Ellen is an associate in Kaufman & Canoles Norfolk office and is a member of the firms Litigation and Government Contracts and Construction Practice Groups. Ellen handles various business litigation matters at the federal and state levels and in the Virginia Workers Compensation Commission. Ellen also advises clients on international business issues involving export control matters. Active in the community, Ellen serves on the executive board of The James Kent American Inn of Court and is active in the Virginia Maritime Associations Propeller Club.
- Law Clerk to The Honorable S. Bernard Goodwyn, The Supreme Court of Virginia, 2008-2009
- Senior Editor; Journal of International Law, Regent University School of Law, 2007
- Managing Board; Trial Advocacy, Regent University School of Law, 2007
- Virginia Maritime Association; Propeller Club, Port of Norfolk
- Organization of Women in International Trade
- James Kent Inn of Court; Executive Committee, 2009-present
- Virginia Women Attorneys Association
- Virginia Bar Association
- Norfolk-Portsmouth Bar Association
- Chesapeake Bar Association
- Virginia State Courts
- U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia
- Old Dominion University; B.S., 2002
- Regent University School of Law; J.D., cum laude, 2007