Cecilia H. Morgan, Esq.

T: 214-744-5267
F:214-720-6010

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Available to hear cases nationwide.
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Cecilia H. Morgan, Esq. is adept at reconciling the irreconcilable and a highly sought after neutral. Her cases are often hotly contested, multi-party matters pending in multiple courts. Known for her follow-up, one client describes her as a "tireless worker who intuitively knows when and how to apply pressure to obtain the deal." She has conducted more than 2,000 sessions of civil cases and arbitrated over 900 cases throughout Texas and 25 other states. Ms. Morgan was named one of Texas' Best Alternative Dispute Resolution Lawyers by The Best Lawyers in America in 2008 through 2012. Ms. Morgan also has over 35 years of experience as an attorney and ADR professional and is a respected member of the JAMS employment, healthcare, and financial services practice groups.

ADR Experience and Qualifications

  • Business/Commercial: antitrust, banking, bankruptcy including claims resolution and preferences, breach of contract, collection, contract, foreclosure, corporate, M&A, partnership/joint ventures, tax, franchisor/franchisee, business divorces, and securities (FINRA approved)
  • Class action, collective actions, and consolidated suits: FLSA, Dalkon Shield, asbestos and silicosis (property and bodily injury), Black Farmers, and breast implant cases
  • Consumer litigation & DTPA
  • Employment litigation: ADA/ADAAA, ADEA, non-competes/trade secrets, discrimination, Title VII, whistle blower claims (including Sarbanes Oxley), ERISA, COBRA, FLSA and FMLA/USERRA, civil rights, sexual harassment, and wrongful termination
  • Healthcare: medical practice, managed care, Stark III, PPOs, HMOs, health systems, home healthcare agencies, PPACA, business transactions, physicians', nurse practitioners', and other medical staff contracts. AHLA Peer Review Officer Training.
  • Personal injury & property damage: auto, worker's compensation claims, medical/legal malpractice, subrogation and insurance coverage, wrongful death, multi-party serious injury, silicosis and asbestos, architectural and engineering malpractice, insurance bad faith, product liability, uninsured and underinsured motorist and premises liability
  • Real estate, construction, oil & gas: condemnation, eminent domain, foreclosure, ad valorem taxation, homeowner association, purchase/sales, construction defect, mold, architecture, engineering/construction malpractice, environmental, underground storage, and contested probate and family disputes.
  • Intellectual property: computer high tech disputes, copyright, trademark, and patent

Honors, Memberships, and Professional Activities

  • Credentialed Distinguished Mediator, Texas Mediator Credentialing Assoc.(2004-2012), Texas Mediator Credentialing Assoc.Board (2010-2012) 
  • Life Fellow, Texas Bar Foundation (1992 - present); Life Patron Fellow, Dallas Bar Assoc. Foundation (member, 1991-present)
  • Member, American Bar Assoc., State Bar of Texas, Dallas Bar Assoc., and Plano Bar Assoc.
  • Immediate Past Chair (2008-2009), Chair (2007-2008), Chair Elect (2006-2007), Treasurer (2004-2006) and Council Member (2003-2009), State Bar of Texas ADR Section
  • State Bar of Texas ADR Section Representative to Texas Mediator Credentialing Assoc.(2009-2012)
  • Council Member (2005-2012), Vice Chair (2010), Chairman (2011), Immediate Past Chair (2012), Dallas Bar Assoc. Labor and Employment Law Section

Background and Education

  • A former commercial litigator, Ms. Morgan has tried and argued cases from the trial courts to the Texas Supreme Court, the 5th Circuit, and the U.S. Supreme Court
  • Negotiation, mediation, and advanced mediation courses, Straus Institute for Dispute Resolution at Pepperdine University School of Law, 1991-2010
  • Mediation and negotiation courses, Harvard Law School, 1992
  • J.D., Texas Tech University School of Law, 1977 (Phi Delta Phi and National Order of Barristers)
  • B.A., (Mass Communications), Abilene Christian University, 1974
  • College of the State Bar of Texas