Email: eemery@ancelglink.com

Member: American Bar Association (Litigation and International Law Committees); Illinois State Bar Association; Chicago Bar Association; Florida Bar Association; Defense Research Institute. Admitted to practice in Illinois and Florida.

Education: Northern Illinois University (B.S., 1978); John Marshall Law School (J.D., 1982; LL.M., 2002)

Practice Areas: Litigation, Governmental Law, Commercial Law, Alternative Dispute Resolution

Bio: Ellen Emery received her Bachelor's Degree in Criminal Sociology from Northern Illinois University in 1978, her Juris Doctor degree from The John Marshall Law School in 1982, and her Master of Laws degree in International Business and Trade Law, with high honors, from The John Marshall Law School in 2002. In conjunction with her LL.M., Ellen received Certification of Completion for Specialization in International Corporate and Finance Law, and Certification of Completion for Specialization in International Trade Law.

Ellen joined Ancel, Glink in July, 2003, and her practice concentrates on litigation and litigation management for both the firm's governmental and private sector clients. Ms. Emery has significant jury trial experience and has successfully represented clients on the trial and appellate levels in both state and federal courts. All of her trials for Ancel, Glink have resulted in defense verdicts for our clients, and she is lead counsel in many civil rights, First and Fourth Amendment, Title VII, wrongful death and dismemberment, class actions, and other high profile cases. She is a member of the Illinois and Florida bars, each of the Federal District Courts in Illinois, the United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit, and the United States Supreme Court.

Prior to joining Ancel, Glink, Ellen was Associate General Counsel and Director of Litigation for Metra, Chicago's commuter railroad. She was lead counsel in many governmental tort immunity, employment, civil rights, constitutional, tort, and commercial litigation matters in defending Metra as a quasi-governmental entity, and developed its most successful litigation strategies. Ellen was also instrumental in developing and implementing new investigative procedures as well as accident and catastrophic response procedures to lessen potential liabilities and improve relations between Law, Claims, Police, and other departments. While at Metra, Ms. Emery was also trained in media relations in order to deal with sensitive issues receiving press coverage.

Prior to Metra, Ellen was a litigation partner at the Chicago law firm of Bell, Boyd & Lloyd, as well as a Special Assistant States' Attorney for Cook County. Her practice was primarily concentrated in general corporate representation and civil and commercial litigation for clients ranging from closely-held companies to Fortune 100 and international corporations. While her litigation expertise included first-chair jury trials and appellate arguments in a myriad of cases, she also became proficient in toxic tort and class actions as well as other complex litigation matters.

Ms. Emery is a member of the bars of the State of Illinois, the State of Florida, the Federal District Courts for the Northern and Central Districts of Illinois, and the United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit. She is also a member of the trial bar of the Federal District Court for the Northern District of Illinois. She frequently presents seminars on Crisis Management and Catastrophic Response, and has lectured on partnering with outside counsel, developing trial strategies, and other trial-related subjects to associations of trial counsel. She has served as a Judge for intramural moot court competitions at Nova Southeastern University in Ft. Lauderdale, Florida, and has served as a Judge for the National Appellate Advocacy Competition finals for the American Bar Association.

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