Jonathan A. Berkelhammer Ellis & Winters is pleased to announce that Jon Berkelhammer has joined the firm as partner. Prior to joining the firm, Mr. Berkelhammer practiced in a regional southeastern firm for 29 years. Mr. Berkelhammer has a sophisticated trial practice and regularly appears in the state and federal trial and appellate courts […]
Michael G. Winters Ellis & Winters is pleased to announce that Mike Winters will receive the North Carolina Bar Association “Citizen Lawyer Award,” at the NCBA Annual Meeting on June 20, 2014. The NCBA Citizen Lawyer Award was established in 2007 to recognize lawyers who provide exemplary public service to their communities. Honorees include […]
Stephen Feldman By Stephen Feldman Clear writing makes winning more likely. Why? Consider our courts’ workloads. A federal district court judge, on average, annually handles over five hundred filings.[1] The federal appellate courts annually receive more than 50,000 appeals.[2] State courts experience the same pressures.[3] These docket pressures, however, do not […]
Ellis & Winters is pleased to announce that the firm has been selected as North Carolina “Law Firm of the Year,” by Benchmark Litigation. The award was announced January 29th at the Second Annual US Benchmark Litigation Awards in New York City. Benchmark Litigation focuses exclusively on the litigation market and is considered to be […]