Greater Jackson Office
Tel: (601) 985-4511
Email: paul.ellis@butlersnow.com

AV-Rated, Martindale-Hubbell
Mid-South Rising Stars®, Business Litigation
Special Prosecutor Pro Tempore, District Attorney's Office, Hinds County, Mississippi

University of Mississippi, J.D., Executive Editor, Mississippi Law Journal, summa cum laude, 2006

American Bar Association
- Litigation Section
  - Commercial and Business Litigation Committee
  - Bankruptcy and Insolvency Litigation Committee
  - Chair, Practice and Procedure Subcommittee
American Bankruptcy Institute
Defense Research Institute
Tennessee Bar Association
Mississippi Bar Association
Mississippi Bankruptcy Conference
- Chair, 2011 Co-Chair, 2010
Mississippi Law Journal
- Board of Directors, 2007-12
Mississippi Volunteer Lawyers Project
- Associate Director, Homeless Legal Clinic
Capital Area Bar Association

Mississippi, 2006
Tennessee, 2006
U.S. District Courts
- Mississippi: Northern and Southern Districts
- Tennessee: Western and Middle Districts
U.S. Court of Appeals
- 5th Circuit
- 6th Circuit
U.S. Supreme Court

Buckley v. Pounds, __ So. 3d __ (Miss. Ct. App. 2012) (affirming defense verdict)
Cirlot Agency, Inc. v. Sunny Delight Beverages Co., __ So. 3d __ (Miss. Ct. App. 2012) (successfully obtained reversal of dismissal for lack of personal jurisdiction)
GRW Engineers, Inc. v. Marc, Inc., Cause No. 252-09-19CIV (Hinds County Circuit Court 2010) (summary judgment in million-dollar lawsuit arising from plane crash).
Akins v. Golden Triangle Planning & Development District, Inc., 34 So. 3d 575 (Miss. 2010) (summary judgment affirmed by Mississippi Supreme Court).
In re: Estate of Dodson, 20 So. 3d 73 (Miss. Ct. App. 2009) (affirming trial court judgment).
State Industrial Products Corp. v. Beta Technology, Inc., 2008 WL 2477477 (S.D. Miss. June 17, 2008) (summary judgment).
Successfully obtained a $5,000,000 final non-dischargeability judgment against Chapter 7 debtor in adversary proceeding arising from defalcation of trust proceeds [523(a)(4)] and submission of fraudulent financial statements [523(a)(2)].
Successfully obtained a $1,500,000 final non-dischargeability judgment against Chapter 7 debtor in adversary proceeding arising from defalcation of trust proceeds [523(a)(4)] and submission of fraudulent financial statements [523(a)(2)].
Represented creditors and debtors in numerous bankruptcy cases and adversary proceedings in Mississippi and Florida.
Represented several defendants in state and federal court criminal cases.

"By the Numbers - 30(b)(6) Deposition: Potential Pitfalls for the Unsuspecting Practitioner," MDLA Quarterly, Mississippi Defense Lawyers Association, Fall 2011.
Co-Author, "Limitations on the Doctrine of Judicial Estoppel," Law 360.com, October 2008.
“Practice and Procedure: Offering Exhibits into Evidence,” ABA Section of Litigation, Bankruptcy and Insolvency