The Texas Aggie Bar Association is proud to announce that Charles A. (Chuck) Ellison '76 has been named the 2013 Aggie Lawyer of the Year.

Mr. Ellison is a longtime resident of the Brazos Valley, and a 1976 graduate of Texas A&M University.  After receiving his law degree from The Texas Tech School of Law in 1979, he spent four years in the U.S. Army Judge Advocate General's Corps.  Mr. Ellison is an "AV" rated lawyer by Martindale Hubble currently practicing real estate and transactional law at The Ellison Firm in College Station, Texas.    

Mr. Ellison has served as Chair of the Board of Directors of the Community Foundation of the Brazos Valley and is chair of the Ethics Committee of Hospice Brazos Valley.  He is on the Advisory Council for the Texas Transportation Institute and served as Chair of the Campaign Drive for the United Way of the Brazos Valley in 2003.  He is a graduate of Leadership Brazos and the Brazos County Regional Leaders Forum.  In addition, Mr. Ellison has served on the Board of Directors of several banks and businesses in the Brazos Valley.

Since graduating from A&M, Mr. Ellison has continued to serve the University in several capacities.  He served on the Texas A&M Vision 2020 Mid-Term Review Task Force, the Texas A&M University System's Chancellor's Century Council Executive Committee, and is currently serving on the Development Council for the George Bush School of Government and Public Service.  In 2004, Mr. Ellison served as President of the Association of Former Students.  In addition, he has also served as a board member of the Brazos County A&M Club and the Texas A&M University Corps Development Council. 

He is married to Tedi and they have two children, Kim and Courtney, and two granddaughters Kathryn and Karter. 

The Texas Aggie Bar Association congratulates all of the nominees and finalists for this award.  You make us all proud to be Aggie lawyers.

Mr. Ellison and the TABA Scholarship Recipients will be honored at the Annual Conference Reception and Banquet at the Clayton W. Williams, Jr. Alumni Center on Saturday, March 2, 2013.  We hope to see you all at the Annual Conference.  Register today at  Annual Conference.