Klein brings 20 years of BOP experience to firm

The Law Offices of Alan Ellis is pleased to announce that Nellie Torres Klein, a former U.S. Department of Justice Honors Attorney and senior counsel with the Federal Bureau of Prisons (BOP), hasbecome Of Counsel to the firm. Klein has 20 years of prison litigation experience specializing in sentence computation, disciplinary hearings and sanctions, conditions of confinement, and cases brought under the Federal Tort Claims Act.

“We are excited about the contributions that a professional with Nellie’s background and experience will bring to the team,” said firm founder Alan Ellis. “Our practice is focused on federal sentencing, prison and post-conviction representation of federal criminal defendants and inmates so there is a significant advantage to having a former BOP official on the team.”

Kleinhas served at numerous federal prisons including Metropolitan Correction Center (MCC), San Diego, California;the United States Penitentiary (USP), Lompoc, California; and USP Allenwood, Pennsylvania. While with the BOP, she was involved in various activities including serving as the Federal Women’s Program Manager, Hispanic Program Manager, Co-chair of the Affirmative Action Committee and a member of the executive staff at both USP Lompoc and MCC San Diego.

She serves on the Committee for Diversity and Inclusion of the San Diego County Bar Association. A fluent Spanish speaker, Klein volunteers with local charities, helping resident aliens, asylum seekers, refugees and other members of the needy and otherwise underserved immigrant community.

Klein, a graduate of the University of San Diego School of Law, is admitted to practice in the State of California, United States District Court for the Southern District of California, and Middle District of Pennsylvania.

About the Law Offices of Alan Ellis

With offices in San Francisco and New York, The Law Offices of Alan Ellis is a federal sentencing, prison and post-conviction, appeal and 2255 motion law firm representing federal criminal defendants and inmates throughout the United States. AlanEllis, a past President of the National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers and Fulbright Award winner, is a criminal defense lawyer with more than 50 years of experience as a practicing lawyer, law professor and federal law clerk. He is a nationally recognized authority in the fields of federal plea bargaining, sentencing, prison matters, appeals, and habeas corpus 2255 motions with more than 120 articles and books and 70 lectures, presentations and speaking engagements to his credit. For more information visit, www.alanellis.com.