Kolten C Ellis

Kolten C. Ellis
Associate

Kolten C. Ellis practices in the Litigation Department of Lewis Rice. Kolten represents individuals and companies in a broad range of disputes, including complex commercial litigation and employment matters. He practices in Lewis Rice's Federal Takings & Rails to Trails Practice Group, where he works closely with people affected by rail-trail conversions.

kellis@lewisrice.com
Tel: (314) 444-7750
Fax: (314) 612-7750

Practice Areas

  • Commercial Litigation

Education

  • Washington University in St. Louis School of Law (J.D., magna cum laude, 2021)

    • Order of the Coif

    • Executive Editor, Washington University Law Review

    • Research Assistant, Prof. John Drobak

  • Rollins College, Winter Park, FL (B.A., magna cum laude, 2016)

    • Philosophy

    • Economics

    • John M. Olin Award

    • Varsity Debate Team

Legal Background

  • Law Clerk, Honorable Robert J. Luck, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit (2022, 2023)     

  • Law Clerk,  Honorable Allen C. Winsor, U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Florida (2021, 2022)

  • Student Attorney, Washington University Appellate Clinic (2021)

  • Summer Associate, Weiner Brodsky Kider, PC (2020)

  • Judicial Extern, Honorable Raymond W. Gruender, U.S. Court of Appeals for the 8th Circuit (2019)

Admissions

  • Missouri Bar

U.S. Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit