Background
Morris, James W. was born on October 29, 1932 in Richmond, Virginia, United States.
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James W. Morris
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Virginia Military Institute. Randolph-Macon College. University of Richmond (Bachelor of Laws, 1957).
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Delta Theta Phi. Member, McNeill Law Society.
Career
Worked at Morris and Morris, A Professional Corporation (Richmond, Virginia) specializing in Civil Trials. Admitted to the bar, 1957, Virginia. Pi Gamma Mu; Delta Theta Phi.
Member, McNeill Law Society.
Author-Speaker: "Expert Witnesses," Dirty Rotten Imbeciles, 1989. "Product Liability Evidentiary Issues," Dirty Rotten Imbeciles, 1985, 1986.
"Defending Products Liability Claims," Dirty Rotten Imbeciles, 1991. "Trial Tactics, Depositions," VTLA, 1985.
"Opening Statements," VTLA, 1989.
"Source of Proof," Virginia State Bar, 1994. Sustaining Member and Member, Board of Directors, 1988-1990, Product Liability Advisory Council. Member, Board of Directors, Lawyers for Civil Justice, 1988-1990.
Permanent Member, United States.
Circuit Court of Appeals, 4th Circuit Judicial Conference. Member: Richmond (Vice President, 1996), Virginia and American Bar Associations.
International Association of Defense Counsel. Virginia Association of Defense Attorneys (President, 1973-1976).
Defense Research Institute (President, 1988-1989.
Chairman of the Board, 1989-1990). Fellow: Virginia Bar Foundation. American Bar Foundation.
American College of Trial Lawyers (Chairman, Virginia State Committee, 1987-1990.
Chairman, Admission to Fellowship Committee, 1992-1995).
Achievements
Membership
Member, McNeill Law Society. Author-Speaker: "Expert Witnesses," Dirty Rotten Imbeciles, 1989. "Product Liability Evidentiary Issues," Dirty Rotten Imbeciles, 1985, 1986.
"Defending Products Liability Claims," Dirty Rotten Imbeciles, 1991.
"Trial Tactics, Depositions," VTLA, 1985. "Opening Statements," VTLA, 1989.
"Source of Proof," Virginia State Bar, 1994. Sustaining Member and Member, Board of Directors, 1988-1990, Product Liability Advisory Council.
Member, Board of Directors, Lawyers for Civil Justice, 1988-1990.
Permanent Member, United States. Circuit Court of Appeals, 4th Circuit Judicial Conference. Member: Richmond (Vice President, 1996), Virginia and American Bar Associations.
International Association of Defense Counsel.
Virginia Association of Defense Attorneys (President, 1973-1976). Defense Research Institute (President, 1988-1989.
Chairman of the Board, 1989-1990). Fellow: Virginia Bar Foundation.
American Bar Foundation.
American College of Trial Lawyers (Chairman, Virginia State Committee, 1987-1990. Chairman, Admission to Fellowship Committee, 1992-1995).
