Background
Morris, Michael J. was born on January 29, 1961 in McCook, Nebraska, United States.
Morris, Michael J. was born on January 29, 1961 in McCook, Nebraska, United States.
University of Arizona (Bachelor of Arts, with highest distinction, 1984). Boalt Hall School of Law, University of California, Berkeley (Juris Doctor, 1988). Spoken languages: French.
Worked at McCutchen, Doyle, Brown & Enersen (San Francisco, California) specializing in General Practice. Admitted to the bar, 1990, California and Nebraska. 1992, United States. District Court, Central District of California.
1993, United States.
District Court, District of Nebraska. United States. Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Phi Beta Kappa; Phi Kappa Phi.
Phi Eta Sigma.
Pi Delta Phi. Recipient: Brown Prize in French. Beattie Scholarship in French.
Cal Alumni Scholarship. South.K. Yee Fellowship; American Jurisprudence Award in Civil Procedure.
Notes and Comments Editor, California Law Review.
Fulbright Scholar to Belgium and Luxembourg, 1994-1995. Judicial Clerk to Honorary Samuel P. King, Chief Judge Emeritus, United States. District Court, District of Hawaii, 1988-1989.
Member: Omaha, Nebraska State (Member, Bankruptcy Law Section) and American (Member, Business Law Section) Bar Associations.
State Bar of California (Member, Litigation Section). Commercial litigation and business practice, including complex, securities and environmental litigation.
Environmental and natural resources. Healthcare; intellectual property.
Biotechnology; antitrust and trade regulation.
Torts. Product liability. Insurance. Maritime; agribusiness.
White-collar crime; appellate.
Corporate. Banking; finance. Insolvency. Real estate and land use.
Construction; tax and employee benefits.
Labor and employment. International trade law. Estate planning and trusts.
Alternative dispute resolution.
Member: Omaha, Nebraska State (Member, Bankruptcy Law Section) and American (Member, Business Law Section) Bar Associations. State Bar of California (Member, Litigation Section).