Background
Dees, Morris Seligman was born on December 16, 1936 in Shorter, Alabama, United States. Son of Morris Seligman and Annie Ruth (Frazer) Dees.
Dees, Morris Seligman was born on December 16, 1936 in Shorter, Alabama, United States. Son of Morris Seligman and Annie Ruth (Frazer) Dees.
Bachelor of Science, U. Alabama, 1958; Bachelor of Laws, U. Alabama, 1960.
Chairman of the Board, Fuller and Dees Public, Inc. (merged with Times Mirror), 1960-1969;
partner, Levin and Dees, 1969-1971;
chief trial counsel, Southern Poverty Law Center, Montgomery, Alabama, since 1971. President Funding Group, since 1983.
Instructor criminal law Jones Law School, 1960-1962. Visiting fellow John F. Kennedy School Government, Harvard University. Elected fellow University of Pennsylvania Law School, 1988.
Director national fund raising McGovern for President, 1972. National finance chairman Carter for President, 1976. National finance director Kennedy for President, 1980.
Trustee Miles College. Member American Bar Association (Young Lawyers Distinguished Svc. award 1987), Alabama Bar Association, Direct Mail Marketing Association (board directors, Showmanship award 1968), Beta GammaSigma.
Married Elizabeth Breen. Children: Morris Seligman III, John Fuller, Ellie.