Background
Ellis, Lester Neal was born on August 1, 1948 in Washington, District of Columbia, United States. Son of Lester Neal and Marie (Brooks) Ellis.
Ellis, Lester Neal was born on August 1, 1948 in Washington, District of Columbia, United States. Son of Lester Neal and Marie (Brooks) Ellis.
Bachelor of Science, United States Military Academy, 1970. Juris Doctor, University Virginia, 1975.
Trial attorney litigation division Office of Judge Advocate General, United States Department Army, Washington, 1975-1978. Associate Hunton & Williams, Richmond, Virginia, 1978-1984, partner Raleigh, North Carolina, 1984—2010, Ellis & Anthony Wake Forest, since 2010.
Major United States Army, 1970-1978, colonel United States Army Reserve, 1993-1999. Member of American Bar Association (chair tort and trial practice steering committee, editor-in-chief Tort Source, chair commercial torts commission, chair trial techniques committee, tort and insurance practice section, editor-in-chief Tort and Insurance Law Journal, council member, section council), North Carolina Bar Association (board governors, executive committee), District of Columbia Bar Association (Wake County board elections 1986-1993, chairman 1987-1993, court rules committee), Virginia Bar Association (special issues committee 1982), Phi Kappa Phi.