Education and Professional Affiliations
Chad P. Ellis has practiced law as a litigator for more than ten years. Born in Houston and raised in
Sugar Land, Texas, Chad was admitted to the Texas Bar in 1999. He is a graduate of Texas A&M
University (B.S. 1994) and South Texas College of Law (J.D. 1999). He has been married to his wife
for 16 years, and together, they raise their two children on a farm outside of El Campo, Texas.
Chad is a member of the Association of Trial Lawyers of America, the Harris County Bar Association
(Environmental Section), the Fort Bend County Bar Association, the Wharton County Bar Association
and a member of the College of the State Bar of Texas.
Practice Areas and Experience
Chad's practice areas are extensive and diverse. His ability to successfully litigate and communicate
with juries translates across many different practice areas. This legal diversity is a strength which
allows him the opportunity to participate in large and differing litigation across the state.
His experience includes handling large multi-plaintiff environmental cases in Texas and in California,
trying to verdict a complex construction case in which his corporate defendant client was successful
on all counter claims. Additionally, he has successfully managed multi-plaintiff civil rights violation
cases against a governmental entity. He has represented multiple banking institutions in contract
litigation. Finally, he has used his legal skills to assist families with various family law issues such as
divorce and child custody.
Jury Consulting and Courtroom Technology
Prior to practicing law, Chad was an associate with one the most prominent jury consulting firms in
the country. His involvement and work with the firm allowed him the unique opportunity to work as a
jury consultant on some of the largest cases in legal history including working on jury research
projects with the Exxon Valdez oil spill litigation.
His insight and understanding in the field of jury consulting is something that he brings practice of law
on a daily basis, and his ability to work closely with jury research consultants is a benefit that helps his
clients achieve their desired goals.
Additionally, Chad is one the state’s pioneers when it comes to successfully utilizing technology in the
courtroom. He fully understands the advantages that utilizing technology in litigation gives his clients
an extra leg up and helps them to better communicate their stories to judges and juries. Chad has
been asked on several occasions to speak to other attorneys at legal seminars throughout Texas
about how to effectively use technology in the courtroom, including speaking at the 2002 Evidence
Seminar entitled Evidence for the 21st Century.
State Bar and Public Service
Giving back to the community is an essential part of what defines Chad. In that regard, he served as a
director on the board of the Texas Young Lawyers Association (the public service branch of the State
Bar), and in 2007 served on the executive committee as treasurer for TYLA.
While serving on the Texas Young Lawyers Association Board, he was awarded the TYLA Presidential
Award of Merit in 2006 and was awarded the star of the quarter that same year. He has served as an
official delegate American Bar Association Young Lawyers Division at the 2006 Annual Meeting in
Honolulu, Hawaii, and in 2007 in San Francisco, California.
He has served on the Board of Directors for the El Campo Boys & Girls Club, the Board of Directors of
the El Campo Museum Society and on the Advisory Committee for the Fort Bend County 100 Club.
Film Production and the 2007 Emmy
While serving with the TYLA, Chad worked on a project producing an educational documentary entitled
They had a Dream too, Young Leaders of the Civil Rights Movement. His work on the project,
including his creation of the title sequence and his editing work on the final version of the film earned
him an Emmy Award from the Academy of Television Arts and Sciences as a co-producer of the film.
This film was produced for educational purposes and distributed to high schools throughout Texas.
His work as well as the other volunteer attorneys who worked on the project helped to educate Texas
youth about the sacrifices that students and young people made to ensure that civil rights were a
reality for that portion of society that had suffered without them. This film and its impact on Texas
students along with the Emmy he was awarded count among his proudest moments.
You can see the film in its entirety by clicking here.
Chad P. Ellis has practiced law as a litigator for more than ten years. Born in Houston and raised in
Sugar Land, Texas, Chad was admitted to the Texas Bar in 1999. He is a graduate of Texas A&M
University (B.S. 1994) and South Texas College of Law (J.D. 1999). He has been married to his wife
for 16 years, and together, they raise their two children on a farm outside of El Campo, Texas.
Chad is a member of the Association of Trial Lawyers of America, the Harris County Bar Association
(Environmental Section), the Fort Bend County Bar Association, the Wharton County Bar Association
and a member of the College of the State Bar of Texas.
Practice Areas and Experience
Chad's practice areas are extensive and diverse. His ability to successfully litigate and communicate
with juries translates across many different practice areas. This legal diversity is a strength which
allows him the opportunity to participate in large and differing litigation across the state.
His experience includes handling large multi-plaintiff environmental cases in Texas and in California,
trying to verdict a complex construction case in which his corporate defendant client was successful
on all counter claims. Additionally, he has successfully managed multi-plaintiff civil rights violation
cases against a governmental entity. He has represented multiple banking institutions in contract
litigation. Finally, he has used his legal skills to assist families with various family law issues such as
divorce and child custody.
Jury Consulting and Courtroom Technology
Prior to practicing law, Chad was an associate with one the most prominent jury consulting firms in
the country. His involvement and work with the firm allowed him the unique opportunity to work as a
jury consultant on some of the largest cases in legal history including working on jury research
projects with the Exxon Valdez oil spill litigation.
His insight and understanding in the field of jury consulting is something that he brings practice of law
on a daily basis, and his ability to work closely with jury research consultants is a benefit that helps his
clients achieve their desired goals.
Additionally, Chad is one the state’s pioneers when it comes to successfully utilizing technology in the
courtroom. He fully understands the advantages that utilizing technology in litigation gives his clients
an extra leg up and helps them to better communicate their stories to judges and juries. Chad has
been asked on several occasions to speak to other attorneys at legal seminars throughout Texas
about how to effectively use technology in the courtroom, including speaking at the 2002 Evidence
Seminar entitled Evidence for the 21st Century.
State Bar and Public Service
Giving back to the community is an essential part of what defines Chad. In that regard, he served as a
director on the board of the Texas Young Lawyers Association (the public service branch of the State
Bar), and in 2007 served on the executive committee as treasurer for TYLA.
While serving on the Texas Young Lawyers Association Board, he was awarded the TYLA Presidential
Award of Merit in 2006 and was awarded the star of the quarter that same year. He has served as an
official delegate American Bar Association Young Lawyers Division at the 2006 Annual Meeting in
Honolulu, Hawaii, and in 2007 in San Francisco, California.
He has served on the Board of Directors for the El Campo Boys & Girls Club, the Board of Directors of
the El Campo Museum Society and on the Advisory Committee for the Fort Bend County 100 Club.
Film Production and the 2007 Emmy
While serving with the TYLA, Chad worked on a project producing an educational documentary entitled
They had a Dream too, Young Leaders of the Civil Rights Movement. His work on the project,
including his creation of the title sequence and his editing work on the final version of the film earned
him an Emmy Award from the Academy of Television Arts and Sciences as a co-producer of the film.
This film was produced for educational purposes and distributed to high schools throughout Texas.
His work as well as the other volunteer attorneys who worked on the project helped to educate Texas
youth about the sacrifices that students and young people made to ensure that civil rights were a
reality for that portion of society that had suffered without them. This film and its impact on Texas
students along with the Emmy he was awarded count among his proudest moments.
You can see the film in its entirety by clicking here.
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