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Russell Phillip Dempsey

Russell Phillip Dempsey

Russell Phillip Dempsey is a dedicated criminal lawyer based in Springfield. Focusing on criminal law, Russell Phillip provides you with a strategic and vigorous criminal defense.

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Russell Phillip Dempsey

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4650 S National Ave, Suite C5, Springfield, Missouri

About Russell Phillip Dempsey

Russ Dempsey attended the University of Central Missouri where he received his Bachelor of Science Degree in Criminal Justice with a minor in Psychology. He then attended Washburn Law School in Topeka, Kansas, where he graduated with honors in 2002.

Upon graduating from Law School, Russ worked in the Traffic Division of the Greene County Prosecutor’s office handling primarily DWI cases before he was appointed as the Prosecutor and Assistant City Attorney for the City of Branson.

In January of 2005, Russ returned to the Greene County Prosecutor’s office in the Person’s Division where his focus shifted from DWI and traffic law offenses to serious violent crimes against women and children. In January of 2011, after spending 6 years prosecuting complex domestic assaults, child sex cases and adult rape cases, Russ was promoted to the head of the Major Crimes Division where he managed the other attorneys in the Major Crimes Division and carried a caseload which included Felony Drug Possession, Drug Manufacturing/Distribution, Burglaries, Robberies, Serious Assaults, and Homicides.

In addition to his other duties, Russ was a POST certified instructor at the Springfield Police Academy where he taught new police officers Criminal Law, Criminal Procedure, Constitutional Law, Search and Seizure Law and other legal topics.

In 2013, Russ’s extensive Jury Trial and Bench Trial experiences were recognized by the Missouri Bar Association when he became Missouri’s 2013 recipient of the Lon O. Hocker Trial Advocacy Award. In his 10 + years with the Greene County Prosecutor’s office he handled hundreds of Bench Trials and Jury Trials. Russ has successfully tried cases involving nearly every kind of crime under Missouri Law from Speeding Tickets and DWI cases to First Degree Murder.

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Practice Areas

  • Assault
  • Sexual Assault
  • Domestic Assault
  • Impaired/DUI
  • Drugs
  • Fraud
  • Shoplifting
  • Theft

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About Russell Phillip Dempsey

Russ Dempsey attended the University of Central Missouri where he received his Bachelor of Science Degree in Criminal Justice with a minor in Psychology. He then attended Washburn Law School in Topeka, Kansas, where he graduated with honors in 2002.

Upon graduating from Law School, Russ worked in the Traffic Division of the Greene County Prosecutor’s office handling primarily DWI cases before he was appointed as the Prosecutor and Assistant City Attorney for the City of Branson.

In January of 2005, Russ returned to the Greene County Prosecutor’s office in the Person’s Division where his focus shifted from DWI and traffic law offenses to serious violent crimes against women and children. In January of 2011, after spending 6 years prosecuting complex domestic assaults, child sex cases and adult rape cases, Russ was promoted to the head of the Major Crimes Division where he managed the other attorneys in the Major Crimes Division and carried a caseload which included Felony Drug Possession, Drug Manufacturing/Distribution, Burglaries, Robberies, Serious Assaults, and Homicides.

In addition to his other duties, Russ was a POST certified instructor at the Springfield Police Academy where he taught new police officers Criminal Law, Criminal Procedure, Constitutional Law, Search and Seizure Law and other legal topics.

In 2013, Russ’s extensive Jury Trial and Bench Trial experiences were recognized by the Missouri Bar Association when he became Missouri’s 2013 recipient of the Lon O. Hocker Trial Advocacy Award. In his 10 + years with the Greene County Prosecutor’s office he handled hundreds of Bench Trials and Jury Trials. Russ has successfully tried cases involving nearly every kind of crime under Missouri Law from Speeding Tickets and DWI cases to First Degree Murder.

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