Russell Minas is a Salt Lake City, Utah based sole-practitioner specializing in family law, mediation and Collaborative Family Law.  Admitted to practice in 1989, Russell began his legal career as a staff attorney at the Legal Aid Society of Salt Lake, later serving a director of Legal Aid's Domestic Violence Victim Assistance program, and then as the agency's Executive Director.  In addition to his family law practice, Russell also serves as a neutral third-party mediator, assisting others resolve their divorce and child-related issues without the need for court intervention.

Russell is a member of the Executive Committee of the Family Law Section of the Utah State Bar, serving as Chair in 2006-07.  Russell also is a member of the Board of Trustees of the Collaborative Family Lawyers of Utah, a member of the Utah Online Court Assistance Program Policy Board, is a past member of the Utah Domestic Violence Advisory Council, and has served on the Board of Trustees of SPLORE, a private not-for-profit organization which provides outdoor adventures for people with disabilities.

"My goal is to provide high-quality, affordable services, with an emphasis on peaceful, community-building dispute resolution.  Parents and spouses are usually far better equipped to resolve their family issues than are the courts, and judicial intervention should be utilized only when absolutely necessary."