Former Trump lawyer Jenna Ellis's Colorado law license revoked for three years

The presiding disciplinary judge approved the settlement agreement between Ellis and Colorado’s Attorney Counsel, and said that if Ellis wanted to return to law in the state before the three year punishment was up, she would need to file a petition to reinstate the license.

By Misty Severi

Published: May 28, 2024 9:07pm

Former Trump attorney Jenna Ellis on Tuesday agreed to have her law license in Colorado suspended for three years for her role in the alleged effort to overturn the results of the 2020 presidential election.

Ellis agreed to plead guilty to one count of one aiding and abetting false statements and writings in October. The plea deal was agreed to and arranged by prosecutors in Georgia as part of the Georgia 2020 election interference case.

A presiding disciplinary judge approved the settlement agreement between Ellis and Colorado’s Attorney Counsel, and said that if Ellis wanted to return to law in the state before the three year punishment was up, she would need to file a petition to reinstate the license.

“The evidence surrounding her plea reflects that she aided and abetted the false statements at issue through her presence at the Georgia Senate Subcommittee meeting but did not otherwise contribute to drafting or preparing the false statements,” the settlement said. “She has also expressed remorse and has recognized the harm caused by her misconduct … and has taken significant, concrete steps to mitigate the harm her misconduct has caused."

The suspension will go into effect on July 2, 2024, and comes after Colorado’s Office of Attorney Regulation Counsel censured Ellis for making "misrepresentations on national television and on Twitter regarding the 2020 presidential election," in March of last year.

Ellis apologized last week for her role in the efforts to overturn the results of the election, stating that she would accept the suspension and encourage others who still believe the election was stolen to reconsider their position.

“I do not do this as a political calculation, out of anger toward my former client, or for any other ways some may try to undermine or discredit my statement here, which is simply this: I am choosing to take responsibility for my actions and my association with the harm caused to this nation by the post-election activities of 2020 on behalf of then-President Donald Trump,” Ellis wrote, according to The Hill. “I was wrong to be involved ... and I will continue to stand up for the truth, even when it requires admitting I was wrong."