Ellen Macfarlane works to bring women into law leadership

Ellen M. Macfarlane

• Title, company: Shareholder, chairman, board of directors, Macfarlane Ferguson & McMullen PA

• Grew up: In the steel town of Alliance, Ohio

• Education: Ohio State University, undergrad and law school

• Family followed: Her parents and brother followed her to Tampa. “It’s a great place to live and spend your career and raise your children.”

• Favorite law movie:“Philadelphia” — specifically Denzel Washington’s role is the “epitome of what a lawyer… …read more