URussell uphinde wasebenzela iHhovisi Lommeli Wezohwebo wase-United States emizamweni yokuqinisekisa ukuthi inqubomgomo yezohwebo yase-US kanye nokuqaliswa kwayo kuyayisekela inqubomgomo yezemvelo yase-US, okuhlanganisa nokugqugquzela ukuphathwa okusimeme kwemithombo yemvelo kanye nokuqinisekisa ukuthi amathuba okuhweba nokutshalwa kwezimali. ukukhululeka okuholela ekufinyeleleni ezimakethe zase-US zisetshenziswa njengezikhuthazo zokuthuthukisa, hhayi ukucekelwa phansi, kokuvikelwa kwemvelo. Njengommeli ku-Environmental and Natural Resources Division yoMnyango Wezobulungisa wase-US, umsebenzi kaRussell wawuhlanganisa ukugxila ekusebenzeni namazwe asathuthuka ekuthuthukiseni izinhlelo zawo zomthetho, okuhlanganisa ngokuphathelene nokuthuthukiswa nokuqaliswa kwemithetho nezimiso zemvelo. Phakathi nomsebenzi wakhe usebenze kakhulu nabameleli kuwo wonke amazinga eGatsha Eliphezulu, Amalungu ECongress kanye nezisebenzi zawo, izinhlangano zomphakathi, izimboni kanye nezifundiswa. Ngaphambi kwenkonzo yakhe Yegatsha Eliphethe Legatsha, uRussell wayengumngane eSpiegel & McDiarmid, inkampani yabameli eWashington, DC futhi engumabhalane woMhlonishwa uDouglas W. Hillman, Ijaji Eliyinhloko, INkantolo Yesifunda Yase-US, Isifunda Sasentshonalanga yeMichigan. Uneziqu zaseYale University kanye nase-University of Michigan Law School.