Massachusetts Government Relations and Litigation Attorney
James T. Morris
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Mr. Morris is a renowned trial attorney. Because of his skills as a litigator, Mr. Morris is frequently retained as counsel in significant personal injury matters.
Mr. Morris is a member and former Chairman of the Massachusetts Inspector General Advisory Council, a position to which he has been nominated by five successive Speakers of the Massachusetts House of Representatives and appointed by four successive Attorneys General. He is also a gubernatorial appointee and serves as chair of the Massachusetts State College Building Authority. Mr. Morris has served on the boards and as an officer of various business and industry associations. He is a recipient of the Certificate of Outstanding Service to the Commonwealth.
Timeline
- Founding partner, Quinn & Morris PC, 1979
- New England Area Director, Public Affairs, Gulf Oil Corporation, 1976 – 78
- Counsel to the Speaker, Massachusetts House of Representatives, 1975 – 76
- Executive Assistant Attorney General of Massachusetts, 1972 – 75
- Chair, Massachusetts Inspector General Council, 1984 – present
- Vice Chair, University of Massachusetts Building Authority, 1982 – 1996
- Chair, Massachusetts State College Building Authority, 1996 – 2017
- Suffolk University Law School, J.D., 1971
- University of Massachusetts, B.A., 1968
- Suffolk University Board of Trustees, 2007 – 2017
Litigation percentage
- 60% of practice devoted to litigation
Bar admissions
- Massachusetts, 1972
- U.S. Court of Appeals, 1st Circuit, 1973
- U.S. District Court, District of Massachusetts, 1972
Education
- Suffolk University Law School, Boston, Massachusetts, J.D., 1971
- University of Massachusetts, B.A., 1968
Representative clients
- All types of personal injury cases
Honors and awards
- Recipient, Certificate of Outstanding Service to the Commonwealth
- Named Super Lawyer by Boston Magazine: 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011
Professional associations and memberships
- Massachusetts Trial Lawyers Association
- Massachusetts Academy of Trial Attorneys
- Massachusetts Inspector General Council, 1984 – present
- University of Massachusetts Building Authority, Vice Chair, 1982 – 1996
- Massachusetts State College Building Authority, Chair, 1996 – 2016
- Suffolk University Board of Trustees, 2007 – 2017
- Legislative Agent, 1979 – present
Past employment
- Gulf Oil Corporation, New England Area Director, Public Affairs, 1976 – 1978
- Massachusetts House of Representatives, Counsel to the Speaker, 1975 – 1976
- Executive Assistant to Attorney General, 1972 – 1975