Background
Morton, Dent M. was born on January 27, 1960 in Starkville, Mississippi, United States.
Morton, Dent M. was born on January 27, 1960 in Starkville, Mississippi, United States.
Samford University (Bachelor of Science, 1982). Cumberland School of Law of Samford University (Juris Doctor, summa cum laude, 1987).
Worked at Burr & Forman Limited Liability Partnership (Birmingham, Alabama) specializing in General Civil and Trial Practice in all State and Federal Courts. Antitrust, Banking, Bankruptcy, Business, Commercial, Corporation, Creditors Rights, Environmental, Equal Opportunity, Estate Planning, Healthcare, Industrial Development Financing, Insurance, International, Labor, Pension and Profit Sharing, Probate, Real Estate, Securities and Taxation Law. Admitted to the bar, 1987, Alabama.
Phi Kappa Phi.
Article Editor, Cumberland School of Law of Samford University Law Review, 1986-1987. Author: Casenote, "New York Court Orders New Trial on Basis of Inadequate Punitive Damages - Micari v. Mann," 126 Misc ad 422, 481 North.Y.S. 2d.
967 (New York Superior
Court, 1984) - Cumberland Law Review, Volume 16, 1985-1986. Member: Birmingham and American Bar Associations. Alabama State Bar.
The history of the Burr & Forman Limited Liability Partnership law practice parallels the history of 20th-century Birmingham.
The Firm takes considerable pride in its heritage and the foundation it provides.
The firm began offering legal services to help its clients grow and prosper when Birmingham was barely a quarter century old.
Member: Birmingham and American Bar Associations. Alabama State Bar.