Andrew L. Ellis

Andrew L. Ellis is senior counsel at Robinson & McElwee PLLC in Charleston, WV. Ellis advises on wills, trusts, estates, tax issues, business succession, and related fiduciary matters. The practice includes estate planning, estate administration, tax planning, trusts, fiduciary litigation, business succession, and wealth-transfer planning. The work often requires careful attention to tax, ownership, fiduciary duties, family objectives, and the documents used to transfer or protect assets.

Ellis earned a J.D. from the University of Denver College of Law in 2007, a Masters of Law in Taxation (LL.M.) from the University of Denver in 2007, and a B.A. in Political Science from West Virginia Wesleyan College in 2003. He previously served as an Assistant Attorney General in the Tax Division of the West Virginia Attorney General’s Office. That training supports the analysis and drafting involved in estate planning, administration, tax, fiduciary, and related property matters.

Ellis’s experience includes estate planning and administration, trusts, tax matters, fiduciary litigation, multigenerational wealth transfer, charitable planning, and special needs trusts. His work also includes planning for business succession and addressing settlement or trust issues involving minors and personal injury recoveries. These matters can involve long-term planning as well as disputes that require careful review of documents, fiduciary obligations, property interests, and tax consequences.

Andrew L. Ellis brings private estate-planning practice together with prior public-sector tax experience. His work regularly connects tax analysis, family and business planning, fiduciary duties, and the practical administration of assets after death or incapacity. The practice remains focused on helping individuals, families, fiduciaries, and businesses plan for transfers, administer estates, and address disputes involving assets and ownership.

Law Office Affiliations

• Attorney, Robinson & McElwee, PLLC
• Member, The West Virginia State Bar
• Member, The North Carolina State Bar
• Member, West Virginia State Bar Probate Committee
• Member, West Virginia State Bar Tax Committee
• Member, Charleston Estate Planning Council
• Member, Leadership West Virginia (Class of 2016)

Licensed State

• West Virginia
• North Carolina

Education

• University of Denver College of Law
  Juris Doctor (JD)
• University of Denver
  Master of Laws (LLM) in Taxation
• West Virginia Wesleyan College
  Bachelor of Arts (BA) in Political Science

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