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Telephone:  256-535-1100
Facsimile:  256-533-9322

Street Address:
Suite 102
2101 West Clinton Avenue
Huntsville, AL 35805
Mailing Address:
Post Office Box 2087
Huntsville, AL 35804-2087

Attorneys / Mary Ellen Gill / Full Bio

Mary Ellen Gill

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Profile

Ms. Gill’s practice is centered on general civil litigation and employment law. She has participated in a wide variety of cases, involving family law, elder law, real estate, immigration law, absolute and qualified immunity of state and local government employees, medical malpractice, the Americans With Disabilities Act (ADA), Title VII of the Civil Rights Act, and the Federal Tort Claims Act. In addition to experience in drafting pleadings, motions, proposed orders, and appellate briefs, she has also prepared contracts and estate planning documents. She has tried over 200 cases in city and town courts.

Bar Admissions

  • Alabama, 2013
  • New York, 2007

Court Admissions

  • United States District Courts
  • Northern District of New York
  • All Alabama state courts
  • All New York state courts

Professional Affiliations

  • Alabama Bar Association
  • New York State Bar

Publications

  • “Third-Party Visitation in New York: Why the Current Standing Statute Is Failing Our Families,” Syracuse Law Review (2006).

Education

  • J.D., cum laude, 2006, Syracuse University College of Law, Syracuse, NY
    Executive Editor, Syracuse Law Review
    Family Law Society
  • B.S., 2003, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY
    Kappa Omicron Nu
    Psi Chi
    Volunteer, Cornell Public Service Center Elderly Partnership

Other Experience

  • Assistant District Attorney, Monroe County, Rochester, NY (2010-2012).
  • Appellate Court Attorney, New York Supreme Court, Appellate Division, Fourth Department (2008-2010).
  • Law Clerk, U.S. District Judge Thomas J. McAvoy, U.S. District Court for the Northern District of New York (2007-2008).