Phillip W. Ellenburg
General Counsel

Dr. Ellenburg earned his Bachelor of Science in Accounting from Lipscomb University and his Juris Doctor from the University of Kentucky. While attending the University of Kentucky, he received the Roger B. Lealand Award. Prior to coming to Lipscomb in 1994, Mr. Ellenburg practiced in the Nashville firm of Watkins, McGugin, McNeilly & Rowan. He is a member of the Tennessee and Nashville Bar Associations, as well as the National Association for College and University Attorneys. Dr. Ellenburg is admitted to practice before all courts in Tennessee, the U.S. Tax Court, and the U.S. Supreme Court. He is available to speak to general legal matters facing primary and secondary schools and institutions of higher education; the Family Education Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA); student discipline rights, Americans with Disabilities Act, athletics issues such as Title IX; constitutional issues facing private schools. He may be reached at 615.966.6217 or via email at nichole.richardson@lipscomb.edu.