Lisa Nicole Ellis
Elder Law, Estate Planning, Guardianship and Probate
Lisa Ellis was admitted to the Washington Bar in 2000. She is the Principal of Ellis Law, LLC which serves clients in King County. Lisa focuses her practice on Trust and Estate Planning, Alzheimer/Dementia planning, Probate, Adult Guardianships and Special Needs Trusts.
Lisa received her undergraduate degree at Whitman College and law degree at The University of Oregon where she was an executive editor of The Oregon Law Review. Lisa was an Attorney Advisor at the U.S. Department of Justice, a position she entered through the U.S. Attorney General's Honors Program. She was a law clerk for the Honorable Robert H. Whaley at the U.S. District Court of Eastern Washington. Lisa worked for a downtown Seattle law firm in 2004 and founded Ellis Law, LLC in 2013.
Lisa is a member of the National Academy of Elder Law Attorneys and Washington Academy of Elder Law Attorneys. She has the highest rating, 10.0 out of 10.0 on Avvo. She was selected as a Rising Star in 2011 and as a Super Lawyer in 2023 and 2024 by Washington Super Lawyers.
Lisa enjoys practicing law in the community where she grew up. In her spare time, she enjoys traveling, group exercise classes, and gardening.
- Probate
- Probate Administration
- Elder Law
- Estate Planning
- Guardianship & Conservatorship Estate Administration, Health Care Directives, Trusts, Wills
- Special Needs Trusts
- Dementia/Alzheimer Planning
- Medicaid and Long-term Care Planning
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- Washington
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- 9th Circuit
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- English: Spoken, Written
- Founder and Principal
- Ellis Law, LLC
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- Associate Attorney
- Ellis Li & McKinstry PLLC
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- Trial Attorney
- Federal Defenders of Eastern Washington and Idaho
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- Law Clerk to the Honorable Robert H. Whaley
- U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Washington
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- Session Counsel to Judiciary Committee
- Washington State Senate Committee Services
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- Attorney Advisor
- U.S. Department of Justice, Executive Office for Immigration Review
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- University of Oregon School of Law
- J.D. (2000) | Law
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- Honors: Executive Editor of The Oregon Law Review
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- Whitman College
- B.A. (1993) | History
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- Activities: Awarded All-American at NAIA Swimming Nationals.
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- Selected to 2023 Washington Super Lawyers
- Super Lawyers
- Best Probate Attorneys in Seattle
- Expertise.com
- Best Immigration Lawyers in Seattle
- Expertise.com
- 10.0 Superb
- Avvo
- Rising Star
- Washington Super Lawyers
- King County Bar Association
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- Washington Association of Elder Law Attorneys
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- National Academy of Elder Lawyers
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- Washington State Bar # 30693
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- American Immigration Lawyer's Association - National
- Board of Publications Chair; Conference Speaker; Annual Conference Program Committee; Distance Learning Committee; Contributing Author
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- American Immigration Lawyer's Association - Washington Chapter
- Executive Committee; CBP Liaison Committee Chair; Consular Liaison Chair, Vice Chair of CLE Committee
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- Inside the Minds: New Developments in Immigration Enforcement and Compliance
- Thomson Reuters/Aspatore
- Navigating the Fundamentals of Immigration Law
- American Immigration Lawyer's Asociation
- Author of Visa Solutions for Students, Scholars and Sponsors: What You Need to Know (Book)
- Thomson Reuters/Aspatore
- The Visa Processing Guide and Consular Posts Handbook, 2007 - 2010 eds.
- American Immigration Lawyer's Asociation
- Keynote Speaker, Association of Washington International Student Affairs Conference, Des Moines, WA
- Association of Washington International Student Affairs (AWISA)
- Special Occupation Issues: Religious Workers & Health Care Professionals, NW Regional Immigration Law Conference
- American Immigration Lawyer's Association (AILA)
- NIV's: Part I, AILA Annual Conference, San Francisco, CA
- American Immigration Lawyer's Association (AILA)
- Making Lemonade Out of Lemons - Utilizing the Trainee Visas, AILA National Teleconference, virtual
- American Immigration Lawyer's Association (AILA)
- The ABC's of Immigration Law, Edmonds Community College Class Speaker, Lynnwood, WA
- Edmonds Community College
- Website
- Ellis Law, LLC
