Ellen McKissock

Ellen McKissock is a trial lawyer and Chair of Hopkins & Carley’s Trust & Estate Litigation Practice.

With more than 30 years of experience, Ellen has litigated hundreds of cases covering every aspect of trust and estate litigation, including:

• Financial elder abuse
• Invalidating marriages
• Will and trust contests
• Dissolution of partnerships
• Recovery of trust assets
• Removal of trustees
• Complex accountings and conservatorships

In addition to numerous trials, Ellen has represented clients at the appellate level and has three published opinions.

Ellen is a respected speaker and author, giving several seminars a year throughout the state. Ellen sits on the Trusts & Estates Section Executive Committee of the State Bar (TexCom) and is Editor in Chief of the Quarterly. Ellen is Immediate Past President of the Silicon Valley Bar Association.