Poyner Spruill Welcomes Education Law Practice Group

Poyner Spruill LLP is pleased to announce that partner Nick Ellis has been named to the Consumer and Commercial Litigation Power List by North Carolina Lawyers Weekly.

This honor distinguishes attorneys in the state who have demonstrated broad knowledge, a history of success, and leadership in their field.

Ellis represents businesses, governmental agencies, and individuals needing someone to advocate their position in civil litigation. Clients bank on his almost four decades of experience to present their case to judges and juries in North Carolina’s federal and state courts. Ellis has repeatedly been distinguished for his litigation practice, including being named among The Best Lawyers in America®, North Carolina Super Lawyers, and Business North Carolina magazine’s Legal Elite. He was also recognized as a “State Litigation Star” for Insurance and Commercial by Benchmark Litigation in 2023. Ellis is an active member of the North Carolina Bar Association, North Carolina Association of Defense Attorneys, and American Board of Trial Advocates, and was a charter member of the Eastern North Carolina Inn Court.

◀︎ Back to All News
What you Need to Know

Recent News

News

Sam Johnson Honored With the John B. McMillan Distinguished Service Award

January 15, 2026
Read More
News

Eight Poyner Spruill Attorneys Honored in Business North Carolina’s “Legal Elite”

January 2, 2026
Read More
News

Stephanie Gumm and Cosmo Zinkow Elected Partners

December 31, 2025
Read More
News

A Taste of the Holidays from Poyner Spruill!

December 18, 2025
Read More
Privacy Overview

This website uses cookies so that we can provide you with the best user experience possible. Cookie information is stored in your browser and performs functions such as recognizing you when you return to our website and helping our team to understand which sections of the website you find most interesting and useful. Please see our Privacy Policy for more details.

Necessary

Strictly Necessary Cookie should be enabled at all times so that we can save your preferences for cookie settings.

Analytics

This website uses Google Analytics to collect anonymous information such as the number of visitors to the site, and the most popular pages.

Keeping this cookie enabled helps us to improve our website.

Show details Hide details