MEMBERS OF FIRM
James E. Morris (Member) born November 20, 1942; admitted to bar, 1967, New York; U.S. District Court, Western District of New York; U.S. Supreme Court. Education: Syracuse University (B.A., Political Science, 1964; LL.B., 1967). Listed, The Best Lawyers in America, 2005-2006 edition. Named, Fellow of the American College of Civil Trial Mediators, 2002. Magistrate of the Year, New York State Magistrates Association. Lead Author: Village, Town and District Courts in New York Practice Guide, West Publishing Company, 1995; Annual Updates, 1996. Author: Victim Aftershock, 1983; You Can Win Big in Small Claims Court, 1981. Program Chair, "How to Evaluate and Settle a Personal Injury Claim," Monroe County Bar Association Litigation Section; "Settlement Techniques in Personal Liability Cases," Monroe County Bar Association. Lecturer, "The Winning Solution," Alternative Dispute Resolution Seminar, Phillips, Lytle, Hitchcock, Blaine & Huber LLP, Buffalo, New York. Adjunct Professor, Monroe Community College Rochester, New York. Formerly with Brighton, New York Town Justice, 1972-2005. Acting City Court Judge, appointed by District Administrative Supreme Court Justice, Rochester, New York, 1977. Senior Faculty, New York State Office of Court Administration. Member, The American Society of Writers on Legal Subjects. Past President and Past Director of Education and Training, New York State Magistrates Association. Founder, Panel of Peers Youth Jury Program. Member, Criminal Procedure Law Advisory Committee, Unified Court System. Past President, Monroe County Magistrates Association. Assistant District Attorney, Town Courts in Monroe County. Member: Monroe County (Chair, Alternatives to Dispute Resolution Committee) and New York State (Member, Tort Insurance and Compensation Law Section) Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Negligence; Real Estate; Small Business Law; Trusts and Estates.Email: James E. Morris
Stephen P. Morris (Member)
Richard D. Morris (Member)
Deborah M. Field (Member) born May 21, 1969; admitted to bar, 1996, District of Columbia and New York; U.S. District Court, Western District of New York. Education: Syracuse University (B.A., Broadcast Journalism and Political Science, magna cum laude, 1991); George Washington University (J.D., with high honors, 1995). Phi Beta Kappa. Member, George Washington Law Review. Associate, Business Transactions Group / Securities Group, Wilmer, Cutler & Pickering, Washington, D.C. April 2000 - August 2003. Senior Counsel, U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission Division of Enforcement, Washington, D.C., March 1998 - March 2000. Counsel, U.S. Senate's Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations (on temporary detail from the SEC) September 1999 - March 2000. Formerly with: Securities Litigation and Enforcement Group, Wilmer, Cutler & Pickering, Washington, D.C., January 1997 - February 1998; Litigation Group, Steptoe & Johnson, LLP, Washington, D.C., October 1995 - January 1997. Member: Monroe County and New York State Bar Associations; District of Columbia Bar. Practice Areas: Personal Injury; Negligence; Residential Real Estate; Corporate Law.Email: Deborah M. Field