Attorney

Lisa Ellis is the Principal of Ellis Law, LLC where her practice is focused on estate planning, elder law, guardianships and probate.  Lisa does comprehensive estate planning and also focuses her practice on adult guardianships.  Lisa combines her experience in elder law and estate planning with her background working with older persons with dementia and Alzheimer’s disease and those in need of planning.

Lisa was born and raised in Bellevue.  Before practicing estate planning and elder law, Lisa worked for as an attorney advisor for the U.S. Department of Justice, a position she entered through The Attorney General’s Honors Program.  She was a federal law clerk at the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Washington and an associate at a downtown Seattle law firm where she practiced immigration law.  Lisa founded Ellis Law, LLC in 2013.

Lisa has been selected as a 2023-2024 Super Lawyer and was selected as a Rising Star in 2011.  She has the highest rating, Superb 10.0/10.0 by Avvo.  She is an active member of the National Academy of Elder Law Attorneys (NAELA) and Washington Academy of Elder Law Attorneys (WAELA).

Lisa Ellis graduated from the University of Oregon School of Law where she was an executive editor of The Oregon Law Review and she received her B.A. degree from Whitman College. She was admitted to the Washington State Bar in 2000.

She volunteers at the Eastside Legal Assistance Project and spends her free time with her family and dog, Allie.  She enjoys group fitness classes, traveling, and gardening.