CheckbookVendor
What has the City paid Ellis Law Corporation?
$3.8M in City payments across 66 checks, from October 2, 2017 to April 27, 2026. Outside-vendor scope only — payroll, transfers, debt and pension custody are excluded.
Checkbook LA · Through Sep 9, 2026
As published: ELLIS LAW CORPORATION
$3.8MTotal paid
66Payments
$58,176Average payment
FY2023-24Peak full year · $1.1M
By fiscal year
FY2017-18
$283K
FY2018-19
$174K
FY2019-20
$247K
FY2020-21
$680K
FY2021-22
$335K
FY2022-23
$236K
FY2023-24
$1.1M
FY2024-25
$145K
FY2025-26
$684K
Who pays them
Non-departmental$3.8M
Non-departmental: Liability Claims$-3K
What for
Miscellaneous Liability Payouts$1.8M
54 payments
Public Works, Street Services Liability Payouts$1.7M
8 payments
Transportation Liability Payouts$250K
1 payment
Public Works, Sanitation Liability Payouts$45K
3 payments
Sources
LA Controller, Checkbook LA (dataset pggv-e4fn), totalled nightly. Figures are every payment on record within the outside-vendor scope, not a single fiscal year. Back to the checkbook.