, Pennsylvania. He is the founder and past Chairman of the firm's Environmental Group. He concentrates his practice in the areas of business and environmental law, including matters involving the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection, as well as matters before the USEPA Environmental Appeals Board and the Pennsylvania Environmental Hearing Board.
Mr. Warner's practice includes representation of businesses, financial institutions, economic development organizations and municipal entities regarding business and environmental matters, as well as acquisitions, capital projects, real estate development projects, and financing transactions. He has been selected for inclusion in the publication Best Lawyers in America for Environmental Law.
Mr. Warner graduated from Harvard University, cum laude, in 1978, and the University of Pittsburgh School of Law, summa cum laude, in 1981, where he ranked first in his class and served on the editorial staff of the Law Review. His honors and awards include the Order of the Coif and the Order of the Barristers. After graduation from law school, he served as a judicial law clerk to Judge W.W. Knox of the United States District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania and to Judge D. K. Sloviter of the United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
Mr. Warner has previously served as the President of the Erie County Bar Association and as a member of the Pennsylvania Bar Association’s House of Delegates.
Mr. Warner's environmental organization memberships have included the Air & Waste Management Association, the Manufacturer's Association of Northwest Pennsylvania Environmental Roundtable, and PADEP's Public Advisory Committee for the Presque Isle Bay/Erie Harbor Remedial Action Plan.
- Business Law
- Business Contracts, Business Dissolution, Business Finance, Business Formation, Business Litigation, Franchising, Mergers & Acquisitions, Partnership & Shareholder Disputes
- Energy, Oil & Gas Law
- Utilities
- Environmental Law
- Gov & Administrative Law
- Administrative Law, Election Law, Government Contracts, Government Finance, Legislative & Government Affairs
- Real Estate Law
- Commercial Real Estate, Condominiums, Easements, Eminent Domain, Homeowners Association, Land Use & Zoning, Mortgages, Neighbor Disputes, Residential Real Estate, Water Law
- Pennsylvania
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- 3rd Circuit
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- U.S. District Court for the Western District of PA
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- English
- Managing Partner
- MacDonald, Illig, Jones & Britton
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- Judicial Clerk
- Honorable D.K. Sloviter, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
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- Judicial Clerk
- Honorable W.W. Knox, U.S. District Court for the Western District of PA
- University of Pittsburgh School of Law
- J.D.
- Honors: Summa Cum Laude, Order of the Coif, Order of the Barristers
- Activities: Valedictorian, Editorial Staff of Law Review
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- Harvard University
- B.A.
- Honors: Cum Laude
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- Best Lawyers in America for Environmental Law
- Best Lawyers in America
- 2018, 2019
- Pennsylvania State Bar
- Member
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- American Bar Association-Natural Resources Law Section
- Member
- Current
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- Pennsylvania Bar Association-Natural Resources Law Section
- Member
- Current
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- Erie County Bar Association
- Member
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- Erie Community Foundation
- Trustee
- Current
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- Environmental Law Seminar, PEDA (Pennsylvania Economic Development Association) and MacDonald Illig Attorneys Co-Hosted Seminar
- 2009
