Dean Russ

Partner, Litigation

Dean graduated from Otago University in 1991 and returned to his home city of Christchurch to begin practice with one of the city's larger commercial/litigation firms. He spent 6 years undertaking a wide range of civil and commercial litigation with a focus on insolvency and company litigation in the wake of the 1997 share market crash.

Between 1997 and 2002 Dean took on the role of litigation partner in a smaller firm environment continuing to handle large civil litigation projects and a range of criminal and traffic defence work before starting his own firm in 2003.

Dean remained focused on litigation in sole practice and at the time of his move to Nelson was not only acting for clients of his own firm but also regularly acting on behalf of clients of other firms throughout the country. In addition to his own litigation practice, Dean developed a significant general practice with many of his clients joining him on his move to Nelson.

Lured by the sunshine and lifestyle that Nelson has to offer, Dean and his family have made the move to Nelson with Dean joining the litigation team at FVM from 1 April 2008.