Meet Alicia

Alicia and her husband, Mark Ellison, have lived in Dripping Springs for 30 years. She is the proud mother of two children and three grandchildren, who all live in Hays County. She loves advocating for her clients, working to improve the legal profession, and spending time with her family. She has been a lifelong runner and frequently backpacks on the Appalachian trail or at Big Bend National Park. Before opening her private law practice in Buda six years ago, Alicia spent most of her career as a public servant. She served as an assistant district attorney, an associate judge, presiding over family law cases in Wichita County, Texas, and as an adjunct professor at Midwestern State University, teaching classes in criminal law and criminal procedure.

After moving to Austin, she worked in the Child Support Division of the Office of Attorney General in various roles, including as Deputy Attorney General and Director of the Child Support Division from 2004 to 2013. In that capacity, she was responsible for the management of the largest child support program in the country. She directed the efforts of 2660 staff, including 300 attorneys, and an ongoing caseload exceeding one million child support cases.

Prior to that, she served as the Administrative Director of the State Office of Court Administration, an agency providing administrative and technical support to the Texas judicial system. In both positions, she testified before the legislature on countless occasions and successfully shepherded bills through the legislature to improve the law for the benefit of Texas families.