Thandiwe Ellerbe
Director and managing attorney
Thandiwe started the clinic and still carries the police and jail cases herself.
She grew up in Orange Mound and began in a public defender's office. After years of watching clients meet the same institutions in criminal court, she moved to civil cases against them.
Takes cases about
- Police misconduct
- Jail and prison conditions
Thandiwe's admissions and education
Bar admissions
Tennessee
2010
Mississippi
2013
Courts
U.S. District Court, Western District of Tennessee
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
Education
J.D., University of Memphis Cecil C. Humphreys School of Law
B.A., Spelman College
Languages
English
Memberships
Memphis Bar Association
Tennessee Bar Association
She asks about the first hour
Thandiwe asks every caller to walk her through the first hour, not the whole story. The first hour is where the facts are clearest and the paperwork is thinnest.
If a case is there, she'll tell you what she sees and what she'd need. If it isn't, she'll say so, and she'll say who else to call.
Ask for Thandiwe
Mention who you'd like to talk to when you call or write.