TRISTAN M. ELLIS

Senior Associate

Tristan M. Ellis has extensive litigation and appellate experience before both federal and state courts. He has earned recognition for his important pro bono work.

Before joining the firm in 2023, Tristan practiced in the Litigation Department of Debevoise & Plimpton LLP and completed clerkships in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of New York and United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit.

Education

Brooklyn Law School, JD, summa cum laude, 2015

Brandeis University, MA, 2011

Brandeis University, BA, 2009

Professional Activities

Law Clerk, The Honorable Rosemary S. Pooler, United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit, 2018-2019

Law Clerk, The Honorable Edward R. Korman, United States District Court for the Eastern District of New York, 2015-2016

Recognition

Recipient, Sparer Public Interest Law Fellowship

Editor, Brooklyn Law Review

Member, Moot Court Honor Society

Legal Aid Society, Pro Bono Publico Award, 2021

Selected Publications

“Delivering” a Subpoena: What Constitutes “Good Service” Pursuant to Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 45?, 103 Tex. L. Rev. Online 132 (2025)

Courts Should Nix Conferencing Rule In 1 Discovery Scenario, Law360 (Feb. 3, 2025)

The Bar Needs More Clarity On The Discovery Objection Rule, Law360 (Nov. 19, 2024)

Court Admissions

New York

California

United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit

United States District Courts for the Eastern, Northern, Southern, and Western Districts of New York

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