Mr. Joseph W. Morris

He is a former Chairman of the Natural Resources Law Section of the American Bar Association; is a former State Regent of Higher Education for the State of Oklahoma; and is a former President of the Tulsa County Bar Association. He is listed in the publication The Best Lawyers in America in Alternative Dispute Resolution and in Natural Resources Law. He is admitted to practice law in Kansas, Oklahoma, and Texas.

During the last 20 years, he has spent approximately 90% of his time on ADR matters and has chaired or served as an arbitrator under the AAA rules, the ICC rules, the UNCITRAL rules, the London Court of International Arbitration rules, and the CPR rules in a substantial number of significant commercial arbitrations, both domestic and international, including arbitrations held throughout the United States, and also in Melbourne, Australia, London, England, Singapore and the United Arab Emirates. In approximately 2/3 of those cases, he was Chairman of the Panel or the sole arbitrator. He also has substantial experience as a mediator, and in 1991, taught ADR for a week at the International Development Law Institute, Rome, Italy.

He served as Special Master, concluding in April 2001, in In re: Copley Pharmaceuticals, Inc., "Albuterol" Products Liability Litigation, a mass tort class action case, having been appointed by the United States District Court for the District of Wyoming.

Professional Affiliations

American Arbitration Association

American Bar Association

American Law Institute

Institute for Transnational Arbitration of The Center for American and International Law

Oklahoma Bar Association

Oklahoma Bar Foundation

National Panel of Distinguished Neutrals of CPR International Institute for Conflict Prevention & Resolution

Tulsa County Bar Association