Lindsay Ford Ellis.

Lindsay Ford Ellis.

Lindsay Ford Ellis, a judicial attorney for Ohio Supreme Court Chief Justice Maureen O’Connor, received the Graduate of the Last Decade Award today from the Capital University Law School Alumni Association.

She and four other alumni as well as a program critical to Capital’s bar passage success were honored at the eighth annual recognition luncheon at the Sheraton Columbus Hotel at Capitol Square.

Ellis, a 2007 Capital Law graduate, joined the Supreme Court on January 3, 2011. The award recognizes alumni who have made significant achievements in their occupation and notable contributions to the legal profession and/or the law school.

Ellis serves as president of the law school’s African American Law Alumni Association, where she actively mentors current students. She also is membership chair of the John Mercer Langston Bar Association’s Board of Directors and a member of the Ohio State and Columbus bar associations.

Before her current position, Ellis was an associate attorney at Crabbe, Brown & James LLP, focusing on civil litigation, insurance defense and contracts. She is authorized to practice in all courts in the state, including the Supreme Court and the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Ohio.

Ellis also is active in the community, serving on the Eldon and Elsie Ward YMCA Advisory Board, on the CATCO board, and as an African American Leadership Academy Fellow, Cycle 6.

She received her bachelor’s degree from the University of Michigan in 2003.