Biography
Ellen has practiced law for over 20 years with developed expertise in mergers & acquisitions, joint ventures, real estate partnerships, corporate finance, and private equity investments. She worked for several years as a corporate transactional attorney for major New York-based law firms in London and Paris before returning to New York City to continue a transactional practice before pursuing seminary studies at Princeton in 2009.
Ellen is also an ordained Presbyterian minister, having taken some time away from the law to serve congregations in the Presbyterian Church (USA) as a Senior Pastor and Head of Staff for over 12 years. She teaches church governance at Princeton Theological Seminary as an adjunct professor and can still occasionally be found in the pulpit on Sunday mornings as a guest preacher. Ellen speaks regularly about the housing crisis facing unhoused migrants and refugees. Her award-winning book, Discerning Welcome – (Cascade 2022), addresses asylum legislation in the United States as informed by principles of ethics and the Reformed faith tradition.
Ellen is a graduate of NYU Law School, where she was an articles editor for the Annual Survey of American Law, and received her Bachelor of Arts degree from Brown University, magna cum laude. Subsequently, she earned a Doctor of Ministry degree from Duke University after graduating with an M.Div. at Princeton Theological Seminary as part of her preparation for ordained ministry.
Bar Admissions
- The State of New York
- The State of Connecticut
Education
- NYU Law School
- Doctor of Ministry Degree from Duke University
- M.Div. at Princeton Theological Seminary
- B.A., Brown University (Magna Cum Laude)