Luke Ellis Selected to “Best Lawyers in America” List for 2019
Best Lawyers has recognized Luke Ellis, a partner at Marrs Ellis & Hodge, as one of the “Best Lawyers in America” in its annual listing of... Read More
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Luke Ellis and Jacob Merkord Invited to Speak at Joppa Town Hall Meeting
On June 14th, Luke Ellis and Jacob Merkord traveled to Joppa, Texas in Burnet County to speak about eminent domain proceedings to residents of Joppa,... Read More -
Joe Marrs speaks to State Bar of Texas Fiduciary Litigation CLE
Joe Marrs spoke to a statewide audience of attorneys and trust officers about trustee and investment advisor liability issues at the State Bar of Texas’s... Read More -
Zev Kusin Named Partner
Marrs Ellis & Hodge LLP is pleased to announce that Zev Kusin has been named a partner of the firm. “We have been very fortunate... Read More -
Joe Marrs Selected as Texas “Super Lawyer”
Texas Super Lawyers recently recognized Joe Marrs, a partner at Marrs Ellis & Hodge, as one of Texas’s top attorneys in the practice area of Estate... Read More -
Luke Ellis Selected as Texas Super Lawyer for Eminent Domain and Condemnation for Last Three Years (2017, 2016, and 2015)
Luke Ellis, a partner at Marrs Ellis & Hodge, was recognized by Texas Super Lawyers as one of Texas’s top trial lawyers concentrating on eminent... Read More -
Justin Hodge Addresses Flood Victims Regarding Inverse Condemnation Claims
Hurricane Harvey Flooding – Q&A on Inverse Condemnation Against Federal Government with Mark Lanier, the Lanier Law Firm, and Justin Hodge, Johns Marrs Ellis... Read More -
Justin Hodge, Johns Marrs Ellis & Hodge Partner Featured in Houston Chronicle
The Texas transportation and energy industries’ need for new infrastructure often brings them into conflict with landowners whose properties are required for these expansions. This... Read More -
Luke Ellis interviewed on Fox News: Border wall faces legal battles over eminent domain in Texas
Luke Ellis interviewed on Fox News regarding condemnation of Texas property for border wall. You can watch the whole interview “Click HERE to play.” -
Houston Chronicle Interviews JMEH Partner Justin Hodge About Eminent Domain
JMEH Partner Justin Hodge interviewed with reporter L.M. Sixel of the Houston Chronicle for a Q&A session on Texas Eminent Domain. He answered legal questions... Read More -
Joe Marrs Speaks at Texas Bar Seminar on Damages in Civil Litigation
On February 16-17, the Texas State Bar sponsored a two-day seminary entitled “9th Annual Damages in Civil Litigation,” presented live in Houston and by video... Read More -
JMEH win in Burks v. XL Specialty Ins. Co. Cited by Appellate Courts
JMEH’s appellate win in November 2015, Burks v. XL Specialty Insurance Company, __ S.W.3d __ Tex. App.–Houston [14th. Dist.] 2015, no pet.), has been cited... Read More -
Joe Marrs speaks to Austin Bar Association Section About Trust Liability
“On September 16, 2016, Joe Marrs presented “Trust (Mis)management: Trusts, FINRA, and Third Parties” to the Estate Planning and Probate Section of the Austin Bar... Read More -
JMEH Attorneys Named “Super Lawyers” by Texas Monthly
Texas Super Lawyers has recognized three JMEH partners as “Super Lawyers” in their fields in its annual listing of top Texas attorneys. The Super Lawyers report,... Read More -
Johns, Ellis, and Hodge Lead the Way in Eminent Domain and Private Property Rights Law School Courses
The University of Texas School of Law is offering the state’s first law school course devoted solely to eminent domain law, and the University of Houston Law Center will be... Read More -
Anglo-Dutch Tells Texas Court To Nix Interest on Atty Fees
Anglo-Dutch Petroleum International told a Texas appellate court Thursday that a trial court wrongly awarded a “windfall” in interest on attorneys’ fees to a lawyer who represented the... Read More -
JMEH Attorneys Speak to Bank of Texas/BOK Financial and Registered Investment Advisors
On Thursday, January 28 JMEH attorneys Joe Marrs and Leah Lanier spoke to Bank of Texas/BOK Financial about their paper, How Not to Invest a Trust:... Read More -
Ex-Superior Offshore CFO Gets Insurance Suit Revived
A Texas appeals court ruled Tuesday, September 15th, that the former CFO of Superior Offshore International Inc. can proceed with his claim that XL Specialty Insurance... Read More -
Appeals Court Favors ex-CFO in Insurance Dispute over Coverage in Bankruptcy
(Sept. 16) – A Houston appeals court ruled Tuesday that a lower trial court must consider whether an insurance company breached its duty to a... Read More -
College Station, Texas – Property Owner and Land Owner Rights Conference
College Station has been a hub for growth in recent years, and this growth has triggered the development of several large-scale infrastructure projects that will... Read More -
Joe Marrs Named One of Houston’s Top Lawyers
H-Magazine named Joseph Marrs one of Houston’s top lawyers in commercial litigation in 2015. The magazine uses peer and client nominations as well as background... Read More -
JMEH Partners Selected as ‘Rising Stars’ in Eminent Domain, Plaintiff Civil Litigation, and Securities Litigation
Texas Super Lawyers Magazine selected JMEH Partners Luke Ellis, Joseph Marrs, and Yusuf Bajwa as “Rising Stars” in eminent domain, plaintiff civil litigation, and securities... Read More -
Joseph Marrs and Justin Hodge Elected to Fellows of the Texas Bar Foundation
JMEH partners Joseph Marrs and Justin Hodge have been elected to membership in the Fellows of the Texas Bar Foundation. Fellows of the Foundation are... Read More -
JMEH Partners Testify in Front of Senate Committee, Advocate SB 474 to Stop Eminent-Domain Abuse
Johns Marrs Ellis & Hodge, LLP, partners Justin Hodge and Luke Ellis testified in front of the Texas Senate Committee on State Affairs on March... Read More -
Jury Awards Landowner $393,165 in Condemnation Case
Luke Ellis, Justin Hodge, and Jacob Merkord won a Wichita County jury trial regarding the reduction in value caused by a 345kV high-voltage electric transmission... Read More -
Livestock Weekly – San Angelo, Texas
Photo of the “Kelo House” in Kelo v. City of New London. [Ellis] has been fighting for landowners who have had their property taken by... Read More -
Luke Ellis Speaks About Private Property Rights at Texas Public Policy Foundation
Luke Ellis was invited to speak at the 13th Annual Texas Public Policy Foundation’s Policy (TPPF) Orientation, one of the nation’s top policy conferences held... Read More -
Luke Ellis is Quoted Regarding New Rules Modifying Pipeline Companies
By Max B. Baker Star-Telegram (Fort Worth) The Texas Railroad Commission has approved new rules modifying what pipeline operators must do to become common carriers and... Read More -
Hill Country Alliance Workshop
Luke Ellis was invited to speak at the Hill Country Alliance Workshop in Fredericksburg, Texas on September 6, 2014. The Workshop was planned for all... Read More -
New Rules Proposed on Eminent Domain Process for New Pipelines
By Max B. Baker Star-Telegram To be frank, the idea of a pipeline running across his prairie really ticked off cattleman Pete Bonds. But not... Read More -
Hidalgo County Bar Association
Luke Ellis was invited to speak at the Hidalgo County Bar Association in McAllen on July 2, 2014 in response to several large eminent domain/condemnation... Read More -
Luke Ellis Speaks to Hood County Bar Association About Pipeline Easement Takings And Private Property Rights
Luke Ellis was invited to speak at the Hood County Bar Association in Granbury on May 23, 2014 in response to several planned pipeline projects... Read More -
Red River Ranchers Fear Losing Land to Feds
By Bill Hanna Star-Telegram ELECTRA — Inside his local bank, Terry McAlister pulls the tattered documents out of the safe-deposit box. The abstract of title, which... Read More -
Jury awards landowner $2.1 million in condemnation case
JMEH partners Luke Ellis and Justin Hodge represented a landowner in a jury trial over the disputed value of a pipeline easement. The Plaintiff pipeline... Read More -
Texas Bar Association Invites Two Partners to Present at Feb. 6 Program on Damages in Civil Litigation
Justin Hodge and Chris Johns, two JMEH partners, will present “Property Damages: Valuing Property Rights in Condemnation, Groundwater, and Oil-and-Gas Disputes” at the Texas Bar... Read More -
Houston Partner Presents on Developing Probate Litigation Practice
JMEH Partner Joe Marrs, upon invitation from the Houston Bar Association, presented on developing a probate litigation practice on June 20, 2013 as part of... Read More -
University of Texas Law School Invites Two Partners to Speak at Houston Event
The University of Texas Law School invited partners Luke Ellis and Justin Hodge to speak at its 2013 Ernest E. Smith Oil, Gas and Mineral... Read More -
Four Partners Named Texas Monthly “Rising Stars” in Eminent Domain, Appellate, and Estate & Trust Litigation
Texas Super Lawyers Magazine, an annually-published list of attorneys chosen through a comprehensive selection process, featured four JMEH partners in its 2013 publication. The partners... Read More -
Land Battles Rise as U.S. Eyes 450,000 Miles of New Pipe
“Land owners increasingly are pit against private businesses in state legislatures and courts as the U.S. confronts the new transmission lines, pipelines and compressor stations... Read More -
5th Circ. Says Fresenius FCA Suit Not Supported By Evidence
The Fifth Circuit said Monday there’s insufficient evidence Fresenius Medical Care North America retaliated against a worker alleging illegal kickbacks involving Medicare patients, and also found that... Read More -
Enrique Pena Nieto, Mexican President-Elect, Files Brief With U.S. Supreme Court On Behalf Of Rosa Estela Olvera Jimenez, Convicted Undocumented Immigrant
Mexico’s president-elect asked the U.S. Supreme Court on Monday to evaluate the murder case of a Mexican woman who was sentenced to 99 years in prison for... Read More -
Donated Money Goes Up in Smoke in the Years After Dallas Girl Saved Seven from House Fire
Mary Moore was in the living room combing her little sister’s hair when she smelled the smoke. The 10-year-old knew right away that it meant... Read More -
Four UT Classmates Launch Litigation Boutique in Austin, Houston
By Natalie Posgate Staff Writer for The Texas Lawbook Johns Marrs Ellis & Hodge isn’t just a new litigation boutique with offices in Houston and... Read More -
4 Texas Attorneys Partner in Litigation Boutique
Jess Davis, Law360 Four former law school classmates have opened a Texas-based civil litigation boutique that has offices in Houston and Austin with an emphasis... Read More -
Air Liquide in $23 Million Arbitration Over Hydrogen Plant
Deon Daugherty, Reporter- Houston Business Journal Air Liquide Process & Construction Inc., a Houston division of the French industrial and medical gas provider Air Liquide,... Read More -
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Attorneys
Luke Ellis
Eminent DomainLuke Ellis represents property owners when private property is taken by the government and other condemning authorities. Texas Super Lawyers has recognized Luke as..
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Justin Hodge
Eminent Domain and CondemnationJustin Hodge is Texas trial lawyer concentrating on eminent domain and condemnation. He teaches a course on eminent domain and land takings at the University..
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Joseph Marrs
AssociateJoe Marrs has cultivated a depth of experience in many areas of fiduciary and probate litigation, representing Fortune 100 clients as well as individuals in business and tort ..
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Jacob Merkord
Constitutional rightsA native Central Texan, Jacob Merkord grew up in Walburg, Texas. His practice focuses primarily on representing and protecting the constitutional rights of Texas.
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Michael Sullivan
AssociateMichael Sullivan joined the firm in 2016 as an associate in the Houston office. Michael focuses his practice on civil litigation, with experience advising both corporations..
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Stu Chaney
Represents property ownersOriginally from Brownsville, Texas, J. Stuart Chaney is an associate handling civil litigation and eminent domain matters. He focuses his practice on .. Texas property owners facing
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Ashley Croswell
Civil litigation associateAshley Croswell is a civil litigation associate who focuses her practice on eminent domain proceedings, property disputes, and probate matters.
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