Cigar Society of Chicago
presents

D A V I D   E L L I S
From High-Powered Attorney to Auto Mechanic Trade School - Why and How



David Ellis was a successful partner with one of the world’s largest law firms. One day he quit his job to do something completely different. He enrolled in technical school and spent a year with 18- and 19-year-olds learning a skilled trade: auto mechanics. His year was so rich he wrote a book about it.

David’s presentation will include many of his adventures and stories from his book, Detour: My Journey from High-Powered Attorney to Auto Mechanic Trade School, and the Hard Truths Learned Along the Way.



David W. Ellis is the owner of Ellis Automotive LLC, an automotive technology company specializing in automobile repair and restoration. He received his training at the Universal Technical Institute in Lisle, Illinois, where he graduated from the one-year Automotive Technology Program. Prior to that, David had a successful career as an international lawyer with one of the largest law firms in the world. His area of specialty was employment and employee benefits. David has a B.A. from Amherst College and a J.D. from Boston College Law School. When he is not working on cars, David volunteers with TechForce Foundation, a not-for-profit organization that provides scholarships, grants and other assistance to aspiring technicians who want to attend trade school and seek employment in the transportation industry.

FREE and ONLINE
Tuesday, May 4, 2021
5:30-7:00 pm CDT

Sign in 5:00-5:30 pm for informal cigar and cocktail chatter.
The event will be called to order at 5:30.
There will be a Q&A session following the lecture. Audience participation is invited.
The event will conclude at 7 pm.
An optional cocktail party and discussion will continue after the event.
Be sure to have your cocktails and cigars at ready hand.

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About the Cigar Society of Chicago

ONE OF THE OLDEST AND greatest traditions of the city clubs of Chicago is the discussion of intellectual, social, legal, artistic, historical, scientific, musical, theatrical, and philosophical issues in the company of educated, bright, and appropriately provocative individuals, all under the beneficent influence of substantial amounts of tobacco and spirits.  The Cigar Society of Chicago embraces this tradition and extends it with its Informal Smokers, University Series lectures, and Cigar Society Dinners, in which cigars, and from time to time pipes and cigarettes, appear as an important component of our version of the classical symposium.  To be included in the Cigar Society's mailing list, write to the secretary at curtis.tuckey@logicophilosophicus.org