A. Charles Ellis
120 West Fire Tower Road Greenville, North Carolina
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Mailing Address:
 Post Office Box 8088
Greenville, North Carolina
   27835-8088

 Phone: 252-215-4007
Fax: 252-215-4077
Email: ace@wardandsmith.com

Mr. Ellis is one of the firm's Managing Directors and leader of the Personal Injury and Wrongful Death Section.  His practice experience encompasses federal and state court litigation in various areas, including claims for wrongful death and serious personal injury.  He has also litigated numerous cases involving complex insurance coverage issues, products liability, and professional malpractice.  Mr. Ellis is a frequent lecturer and has written extensively on a wide range of litigation topics, including "The Nuts and Bolts of Coverage Under the Homeowner Policy," "Depositions . . . Advanced Civil Procedure," and "Insurance Coverage for Intentional Acts and Punitive Damages."  He is included in The Best Lawyers in America and has been rated by his peers as being "preeminent" in his fields of law.  Mr. Ellis is recognized in "Legal Elite," a list of the best attorneys in the state by Business North Carolina, and in "Super Lawyers," a list of top North Carolina attorneys by North Carolina Super Lawyers.

Practice Groups
Litigation
Personal Injury and Wrongful Death

Practice Specialties
Contract Litigation
Malpractice Litigation
Products Liability

Bar Admission
North Carolina, 1983

Court Admissions
All state courts in North Carolina
United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
United States District Court for the Eastern and Middle Districts of North Carolina
United States Supreme Court

Education
J.D., cum laude, Campbell University,1983. Campbell University Law Review.
A.B., University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, 1980

Memberships
American Association for Justice
American Bar Association — Sections: Litigation; Tort Trial and Insurance Practice
Eastern North Carolina Inn of Court
Lenoir Community College Paralegal Program (Advisory Board of Directors)
Literacy Volunteers of America (Board of Directors: president 1999-2000)
North Carolina Academy  of Trial Lawyers — Sections: Auto Torts; Professional Negligence
North Carolina Bar Association — Sections: General Practice; Health Law; Litigation (Litigation Council member)
Pitt County Bar Association (past president)
Pitt County Health Education Foundation (Board of Directors: president 1997-2000)

Publications
Litigation

 

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