Ellen M. Houston
Associate


ehouston@dbllaw.com
(859) 426-2179
(859) 341-1469 (Fax)



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Ellen M. Houston represents hospitals and other health care providers in medical negligence cases and other matters, practices in the area of administrative law relating to Certificate of Need, and represents employers in employment matters.

Ellen obtained her law degree from the Salmon P. Chase College of Law in 2001 where she was appointed to the Order of the Curia.  While at Chase, Ellie was a member of the Northern Kentucky Law Review where she served as editor of the Kentucky Survey Edition.  Ellie received a Bachelor's degree in Health Administration from the University of Kentucky in 1998 where she participated in an externship with Hospice of the Bluegrass in Lexington, Kentucky.

Ellie is currently a member of Legacy, a Northern Kentucky leadership and community organization where she sits on the Leadership Committee and the Members subcommittee.  She also serves as a volunteer for the Diocesan Catholic Children's Home, an organization that provides support, therapy, foster care and other services to abused children.

Ellie resides in Crestview Hills with her husband.

Areas of Practice

Health Care Law
Medical Malpractice
Employment Law

Admitted to Practice

Commonwealth of Kentucky
State of Ohio

Professional Memberships

Kentucky Bar Association
Northern Kentucky Bar Association
Ohio State Bar Association
Kentucky Academy of Hospital Attorneys

Education

J.D., Salmon P. Chase College of Law (magna cum laude, 2001)
B.H.S., University of Kentucky (magna cum laude, 1998)

Speaking Engagements

Law and the Legal System, Catholic Health Initiatives (March, 2006)

Mock Trial, Labor and Employment Issues, HR 100 Group, Northern Kentucky Chamber of Commerce (2006)