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Edward F. Morrison, Jr., Principal

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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EDWARD F. MORRISON, JR.
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515 South Figueroa Street
Suite 2060
Los Angeles, CA 90071
213 356-5501
77530 Enfield Lane, Suite H1
Palm Desert, CA 92211
760 978-6201
morrison@morrisonlawgroup.com
 
ADMISSIONS
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State Bar of New York, 1989
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State Bar of California, 1990
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United States District Court - Central District for the State of California, 1991

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Mr. Morrison's extensive trial resume
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Mr. Morrison is a veteran litigator and trial lawyer who has focused his professional work in the representation of commercial businesses in complex contract disputes, all facets of construction litigation and major injury products liability litigation.
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Mr. Morrison has acted as lead counsel in hundreds of complex cases, a majority of which involved highly complex construction and accounting issues.  Mr. Morrison emphasizes a “partnered” approach with his clients which permits an early dispute evaluation and orderly case management.
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Mr. Morrison has commenced trial in well over 40 cases and has taken 19 cases to jury verdict and 66 cases to verdict in court trial and/or binding arbitration.  When measuring the opposing party’s last offer or demand before trial against the verdict or award, Mr. Morrison has enjoyed over a 90% success ratel.

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Mr. Morrison is one of the defense lawyers who has tried a construction defect case to a Los Angeles jury and achieved a complete defense verdict. That occurred in Sax v. Bilan Construction (case tried to Los Angeles area jury in 1998).

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In 2004, Mr. Morrison commenced trial in seven cases, taking four to a verdict. In that year alone, Mr. Morrison tried an insurance case (which involved a case of first impression); a major products liability case (where the jury reduced the economic damages claim by 99.1%); a personal injury matter involving an apartment complex; financial issues involving a dissolution of a marriage with a large estate; a plaintiff breach of contract case (which resulted in a $505,000 recovery); and a real estate case against a relocation assistance company where the award was $664,000 less than the lowest pre-trial demand.
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Mr. Morrison has been a guest lecturer at the Pepperdine University Law School's Strauss School for Alternative Dispute Resolution.  Mr. Morrison was also a speaker at the American Conference Institute's June 2001 seminar on Litigating Construction Defect Claims where he presented an article on statutes of repose for construction litigation.  Mr. Morrison has also authored over 20 articles for the Westside Apartment Monthly, a landlord trade magazine.

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Mr. Morrison maintains an individual "A-V Preeminent" rating with the Martindale-Hubbell law directory, is an associate member of the American Board of Trial Advocates, and was named a Super Lawyer in 2010, 2019, 2020 and 2021 and was advised he will be so named for 2022.


EDUCATION
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Vanderbilt University School of Law, Juris Doctor, 1987
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Vanderbilt University, Bachelor of Arts, cum laude, 1984

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