Colin M. Morris
SENIOR COUNSEL
cmorris@everettdorey.com
Direct: 949-676-2164
Mobile: 949-244-5520
Biography
Colin Morris is Senior Counsel at Everett Dorey, who works within the firm’s general liability, professional liability, and public entity defense practice areas, as well as the business litigation sector.
Colin has over six years of combined defense experience, representing medical, dental and design professionals in matters of alleged malpractice and other standard-of-care investigations and disputes. His experience further includes representing municipalities throughout central and southern California in general liability matters, as well as defending private mid-size employers against wage and hour, wrongful termination, and sexual harassment/assault claims. Prior to practicing insurance and public entity defense, Colin spent several years at a large national firm working on behalf of investors in direct and class action securities litigation.
Colin is a graduate of the University of San Diego School of Law. After earning invitations to the San Diego Law Review and San Diego International Law Journal, and being invited to Phi Delta Phi Legal Honor Society, Colin chose to focus on appellate moot court and mock trial competitions. He has interned with the San Diego County Public Defender Office and later volunteered as a deputy district attorney pro tem for the San Diego County District Attorney’s Office. Colin served briefly as a staff writer for USD’s monthly campus publication, Motions, and as a 3L helped found a new criminal law clinic with the aim of facilitating opportunities for USD law students to work through the San Diego chapter of the Innocence Project chapter, run through Cal Western SOL. During and after law school, Colin volunteered with Legal Aid Society of San Diego through its Domestic Violence and Unlawful Detainer clinics, and is a six-time recipient of the Wiley M. Manuel certificate for pro bono legal services.
Prior to law school, Colin spent two years studying civil engineering at the University of Southern California before completing his undergraduate studies at CU Boulder. Colin likes to travel back to Colorado in his spare time to hike, ski, raft, and camp. He also enjoys mountain biking the red rocks of Sedona, Arizona and wherever else that offers amazing views with a welcoming vibe.
Admissions
California State Courts
U.S. District Court for the Central District of California
Associations
American Bar Association
Orange County Bar Association
Education
University of San Diego School of Law
Juris Doctor; Master of Laws – General
University of Colorado
Bachelor of Arts, Political Science