Background
Hood Ellis, M. H. was born on November 6, 1949 in Raleigh, North Carolina, United States.
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M. H. Hood Ellis
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North Carolina State University (Bachelor of Science, with high honors, 1972). Wake Forest University (Juris Doctor, cum laude, 1975).
Career
Worked at Hornthal, Riley, Ellis & Maland, Limited liability partnership (Elizabeth City, North Carolina) specializing in General Trial and Appellate Practice in all Courts. Personal Injury, Products Liability, Professional Malpractice, Corporate, Tax, Bankruptcy, Employment, Education, Family, Insurance, Construction, Real Estate, Environmental, Elder, Local Government, Wills and Trusts, Probate and Admiralty Law. Admitted to the bar, 1975, North Carolina.
1976, United States.
Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit. Tau Beta Pi; Phi Kappa Phi. Phi Delta Phi. Editor, Wake Forest Law Review, 1974-1975.
Author: Note, "Assignments Which Purport to Assign an Entire Executory Bilateral Contract," Wake Forest Law Review, Volume 10, p.
179, 1974. City Attorney, Elizabeth City, 1981-1989. Chairman, North Carolina State Board of Elections, 1989-1993.
Certified Mediator, North Carolina Dispute Resolution Commission. Member: North Carolina Bar Association.
North Carolina State Bar.
Hornthal, Riley, Ellis & Maland was created in 1985 from a merger of two firms, each founded before 1920. From its members have come two State Superior Court Judges, a current sitting Federal Judge, and Presidents of the North Carolina State Bar, the North Carolina Bar Association and the North Carolina Association of Defense Attorneys. The firm practices throughout northeastern North Carolina, representing a broad local, regional and national clientele.
The practice is general, with emphasis on civil litigation and real estate.
The firm emphasizes continuing legal education, with members frequently serving as faculty in such programs.
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Membership
Member: North Carolina Bar Association. North Carolina State Bar.
