Since its founding in 1931, Morris James LLP has provided legal services to a diverse clientele in an innovative, efficient and cost-effective manner. Clients range from large multinational corporations to individuals. Two of the largest Delaware-based companies, the DuPont Company and Wilmington Trust Company, have chosen Morris James as their counsel. The firm is organized into two major practice groups: litigation and business transactions. Morris James has a national practice in the areas of corporate and business entity law and litigation, bankruptcy, intellectual property litigation, and torts & insurance practice. The firm also provides tax, estate planning, real estate and commercial transactions, family law, and education law services to local and regional clients and handles medical malpractice and personal injury matters. Multidisciplinary teams combined with state-of-the-art technology have established the firm's national reputation.

Statement of Practice

Litigation, Corporate Law, Commercial Law, Business Transactions, Business Law, Administrative Law, Alternative Dispute Resolution, Bankruptcy, Commercial Real Estate, Computers and Software, Education Law, Environmental Law, Family Law, Insurance, Insurance Defense, Intellectual Property, Labor and Employment, Medical Malpractice, Partnership Law, Personal Injury, Probate, Products Liability, Real Estate, Taxation, Torts, Trusts and Estates and Wills.

Address

803 N. Broom Street P.O. Box 2328
Wilmington, DE 19899-2328, (New Castle Co.)

Phone

Phone: 302-655-2599
Telecopier: 302-655-8831

Website

http://www.morrisjames.com

Firm/Affiliate Offices

RESIDENT PARTNERS

Susan D. Ament (Partner) born Wilmington, Delaware, August 2, 1952; admitted to bar, 1983, Delaware, Pennsylvania, New Jersey and U.S. District Court, District of New Jersey; 1984, U.S. District Court, District of Delaware; 1987, U.S. Supreme Court. Education: University of Delaware (B.A., 1979); Delaware Law School of Widener University (J.D., 1982). Member, Board of Bar Examiners, State of Delaware, 1994-1997. Member: Delaware State (Chairperson, Fee Dispute Committee, 1991-1994; Co-Chair: Medical/Legal Committee, 1989-1990; Nominating Committee, 1999-2001) and American Bar Associations; Delaware Trial Lawyers Association. (Resident, Wilmington, Delaware, Broom Street Office). Practice Areas: Personal Injury Litigation; Insurance Law; Civil Litigation.Email: Susan D. Ament

Francis J. Jones, Jr. (Partner) born Wilmington, Delaware, January 4, 1957; admitted to bar, 1983, Delaware and U.S. District Court, District of Delaware; 2006, Maryland. Education: Catholic University of America (B.A., 1979; J.D., 1982). Law Clerk to Hon. John J. McNeilly, Associate Justice, Supreme Court of Delaware, 1982-1983. Member: Delaware State (Chairman, Torts and Insurance Practice Section, 1990-1992) and American Bar Associations; Defense Research Institute and Defense Counsel of Delaware. Associate Member, Delaware Supreme Court Board of Bar Examiners. (Resident, Wilmington, Delaware, Broom Street Office). Practice Areas: Insurance Defense; Personal Injury; Litigation; Products Liability.Email: Francis J. Jones, Jr.