Jackie L. Russell

Jackie L. Russell is a Minnesota nursing license defense lawyer at the Law Offices of Jackie L. Russell, PLLC, who represents nurses in licensure defense, board complaints, investigations, and disciplinary matters. She helps nurses respond when a complaint threatens their license, reputation, employment, or professional future. Her practice focuses on guiding clients through Minnesota Board of Nursing matters, disciplinary conferences, hearings, and related professional conduct concerns with informed advocacy, practical support, and attention to the realities of nursing work in daily practice.

Jackie earned an LL.M. in Health Law from Loyola University Chicago School of Law and a J.D. from Arizona Summit Law School. She also completed a B.Sc. in Nursing at Oregon Health & Science University, an A.D. in Nursing at Kent State University College of Nursing, and a B.A. in American History at Western Washington University. Her background connects legal training with nursing education and clinical experience for clients statewide.

Jackie previously worked as a licensed nurse in emergency medicine, cardiac step-down, and trauma care. She later represented nurses through her work as Nursing Practice and Regulatory Specialist and in-house General Counsel for the Minnesota Nurses Association. This combined experience helps her understand nursing standards, workplace pressures, documentation concerns, scope of practice issues, boundary questions, and the personal effect of license investigations on working nurses and careers across Minnesota statewide.

Jackie L. Russell helps nurses evaluate allegations, prepare responses, protect due process rights, and address possible discipline before licensing authorities. She assists with matters involving medical errors, fraud concerns, documentation errors, scope of practice questions, boundary issues, unprofessional conduct, and other complaints. Through focused nursing license defense, Jackie provides knowledgeable guidance for nurses who need steady representation during high-stakes professional challenges, disciplinary conferences, and hearings with greater confidence.

Law Office Affiliations

• Attorney, Law Offices of Jackie L. Russell, PLLC
• Member, Minnesota State Bar Association
• Member, State Bar of New Mexico
• Former President, American Association of Nurse Attorneys (TAANA)

Licensed State

• Minnesota
• New Mexico

Education

• Loyola University Chicago School of Law
  LLM in Health Law
• Arizona Summit Law School
  Juris Doctor (JD)
• Oregon Health & Science University
  BSc in Nursing
• Kent State University College of Nursing
  AD in Nursing
• Western Washington University
  BA in American History

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