BACKGROUND AND EXPERIENCE OF AARON P. MORRIS:
Before joining the California Bar, Aaron Morris worked as a volunteer Hearing Officer in the Pima County Justice Court in Tucson, Arizona, conducting trials and issuing rulings and judgments. He attended Southwestern University School of Law, where he was Editor-in-Chief of the Law Review and graduated cum laude in 1987.
His practice areas include business litigation (breach of contract, trade secret, partnership dissolution, etc.), employment law (wrongful termination, sexual harassment), construction disputes, first amendment law, discrimination claims, defamation suits, and legal malpractice. Aaron Morris is a recognized expert on Internet law, and recently prevailed in two major Internet cases on behalf of clients that were fighting spammers. He is the current President of the California Defamation Lawyers Association, and author of California SLAPP Law. In 2009 and again in 2011 Aaron Morris was rated “Best Attorney In and Around Orange County” by Tustin Magazine.
He has taught as an Adjunct Professor at Whittier Law School in Costa Mesa, California, teaching “Litigation Skills & Strategies”. He was formerly an Adjunct Professor at National University in Irvine, California, teaching litigation techniques. Morris is a writer and lecturer on the subjects of law and law office efficiency, and has been a featured speaker at such functions as the American Bar Association TechShow. He has appeared on the national television shows “Leeza” and “Frontline.” He is frequently asked to consult other law firms on litigation issues and techniques as well as on the implementation of legal software.
