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Cecil Eugene Morris Jr

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1875 Lawrence St 10fl

Denver, CO 80202

Office: 303-839-1204
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Pendleton, Friedberg, Wilson & Hennessey, P.C.

1875 Lawrence Street, Tenth Floor

Denver, CO 80202

303-839-1204
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Cecil is a shareholder and director in the firm of Pendleton, Friedberg, Wilson Hennessey, PC in Denver. Cecil graduated from the New York University School... more

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Résumé

License

29 years since Cecil Eugene Morris Jr was first licensed to practice law.

State	License status	Year acquired	Last updated by Avvo
Colorado	Active	1991	01/06/2012
California	Inactive	1982	11/09/2011

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Work Experience

Position	Duration
Special Counsel, then Shareholder at Pendleton, Friedberg, Wilson & Hennessey P.C.	2002–present
Member/Manager at Law Office of Cecil E. Morris, Jr., LLC	2001–2002

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Education

School	Major	Degree	Graduated
New York University School of Law	Law	JD - Juris Doctor	1982
University of Oklahoma	Political Science	BA - Bachelor of Arts, summa cum laude	1979

Awards

Award Name	Granting Organization	Date
Colorado Super Lawyers-Business Litigation	Colorado Super Lawyers	2011
Colorado Super Lawyers-Business Litigation	Colorado Super Lawyers	2010

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Associations

Position	Association Name	Duration
Chair	U. S. District Court, District of Colorado, Committee on Conduct	2010-present
Member	U. S. District Court, District of Colorado, Committee on Conduct	2005-present

Member	Colorado Supreme Court Standing Committee on the Rules of Professional Conduct	2003-present
Member	Association of Professional Responsibility Lawyers	2002-present
Fellow	Colorado Bar Foundation	2001-present
Member (founding)	Faculty of Federal Advocates, U.S. District Court for the District of Colorado	1997-present
Arbitrator	American Arbitration Association, National Panel of Arbitrators, Commercial Arbitration	1996-present
Member	American Association for Justice, Commercial Law Section	1995-present
Member	Colorado Bar Association, Ethics Committee	1995-present
Member	Colorado Trial Lawyers Association	1992-present
Member	Colorado Bar Association	1991-present
Member	Denver Bar Association	1991-present
Member	American Bar Association, Litigation Section and Committees on Trial Practice, Securities Litigation and Business Torts Litigation	1985-present
Member (inactive)	State Bar of California, Litigation Section	1982-present
Chair	U. S. District Court, District of Colorado, Committee on Conduct	2010-2011
Chair	U. S. District Court, District of Colorado, Committee on Conduct	2010-2011
Chairman	Colorado Bar Association, Ethics Committee	2004-2005
Vice Chairman	Colorado Bar Association, Ethics Committee	2003-2004
Member	Colorado Supreme Court Ad Hoc Committee on ABA Ethics 2000/Rules of Professional Conduct	2002-2004
Board of Directors	Colorado Trial Lawyers Association, Commercial Law Section	1999-2003
Co-chair	Colorado Trial Lawyers Association, Commercial Law Section	1999-2001

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Publications

Article	Publication	Date
Liability Under the Federal Sarbanes-Oxley Act	Lawyer's Professional Liability in Colorado: Preventing Legal Malpractice and Disciplinary Actions (CLE in Colorado, Inc.)	2011
Inadvertent Disclosure	Lawyer’s Professional Liability in Colorado: Preventing Legal Malpractice and Disciplinary Actions (CLE in Colorado, Inc. 2009)	2011

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Speaking Engagements

Presentation Name	Conference	Date
Lawyers’ Duty of Candor to the Tribunal and Remedial Measures in Civil Actions and Proceedings	CLE Legal Connection	2011
Ethics & Privilege Logs, The Ethical Limits of Defending, and The Limits of Direct and Cross Examination	Annual Convention	2011

Dealing with a Grievance	Preventing Legal Malpractice	2010
Navigating the Ethics Minefield: Third-Party Claims and Liens Against Client Property, Conflicts of Interest, and Aggregate Settlements	CTLA	2009
Ethics Issues for Trial Lawyers	Annual Convention	2009
Ethical Rules Governing Lawyers' Advice for Privacy Breaches	Privacy Foundation	2008
Ethics	Legal Ethics for Business Law Attorneys	2008
Current Developments in Legal Ethics in Colorado	Arapahoe County Bar Association	2008
Ethics Issues for Trial Lawyers	Annual Convention	2008
Ethics in a Wild Wired World	Annual Convention	2008
New Rules of Professional Conduct	Tuesdays at the Bar	2007
Ethics 2000	Colorado Bar Association	2007
New Colorado Rules of Professional Conduct	Colorado Bar Association	2007
Ethics Issues in Connection with Settlement: Old Themes, New Developments	Arapahoe County Bar Association	2007
Ethics Issues for Trial Lawyers	Annual Convention	2007
Ethics 2007	Annual Business Law Institute	2007
Discovery	Litigation Bootcamp	2006
Aiding and Abetting Breach of Fiduciary Duty	Colorado Defense Lawyers Association	2006
Ethics Issues for Trial Lawyers	Annual Convention	2006
Ethics 2000	Annual Business Law Institute	2006
The Sarbanes-Oxley Act and the Rules of Professional Conduct	Third Annual Ethics Symposium	2005
Litigation Ethics	Colorado Bar Association	2005
Ethics Issues for Trial Lawyers	Annual Convention	2005
Discovery and the Colorado Rules of Civil Procedure	Second Annual Ethics Symposium	2004
Ethics Issues in Pretrial Practice	Plaintiffs’ Employment Lawyers Association	2004
Lawyers’ Duties of Confidentiality and Disclosure: The Changing Climate and the Changing Landscape	Colorado Bar Association	2004
Current Ethics Issues in Employment Law	Annual Employment Law Conference	2004
Ethics Issues for Trial Lawyers II	Annual Convention	2004
Surreptitious Recording of Communications: New CBA Formal Ethics Opinion 112	Third Annual Litigation Institute	2003
The Continuing Evolution of Quantum Meruit Recovery in Contingency Cases in Colorado	Plaintiffs’ Employment Lawyers Association	2003
Ethics in Civil and Criminal Practice	First Annual Ethics Symposium	2003
Ethics Issues for Trial Lawyers	Annual Convention	2003
Developments in Legal Ethics	Sixth Annual Ethics Conference	2001
Annual Colorado Law Update (Commercial Law)	Colorado Trial Lawyers Association	2001
Ethics for Litigators	Colorado Bar Association	2001
Ethics in Trial Advocacy	Annual Convention	2001
New CBA Formal Ethics Opinion 108 And Beyond	Fifth Annual Ethics Conference	2000
Trial Advocacy Program	Colorado Trial Lawyers Association	2000
Ethics for Government Lawyers	Colorado Bar Association	2000
Ethics Issues Relating to the Receipt of Privileged or Confidential Documents Belonging to Persons Other Than the Client	Fourth Annual Ethics Conference	1999
Taking Effective Depositions	Lorman Education Services	1997
Alternative Dispute Resolution: Enforcing Arbitration Agreements	Colorado Trial Lawyers Association	1994
Defending Depositions: Objections, Instructions, and Dealing with Opposing Counsel	Continuing Legal Education in Colorado, Inc.	1992
Abusive Tactics, Protective Orders, and Sanctions	Continuing Legal Education in Colorado, Inc.	1991

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