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Elizabeth Desloge Ellis

For Florida Bar Board of Governors
Second Judicial Circuit

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Meet Liz:

Liz Desloge Ellis is an experienced litigation shareholder at Stearns Weaver Miller, representing private and public sector clients.  She previously served as an Assistant State Attorney in Florida's Second Judicial Circuit, where she conducted more than 50 jury trials as first chair, ranging from traffic offenses to life felonies.

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Liz has an extensive record of bar service, including membership on the Florida Bar's Standing Committee on Professionalism and the Second Circuit Grievance Committee Committee 2B.  She has served on the Tallahassee Bar Association Board since 2021, including as President of the Young Lawyers Section, Events Chair, and co-chair of the annual Chili Cookoff benefitting the Legal Aid Foundation.  In November 2024, she was elected without opposition to serve as President of the Tallahassee Bar Association beginning in January 2026.

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A tenth-generation Tallahasseean, Liz also serves her community as President of Refuge House and as Curriculum Chair for Leadership Tallahassee.  She lives in Tallahassee and is a proud dog mom to Peaches and Sazzy.

Florida Bar & Legal Leadership:

  • Standing Committee on Professionalism

  • Second Circuit Grievance Committee 2B

  • President-Elect (2026), Tallahassee Bar Association

  • Former President, TBA Young Lawyers Section

  • Events Chair, Tallahassee Bar Association

  • Co-Chair, Legal Aid Foundation Chili Cookoff

  • Member, William H. Stafford Inn of Court

  • Board Member, Tallahassee Women Lawyers

Community Leadership:

  • President (2021-current), Refuge House

  • Board Member (2018-current), Refuge House

  • Curriculum Chair, Leadership Tallahassee Class 43

  • Graduate, Leadership Tallahassee Class 37

  • Appointed Member, Leon County Charter Review Commission

  • Leadership Tallahassee Pacesetter Award

  • Named one of 25 Women You Need to Know
    (Tallahassee Democrat)

Election Information

  • January 5: Eligible voters will receive an email from the Bar's independent election service explaining voting options (electronic or paper ballot)

    • All voters who do not affirmatively select paper ballot by January 16 must vote electronically​

  • On or before March 1: Ballots and voting instructions are distributed (electronically or by mail, depending on voter selection).

  • March 15: Voting closes at 11:59 p.m. (ET)

  • Runoff (if required):

    • Ballots distributed on or before March 21​

    • Voting closes April 7 at 11:59 p.m. (ET)

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