About Laurie E.

Laurie E. Morrison constructed a legal life around place of work disputes and legal rights. She is realistic, exacting and continuous in court. Colleagues and clients describe her as simple. She argues cases, files appeals and counsels employers and employees through difficult moments.

Morrison earned her J.D. from Cornell University in 2004 after reading legal rights and employment problems. She completed her undergraduate studies at Columbia University in 1995, where she targeted on legal rights as nicely. Those academic choices formed the course of her practice early on and feature persisted to tell her work.

Her early career took shape in large regulation companies. In 2005 she joined Edwards Angell Palmer & Dodge LLP as an associate. She moved to Davis & Gilbert LLP in 2008, expanding her litigation docket and courtroom experience. A year later she opened her personal practice. Since 2009 she has been listed as a partner on the Law Offices of Laurie E. Morrison, the place she handles a mix of trials and appeals.

Morrison is admitted to practice in New York and New Jersey and she or he is likewise licensed to the Federal Circuit. That range lets in her to manage matters in state and federal venues. She litigates claims springing up beneath employment statutes, agreement disputes tied to employment, and civil rights claims that implicate place of work behavior. Her work includes person and sophistication movements, dispositive motion ruling practice and appellate briefs.

Professional institutions have played a seen part in her career. She has been a member of the New York City Bar since 2006. She joined the National Employment Lawyers Association in 2009 and has remained active. In 2021 she started serving as president of the New York associate of that organization. Her position there involves coordinating occasions, mentoring more recent lawyers and participating in coverage discussions.

Her legal proceedings practice blends trial work and appellate advocacy. She prepares witnesses, argues motions and writes briefs. She represents each employees and groups in instances that turn on discrimination, retaliation, salary-and-hour problems and statutory civil rights claims. She also advises clients on internal investigations and employment policies.

Morrison’s office handles matters throughout jurisdictions permitted by her admissions and through federal filings. She keeps an active practice on the Law Offices of Laurie E. Morrison, representing clients in employment and legal rights matters. She presently concentrates her practice on employment and legal rights litigation and counseling.

Education

Cornell University

J.D. (2004) | Employment, Civil Rights

2001

Columbia University

B.A. | Civil Rights

1995

Languages

English (Spoken, Written)

Experience

Partner

Law Office of Laurie E. Morrison
2009

Associate

Davis & Gilbert, LLP
2008

Associate

Edwards Angell Palmer & Dodge LLP
2005

Accepted Jurisdictions

New York
New Jersey
Federal Circuit

Professional Associations

National Employment Lawyers Association, NY Affiliate

President 2021 - Current

National Employment Lawyers Association -- Employee Advocates

has membership 2009 - Current

New York City Bar

has membership 2006 - Current

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Represent NYC: Lawyer Laurie Morrison s Full Interview on Workers Rights
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Represent NYC: Lawyer Laurie Morrison s Full Interview on Workers Rights