Michael H. Ellis
Member

Email: mhe@chehardy.com
Phone #: 504-833-5600

Mr. Ellis was born in New Orleans, Louisiana, on February 12, 1944; admitted to bar, 1968, Louisiana, U.S. District Court, Eastern and Middle Districts of Louisiana, U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth and Eleventh Circuits, U.S. Tax Court and U.S. Supreme Court. He serves as an adjunct Professor, Tulane Law School Trial Advocacy Program.

Mr. Ellis served as an Assistant District Attorney for the Parish of Orleans from 1968 through 1969.  After a short leave of absence for basic training at Lackland Air Force Base, he returned to New Orleans and joined the United States Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of Louisiana and eventually became Chief of the Criminal Division.  He was in the United States Attorney’s Office from 1970 through 1974 and prosecuted white collar criminal cases.  As a prosecutor, he tried public and political corruption, and cases involving interstate transportation of pornography.  In 1974, he returned to the District Attorney’s Office as the Chief of Trials for one year.  In 1975, he went into private practice, devoting his time to cases involving personal injury and wrongful death, business and commercial litigation, and white collar criminal defense.

Spring Hill College; Tulane University of Louisiana (J.D., 1968) Phi Delta Phi. Finalist, Moot Court Competition, 1968 Recipient, Robinson Memorial Award

• New Orleans, Jefferson, Louisiana State, Federal (Member, Fifth Federal Circuit; Past President, New Orleans Chapter) and American (Member, Sections on: Litigation; Corporations; Criminal Justice) Bar Associations
• The Association of Trial Lawyers of America; Louisiana Trial Lawyers Association (Member, Board of Governors, 1981-1983; Advisory Council, 1984-1985)
• National Association of Criminal Defense; Lawyers Louisiana Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers (Charter Member)

• Mr. Ellis has served on the Board of the Federal Bar Association in the Eastern District of Louisiana as Secretary, Vice-President and President and also on the National Board of the Federal Bar Association. He is also a member of the Foundation of the Federal Bar Association, as a life fellow.

   Selected

  Mr. Ellis has received the highest rating awarded by the Martindale-Hubbell Law Directory (AV).

  Mr. Ellis is listed in Strathmore’s 2001 Edition of Who’s Who in the United States;  Men of Achievement, International Biographical Centre, 15th Edition.

  Mr. Ellis was featured in Louisiana Super Lawyers for 2007 and 2008.