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Robert L Ellman
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Biography
Former Solicitor General for the State of Arizona, Former General Counsel for the Arizona House of Representatives
Rob Ellman has practiced law since 1985. He earned his J.D. from Cornell Law School and practiced with Hale & Dorr (now Wilmer Hale) before moving to Arizona in 1990. He has 22 years of distinguished state and federal service as a litigator, supervising attorney, and adviser to four Arizona Attorneys General and three United States Attorneys.
Most recently, Rob was General Counsel to the Arizona House of Representatives, where he advised the majority caucus leadership on innumerable legal issues and policy decisions. Before that, he served as Solicitor General for the State of Arizona; as Chief Counsel of the United States Attorney’s Appellate Division for the District of Nevada; and as a Unit Chief in the Arizona Attorney General’s Capital Litigation Section.
He has personally briefed and argued hundreds of appeals in Arizona courts and the Ninth Circuit, and he has trained countless attorneys (mostly prosecutors) in the areas of appellate advocacy, professionalism, and trial practice.
Practice Areas
5
Practice Areas
Appeals
35%
37 years | 300 cases
Constitutional
20%
31 years | 40 cases
Government
20%
21 years | 20 cases
Employment and Labor
15%
17 years | 6 cases
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Licensed in Arizona for 33 years
State: Arizona
Acquired: 1992
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Location
Ellman Weinzweig LLC
330 E Thomas Rd, Phoenix, AZ, 85012-3202
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Experience
Honors
2014
Recognition for Distinguished Service, Arizona Attorney General
2013
Appreciation for Outstanding Prosecutive Skills, Federal Bureau of Investigation
2013
Recognition for Outstanding Leadership, U.S. Attorney's Office
2004
Criminal Attorney of the Year, Arizona Attorney General
2004
Crime Victims' Rights Recognition Award, Arizona Attorney General
Work Experience
2017 - Present
Partner, Ellman Weinzweig LLC
2016 - 2016
General Counsel, Arizona House of Representatives
2015 - 2016
Senior Litigation Counsel, Arizona Attorney General's Office
2013 - 2015
Solicitor General, Arizona Attorney General's Office
2005 - 2013
Appellate Chief & Senior Litigation Counsel, United States Attorney's Office
2000 - 2005
Unit Chief, Capital Litigation Section, Arizona Attorney General's Office
1994 - 2000
Staff Attorney, Arizona Court Of Appeals Division I
Associations
2016 - Present
Arizona Partnership for a New EconomyMember
2001 - Present
United States Supreme Court BarMember
1996 - Present
Appellate Practice Section, AZ State BarMember; former Chair
1992 - Present
State Bar of ArizonaMember
2000 - 2002
Maricopa County Bar AssociationDirector, Public Lawyers Division
1985 - 1992
Massachusetts Bar AssociationMember (active until 1992)
Sample of Legal Cases
Arizona v. Tohono O'Odham Nation
Affirmed
Arizona Libertarian Party v. Reagan
Affirmed
Humble v. Planned Parenthood
Reversed
Gallardo v. State of Arizona
Upheld statute
United States v. Newman
Reversed unfavorable orders
United States v. SDI Future Health, Inc.
Upheld constitutionality of search
Education
1985
Cornell Law School
J.D.
1982
University of Minnesota
BA - Bachelor of Arts
Speaking Engagements
2015
Discovery Conference
To Infinity and Beyond: Prosecutor's Disclosure Obligations
2015
Arizona State Bar CLE
Up Close and Personal: Appellate Roundtable
2014
Appellate Advocacy Workshop
Answering the Tough Questions
2014
31st Annual NBPA Conference
Bullet Proofing Your Case on Appeal
2014
2014 Election Law Conference
Arizona Election Law Review
2014
2014 Arizona Minority Bar Association Conference
60 Batter Up: Ins and Outs of Oral Advocacy
2012
NAC Appellate Advocacy Seminar
Effective Appellate Advocacy
2011
NAC Appellate Brief Writing Workshop
Appellate Brief Writing
Publications
2015
Arizona Appellate Handbook 6th ed.
Criminal Appeals (Ch. 4)
2008
National Advocacy Center training materials
Justice, Persuasion and Victory on Appeal
1996
Arizona Attorney Magazine
Building Houses and Building Cases
Languages
English