About Ethan A.
Ethan A. Trice completed a law degree at Wake Forest University in 2018 after a parallel year of graduate work. He earned a Master of Arts in History from the University of Nebraska–Kearney the same year. His undergraduate work was at Mercer University, where he graduated in 2013 with a double emphasis in History and the interdisciplinary Philosophy, Politics, and Economics program. Those years established a pattern: careful research, a habit of asking why, and an eye for context.
Trice began practicing law soon after finishing his formal education. Early staff roles and small-firm work shaped his litigation habits. He worked at King Law Offices, PLLC in 2021, then moved to Davis Curry Law in 2023. In 2024 he joined Sheffron Law Office as part of the firm's roster of lawyers. Along the way he joined several state bar associations: North Carolina Bar Association in 2021, the South Carolina Bar in 2022, and both the Tennessee and Texas bars in 2023. He became a member of the Arkansas State Bar in 2024. Those memberships reflect a multi-jurisdictional practice footprint across the Southeast and Texas.
His training is not limited to traditional legal education. Trice holds a Certificate in English Language Teaching to Adults (CELTA), a credential that speaks to teaching experience and plain-language communication. He is also a commissioned Notary Public for the State of North Carolina. Colleagues say those qualifications have practical effects in client interactions: he tends to explain legal issues in straightforward terms and to prepare documents with an eye for clarity.
In courtroom and office settings, Trice has handled a variety of matters characteristic of smaller firms and regional practices. Clients have encountered him on civil matters and procedural work, and he has developed experience managing filings and hearings across several state systems. His multi-state admissions and bar memberships make him a practical choice for matters that cross state lines or that require familiarity with differing procedural rules.
He brings a historian’s attention to precedent and a teacher’s patience to client conversations. He approaches each file by mapping the facts against procedural options and then communicating pathways clearly. He currently practices at Sheffron Law Office, where he focuses on litigation and civil practice across his admitted jurisdictions.
