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Maria Viette Morris

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Rating: 8.2

Licensed for 23 years

Civil rights Lawyer at San Francisco, CA
Practice Areas: Civil Rights, Class Action, Employment & Labor

315 Montgomery St 10th Fl, San Francisco, CA

About Maria

Practice Areas

3

Practice Areas

Civil Rights 40%

I took a primary role in litigation against California for constitutional violations in the parole revocation process for juveniles. I have also participated in litigation regarding constitutional violations in adult parole revocation, prison overcrowding, peace officer brutality, no-fly listing, and illegal wiretapping.

20 years | 6 cases

40%
Class Action 35%

In addition to prison litigation (see description regarding civil rights), I have litigated numerous securities fraud class actions on behalf of plaintiffs.

25 years | 20 cases

35%
Employment and Labor 25%

I was the lead counsel in two successful wrongful termination cases - one whistleblower matter and one racial harassment/retaliation case.

19 years | 2 cases

25%

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Licenses

Licensed in District of Columbia for 5 years

State: District of Columbia

Acquired: 2020

Good Standing

No misconduct found

Licensed in New York for 23 years

State: New York

Acquired: 2002

Currently Registered

No misconduct found

Licensed in Alabama for 13 years

State: Alabama

Acquired: 2012

Inactive

No misconduct found

Licensed in California for 23 years

State: California

Acquired: 2002

Inactive

No misconduct found

Location

Law Offices of Maria Viette Morris

315 Montgomery St 10th Fl, San Francisco, CA, 94104

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Experience

Rating:  8.2 (Excellent)

Honors

2010

Finalist - Trial Lawyer of the Year, Public Justice Foundation

Work Experience

2006 - Present

Associate, Rosen, Bien & Galvan LLP

2003 - 2006

Associate, Lerach Coughlin Stoia Geller Rudman & Robbins

2001 - 2002

Clerk, Judge William Canby, 9th Circuit Court of Appeals

Sample of Legal Cases

Willis v. California Air National Guard

Successfully settled

Thompson v. Countrywide Financial Corporation

(cannot be disclosed)

Coleman v. Schwarzenegger (overcrowding)

Judgment in favor of plaintiffs

L.H. v. Schwarzenegger

successfully settled

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Education

2001

Emory Univ SOL

JD - Juris Doctor

1996

Columbia University School of International and Public Affairs

Masters of International Affairs

1991

Barnard College, Columbia University

BA - Bachelor of Arts

Speaking Engagements

2010

Guest Lecturer, “The Crisis of California Prisons: Emerging Law and Policy Issues

Parole Revocation

Publications

2001

23 HOUSTON J. INT’L L. 255 The Exit Fiction: Unconstitutional Indefinite Detention of Deportable Aliens

2001

15 EMORY INT’L L. REV. 207 Racial Profiling and International Human Rights Law: Illegal Discrimination in the United States

1996

48 J. INT’L AFF. Book Review: Nationalism, Ethnic Conflict and Democracy

1995

50 J. INT’L AFF. i Editors’ Foreword: Religion, Politics and Power

Languages

English

French

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