Morris Dawes Cooke

Background

Cooke, Morris Dawes was born on July 20, 1954 in Beaufort, South Carolina. Son of Morris Dawes and Georgianna (McTeer) Cooke.

Education

Bachelor with distinction, University of Virginia, 1976; Juris Doctor cum laude, University of Southern California, 1979; Doctor of Laws (honorary), The Citadel.

Career

Law clerk to presiding judge, United States District Court South Carolina., Charleston, 1979-1980; associate, Barnwell, Whaley, Patterson & Helms, Charleston, 1980-1982; partner, Barnwell, Whaley, Patterson & Helms, Charleston, since 1982.

Achievements

• Morris Dawes Cooke has been listed as a reputable Lawyer by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Member South Carolina. Bar Association, American Board Trial Advocates, American Judicature Society, National Association College and University Attorneys, American Society Law and Medicine, Southeastern Admiralty Law Institute, Defense Research Institute.

Connections

Married Helen Cecilia Haffey, May 16, 1961. Children: Morris Dawes III, George Henry, Ellen Cecilia.

Father:

Morris Dawes Cooke

Mother:

Georgianna (McTeer) Cooke

Spouse:

Helen Cecilia Haffey

child:

Ellen Cecilia Cooke

child:

George Henry Cooke

child:

Morris Dawes III Cooke