Background
Morris, James W. was born on October 21, 1948 in Carbondale, Illinois, United States. Son of James and Emilyn (Snow) Morris.
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Morris, James W. was born on October 21, 1948 in Carbondale, Illinois, United States. Son of James and Emilyn (Snow) Morris.
Southern Illinois University (Bachelor of Arts, 1969). University of Illinois (Juris Doctor, 1972).
Worked at Barrett, Twomey, Morris, Broom & Hughes (Carbondale, Illinois) specializing in Banking, Estate Planning, Real Estate, Coal and Mineral Law, Civil Trials and Appeals. Admitted to the bar, 1972, Illinois. 1976, United States. District Court, Southern District of Illinois.
1996, Kentucky and United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit. Author: "Legal Implications of the Commercial Recovery of Coal From Slurry Ponds," 13 Eastern Mineral Law Foundation, 1992. Co-Author: "Mortgage and Farm Foreclosures in Illinois," Professional Education Systems, 1986.
Contributing Author: "Case Update," Eastern Mineral Law Foundation, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1989. Member, Panel of Arbitrators, American Arbitration Association. Member: Bar Association of Metropolitan St. Louis.
Jackson County, Illinois State (Real Estate Section Council, 1984-1992. Chairman, 1990-1991; Member, Special Committee on Recodification of Illinois Revised Statutes, 1991-1992), Kentucky and American Bar Associations. Society of Mining Engineers of the American Institute of Mining, Metallurgical and Petroleum Engineers (Member, Midwest Coal Section).
Eastern Mineral Law Foundation (Member, Publications Committee, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1988). Barrett Twomey Morris Broom & Hughes is a general practice firm with an emphasis in business, banking, real estate, coal and mineral law, civil litigation and estate planning. Our practice covers the entire state of Illinois.
Member, Panel of Arbitrators, American Arbitration Association. Member: Bar Association of Metropolitan St. Louis. Jackson County, Illinois State (Real Estate Section Council, 1984-1992.
Chairman, 1990-1991; Member, Special Committee on Recodification of Illinois Revised Statutes, 1991-1992), Kentucky and American Bar Associations. Society of Mining Engineers of the American Institute of Mining, Metallurgical and Petroleum Engineers (Member, Midwest Coal Section). Eastern Mineral Law Foundation (Member, Publications Committee, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1988).
Married Jan Dunning, June 5, 1970. Children: Jennifer R., J. Hunter.