We are pleased to welcome John Ellis and David Shank to Scott Douglass & McConnico.

John Ellis regularly represents plaintiffs and defendants in a wide variety of complex commercial litigation matters. Prior to joining Scott Douglass & McConnico in August 2015, John practiced in the litigation section of the Austin office of Locke Lord LLP.  Before entering private practice, John was a briefing attorney for the Honorable Paul W. Green of the Supreme Court of Texas. While in law school, John served as the Editor in Chief of the Texas Tech Law Review, competed on various award-winning advocacy teams, and helped launch a mentoring program with a local high school law and justice magnet program.

David Shank is a commercial trial lawyer who represents plaintiffs and defendants in a wide range of complex disputes before federal courts, state courts, and arbitration panels around the country. Prior to joining Scott Douglass & McConnico in August 2015, David practiced in the Dallas office of Susman Godfrey L.L.P. David has extensive trial experience, having tried three jury trials and one arbitration. Before entering private practice, David served as a law clerk to Judge Barbara M.G. Lynn of the United States District Court for the Northern District of Texas. David graduated with honors from The University of Texas School of Law, where he served as an Articles Editor on Texas Law Review, earned a spot as a teaching assistant for the first-year legal writing course, and was elected to Order of the Coif.  David also brought home a national championship in interscholastic moot court, winning the top prize in the 18th Annual Duberstein Moot Court Competition.