Mark O. Morris

General Commercial Litigation

• Mark has general experience in complex contract disputes of all kinds, professional liability, and business torts including many covered by federal and state statutory schemes. These have included very complex cases, including a recently resolved case involving a nearly nine-figure damage claim. He has been lead counsel for class action defendants in Utah, Arizona, and Illinois, in cases involving complex federal statutory schemes, including consumer protection cases against lending and financial institutions. Mark has been lead counsel in cases litigated in Alabama, Arizona, California, Colorado, Florida, Idaho, Illinois, Nevada, New York, and Utah. He has briefed and argued appeals to the Utah Court of Appeals, the Utah Supreme Court, the Florida Court of Appeals, and to the U.S. Courts of Appeal for the Ninth and Tenth Circuits.

Construction Law

• His practice includes representation of owners, design professionals, financial institutions, sureties, and contractors on private and public projects in contract drafting and negotiation, bid protests, claims analysis and resolution, surety claims, mechanics lien litigation, construction defect claims, resolution of claims in bankruptcy court, contract and claims litigation, and design professional liability issues. Mark recently resolved a nine-figure damage claim concerning a substantial highway construction project.

Real Estate Litigation

• Mark was recognized by his peers as Lawyer of the Year in Real Estate Litigation and is experienced in easement and right-of-way litigation, commercial landlord-tenant disputes, purchase/sale agreements, quiet title actions, state and federal just compensation and inverse condemnation actions, public lands and natural resources, foreclosure in and out of bankruptcy proceedings, and contract and commission disputes.

Employment Law

• Mark was recognized by his peers as Lawyer of the Year in Employment Law and represents employers in contractual, statutory, and tortious conduct claims arising from employment relationships, including enforcement of non-compete and trade secret covenants, and defense of Title VII, ADA, ADEA, FLSA, FMLA, ERISA, and other federal and state statutory schemes. Mark recently represented an employer in a three and a half week, multi-million dollar federal jury trial in a matter regarding restrictive covenants.

Securities Litigation

• Mark served for many years as a member of Utah's Panel of Neutrals for the New York Stock Exchange Department of Arbitration, one of the predecessors to FINRA. During his career, he has litigated securities cases in both state and federal courts of Utah.

Professional Liability

• Mark has over 20 years of experience defending lawyers against legal malpractice claims. His clients have included lawyers in Utah and Idaho.