Bio of Sherman M. Ellison (Use business card ) Sherman M. Ellison is a California trial attorney whose practice is almost exclusively traffic ticket defense. He was sworn in to practice law in 1970 and practices law in all United States District Courts within California, Hawaii and Oregon; the United States Supreme Court as well as the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit and Eighth Circuit. Published opinions and precedent setting appeals by Ellison include California Supreme Court: People v. Superior Court [Keifer], 3 Cal.3d 807 (1970); California Court of Appeals: People v. Williams , 168 C.A.3d 349 (1984); United States Court of Appeals: U.S.A. v. Myers, 543 F.2d 721 (1977); and United States District Court: U.S.A. v. Redondo, 980 F.Supp. 1114 (1997). Sherman Ellison