Hilgers Graben PLLC
Ellen Ross Belfer is a Partner at Hilgers Graben PLLC, specializing in complex commercial litigation in federal and state courts across the United States since July 2022. Previously, Belfer served as a Partner at León Cosgrove LLP from January 2016 to July 2022. Prior to this role, Belfer was a Professor of Legal Writing at the University of Miami School of Law, teaching legal communication and research skills from November 2010 to December 2015. Belfer began their legal career as an Associate at Hunton & Williams LLP, focusing on commercial litigation from August 2004 to November 2010, and gained valuable experience as a Law Clerk for the Honorable Peter T. Fay at the United States Court of Appeals for the 11th Circuit from August 2003 to August 2004. Belfer holds a JD from the University of Miami School of Law and a BA in Sociology from The University of Texas at Austin.
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Hilgers Graben PLLC
Hilgers Graben is a legal firm that specializes in complex commercial and intellectual property disputes around the country. The firm is built on two ideas. The first is that clients want to pay for legal services and not non-legal overhead. The second is that innovation could create a law firm that provides better value in the marketplace.Where other industries produce, over time, innovations that make their products and services better and cheaper, the price of complex legal services seems to rise at a 5-10% annual clip because of nothing more than inertia and industry practice.Since the firm founders have been in private practice, the constant refrain in the industry is how to drive value without constantly increasing already-exorbitant rates, either through lower rates or through alternative fee arrangements.