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Bar Admissions

  • Illinois Supreme Court, 1984
  • Missouri Supreme Court, 2009
  • U.S. District Court, Northern District of Illinois, 1984
  • Federal Trial Bar, Northern District of Illinois, 1987
  • U.S. District Court, Western District of Michigan, 1995
  • U.S. Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit, 1996
  • U.S. District Court, Central District of Illinois, 1997
  • U.S. District Court, Southern District of Indiana, 2003

Education

  • Illinois Institute of Technology, Chicago-Kent College of Law, J.D., 1983
  • Tulane University
  • University of Illinois, B.A., 1979

 

 

 

 

 

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H. Patrick Morris
Shareholder
Phone (312) 984-0244
             

Fax (312) 372-9818


E-Mail morrisp@jbltd.com

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H. Patrick Morris concentrates his practice in products liability, toxic tort, food-borne illness claims, and commercial litigation. Mr. Morris has served as an adjunct law professor with IIT’s Chicago-Kent College of Law. His instruction has included intensive clinical training in trial advocacy, including direct and cross-examination, opening statements and closing arguments. Mr. Morris is a frequent lecturer on various subjects and has spoken at or chaired a number of educational seminars. His success as a trial attorney has been recognized by his peers, who have nominated him with an AV rating from Martindale-Hubbel and as a Illinois Super Lawyer (in the top 5% of Illinois attorneys).

Mr. Morris is a member of the Defense Research Institute (Board of Directors 2001-2006), the Society of Trial Lawyers, the Society for Chemical Hazard Communication, the American Council on Science and Health, and the International Association of Defense Counsel.

For more information on Mr. Morris, please click here.

Publications

Mr. Morris is a frequent lecturer on many subjects and has spoken at or chaired educational seminars on subjects including: evidentiary issues at trial, preparing and handling toxic tort cases, and the defense of lead paint-based litigation.

  1. Gulf Coast Residents Sue BP, Nalco for Dispersant Exposure, Chemical Week, August 2-9, 2010
  2. Illinois Appellate Court Reverses Trial Court: Madison County Asbestos Case Does Not Belong in Illinois, DRI In the Voice: Legal News, September 22, 2010.
    For a copy of the original opinion on this case, please click here.

Presentations

  1. Program Co-Chair, Oil Spill Litigation and Emerging Issues Seminar, Defense Research Institute, The Houstonian Hotel, Houston, TX, August 12 -13, 2010. Click here for further information from the Chicago Daily Law Bulletin
  2. Program Chair, Defense Research Institute, Corporate Counsel Roundtable, Challenges Facing Corporate America 2008, and Moderator, Emerging New Theories of Corporate Environmental Liability-Climate Change and Public Nuisance Litigation. New York, New York, January 28, 2008
  3. Committee Chair, Defense Research Institute Toxic Torts and Environmental Law Seminar, March 2, 2000, and Moderator, Keeping the Gloves On: Small Players versus Manufacturers in the Large Toxic Case — How to Resolve the Conflict, Defense Research Institute Toxic Torts and Environmental Law seminar, March 2, 2000.
  4. Speaker, Strategies for Defending Mold Lawsuits, American Insurance Association's Emerging Trends Conference: Mold-The Challenge Ahead, May 20-21, 2002, McLean, VA.
  5. Speaker, All Industry Forum on Mold, National Association of Independent Insurers, October 9, 2001.
  6. Speaker, Interactive Voir Dire – Trial of the Case that has Already Been Tried in the Media, DRI Annual Meeting 2001, October 5, 2001, Chicago, IL.
  7. Program Co-Chair and Speaker, Cutting Edge Issues in Mold Litigation and Initial Handling of a Mold Claim, Mealey's National Mold Litigation Conference, October 1-2, 2001, Chicago, IL.
  8. Speaker, Updates - Toxic Tort and Environmental Issues and Verdict Summaries (Solvents, Pesticides, Hazardous Chemicals, Irritants, Hazardous Waste and Asbestos), Defense Research Institute Toxic Tort and Environmental Law Seminar, March 8-9, 2001, New Orleans, LA.
  9. Seminar Chair and Speaker, The Dose-Response Requirement in Mold-Sick-Building and Building-Related Illness Claims, Mealey's Mold Litigation Conference, February 8-9, 2001, Philadelphia, PA.
  10. Speaker, Lead 101 and How to Value Lead Cases, 2000 Mealey's, October 18-19, 2000, St Louis MO.
  11. Speaker and Program Chair, Keeping the Gloves On:  Small Players versus Manufactures in the Large Toxic Case - How to Resolve the Conflict, Defense Research Institute Toxic Torts and Environmental Law Seminar, March 2, 2000.
  12. Speaker, Neuropsychological Testing and Testimony, Mealey’s Midwest Lead Litigation Conference (Co-Chair), October 10, 1996, Chicago, IL.
  13. Speaker, Tort Law Update, Illinois Association of Defense Trial Counsel Spring Meeting, March 2, 1996, Chicago, IL.
  14. Speaker, Defending Chemical Exposure Toxic Tort Claims, Society for Chemical Hazard Communication Fall Meeting, October 17, 1995, Arlington, VA.
  15. Speaker, Proving or Defending Lead, Repetitive Stress Injury, Medical Device, Pharmaceutical and Brain Damage Cases, Practicing Law Institute: The Defense of Lead Paint Cases, September 21, 1995, broadcast live via satellite, New York, NY.
  16. Speaker, Cross-Examination of Plaintiff's Neuropsychologist, 1995 Mealeys' National Lead Litigation Conference, May 4-5, 1995, Philadelphia, PA.
  17. Speaker, Presenting the Defendant for Deposition, Illinois Trial Lawyers Association Shotgun Seminar, February 4, 1995, Urbana, IL.
  18. Speaker, Cross-Examination of Plaintiff's Rehabilitation Witness, Effective Direct and Cross-Examination of Expert Witnesses, Chicago Bar Association, January 9, 1995, Chicago, IL

Recent Cases

  1. The Illinois Supreme Court’s Nolan Ruling: Illinois Now Allows Evidence of Other Exposures