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Steeped in History, Focused on the
Future
Wray, Willett &
Stoffer, PLLC is a full service law
firm located in Waxahachie, Texas, serving clients in throughout Ellis
County. Collectively, our attorneys have vast experience with handling a
wide spectrum of civil litigation and transactional matters in Ellis
County and across the state, in both state and federal courts. Our firm
represents individuals, families, and local businesses, and we count among
our clients some of the oldest businesses in Ellis County. We also often
serve as local counsel in connection with matters pending in Ellis County
courts.
The attorneys of Wray, Willett &
Stoffer, PLLC live
and work in Ellis County, and are fully engaged in the day to day events
and cycles of the local court system and business community.
Additionally, the firm's attorneys are active in professional, civic, and
charitable organizations.
We often receive inquiries regarding
the history of our office building. Most long time Ellis County
residents refer to our office as the "Old Jail." The building is a
Texas historical landmark, and was completed in 1888. Ellis County
constructed the building to serve as the county's third jail
building. To view the Texas Historical Commission plaque for our
building, please click
here. To view a
historical essay regarding the history of the building, please click
here.
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The
building is unique in that it utilized a "squirrel cage" revolving
cell system to house prisoners during its years of service as the
Ellis County jail. The squirrel cage was a pie shaped, multi-level
mechanism that rotated a series of jail cells past a single
doorway. To learn more about the squirrel cage mechanism, please
visit the website of the
Historical Society of Pottawatttamie County, Iowa, which is
the location of another surviving squirrel cage jail.
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