Background
Morgan, John L. was born on February 6, 1931 in Mitchell, South Dakota, United States.
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John L. Morgan
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Marquette University. University of South Dakota (Juris Doctor, 1955).
Career
Worked at Morgan, Theeler, Cogley & Petersen (Mitchell, South Dakota) specializing in Banking, Commercial, Corporate and Real Estate Law, Estate Planning, Trusts and Probate, Business Planning, Education Law, Employment Law. General Civil Trial and Appellate Practice State and Federal Courts. Insurance and Personal Injury Litigation including Alternative Dispute Resolution, Construction Litigation and Arbitration, Workers Compensation.
Admitted to the bar, 1955, South Dakota.
Phi Delta Phi. City Attorney, Mitchell, South Dakota, 1966-1970. Member, South Dakota Constitutional Revision Commission, 1974-1976.
Member: State Bar of South Dakota. American Bar Association.
The Association of Trial Lawyers of America.
Defense Research Institute. Association of Insurance Attorneys. Federation of Insurance Counsel.
Advocate, American Board of Trial Advocates.
Fellow, American College of Trust and Estate Counsel. The firm was originally founded in 1893 by Tyman Spangler, who was later joined by Chester L. Morgan.
The firm"s office is in Mitchell, which is centrally located in the southeast quadrant of South Dakota, the most populous area in the state. The firm is a general practice firm which has historically been counsel for many of the leading banks, most major businesses and individuals in the area.
In the commercial area of the law, the members of the firm practice extensively in the fields of banking, corporate and business law, litigation, municipal law and real estate.
In addition, the firm members practice in areas of civil rights, insurance, personal injury, property damage and products liability litigation, representing both plaintiffs and defendants, probate, guardianship and family law, school law, wills, trusts and estate planning, and worker"s compensation.
Achievements
Membership
Member, South Dakota Constitutional Revision Commission, 1974-1976. Member: State Bar of South Dakota. American Bar Association.
The Association of Trial Lawyers of America.
Defense Research Institute. Association of Insurance Attorneys.
Federation of Insurance Counsel. Advocate, American Board of Trial Advocates.
Fellow, American College of Trust and Estate Counsel.
Fellow, American College of Trust and Estate Counsel.
