Background
Ellison, Morris A. was born on September 15, 1957 in Charleston, South Carolina, United States.
Ellison, Morris A. was born on September 15, 1957 in Charleston, South Carolina, United States.
Yale University (Bachelor of Arts, magna cum laude, 1979). Duke University (Juris Doctor, 1982).
Worked at Buist, Moore, Smythe & McGee, P.A. (Charleston, South Carolina) specializing in Commercial Litigation, Secured Transactions, Real Estate Law. Admitted to the bar, 1982, South Carolina. Member Editorial Board, Duke Law Journal, 1981-1982.
Author: "Federal Preemption Under the Railway Labor Acting: Traditional versus
Essential State Functions in the Context of Commuter Transit Systems," Duke Law Journal 999, 1981. Law Clerk to Honorary James C. Hill, Judge United States.
Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit, 1982-1983. President, Charleston Lawyer"s Club, 1991-1992.
Certified Mediator, South Carolina.
Member, Panel of Arbitrators, American Arbitration Association. Member: South Carolina Bar (Chairman, Real Estate Section, 1994-1995). South Carolina Law Institute (Member, Advisory Committee on UCC Article 2A, 1996).
Member, Panel of Arbitrators, American Arbitration Association. Member: South Carolina Bar (Chairman, Real Estate Section, 1994-1995). South Carolina Law Institute (Member, Advisory Committee on UCC Article 2A, 1996).