A former Assistant United States Attorney for the Eastern District of Texas, Josh Russ is a principled and relentless advocate.
Russ previously oversaw and directed most of the Eastern District’s False Claims Act and civil Controlled Substances Act investigations and litigation. In less than five years, Russ’s work contributed to the recovery of more than $85 million in settlements, suspensions, and judgments on behalf of American taxpayers. Russ was also named the Eastern District’s Civil Healthcare Fraud Coordinator, where he worked to develop the district’s parallel proceedings practices in accordance with Department of Justice policy. For his work, Russ was awarded the Executive Office of United States Attorneys Director’s Award for Superior Performance as a Civil AUSA.
Lawdragon Honors
| Honor | Year | Practice |
|---|---|---|
| The 2025 Lawdragon 500 Leading Plaintiff Financial Lawyers | 2025 | Commercial Litigation, Whistleblower |
In 2018, Russ was promoted to serve as the Eastern District’s Civil Chief. In that position, Russ supervised all civil litigation across the Eastern District’s six divisions: Sherman, Texarkana, Marshall, Tyler, Lufkin, and Beaumont. In addition to managing the Eastern District’s affirmative False Claims Act and civil Controlled Substances Act dockets, Russ supervised the district’s Financial Litigation Unit as well as defensive litigation against the United States, its agencies, and its personnel.
In November 2019, Russ rejoined Reese Marketos as a partner, where he leads the firm’s False Claims Act practice.