Member

Jonathan Ellis

Jonathan J. Ellis currently serves as a member of the Board of Directors and is the former Treasurer of the Jewish Council for Public Affairs (JCPA); Board member of the Tampa JCCs and Federation and Chair of the Jewish Community Relations Council (JCRC); Board member and former president of the Hillels of the Florida Suncoast; and co-chair of the Tampa Black Jewish Community Cooperative. He is the former president of Congregation Beth Shalom of Brandon and former Director of Hillel Academy of Tampa Bay.

Jonathan graduated from Vanderbilt University School of Law in 1990. He is an Equity Partner with the firm of Shumaker Loop & Kendrick, LLP. His practice revolves around commercial litigation and representation of condominiums and community associations. He is board certified by the Florida Bar in the area of Condominiums and Planned Development Law. He is AV® Peer Review Rated by Martindale-Hubbell, indicating he has reached the height of professional excellence, practiced law for many years and is recognized for the highest levels of skills and integrity.

Jonathan has been selected as a Florida Super Lawyer in the business litigation law category. The Super Lawyers designation is based upon the results of independent research performed by Law & Politics, including peer review and professional achievement. Only five percent of Florida lawyers are named Super Lawyers. Additionally, he has been named to the Legal Elite by Florida Trend Magazine, a designation based on peer review and Top Community Association lawyer in Tampa Magazine as voted by his peers.

Back to Team
Share

Next Up:

Arlene Fickler

Field Representative

Take Action Donate

November 14, 2024

Chief of Staff

November 11, 2024

JTA: We asked Jewish leaders about their priorities under a second Trump term

November 6, 2024

JCPA Responds to the Election of Donald Trump

October 30, 2024

Countering Disinformation and Political Violence

October 27, 2024

Six Years Since Deadly Pittsburgh Synagogue Shooting, We Must Call Out Increasingly Normalized Antisemitism and Extremism

October 21, 2024

New Report: Antisemitism x Democracy

October 10, 2024

Antisemitic Conspiracies Endanger Public Officials and Undermine Our Democracy 

October 10, 2024

Communications Associate

October 10, 2024

Strategic Community Relations Associate

October 7, 2024

October 7, One Year Later