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Hugh Joseph Morgan, Esq.

Mr. Morgan was born and practices in Key West, Florida

Education
-University of Florida, BA degree
-University of Florida College of Law, JD degree
-Honors: College of Law: Phi Delta Phi, Legal Honorary Fraternity, Florida Blue Key
Chief Justice of Traffic Court
Professional admissions
-Florida Bar, December 2, 1968
-Supreme Court of Florida, December 2, 1968
-United States District Court, Southern District of Florida, December 13, 1972
-United States District Court, Middle District of Florida, May 24, 1982
-United States Court of Appeals for the 11th Circuit, January 16, 1986
-United States District Court, Southern District of Florida, Trial Bar, March 21, 1989

Law practice
-Areas of Practice: Civil Trial Litigator involving over 250 Civil Trials in State and Federal Trial and Appellate Courts. Numerous Personal Injury Trials
Judicial Background
-United States Magistrate Judge (Part-time, Retired) having served a quarter of a century.

Professional Honors
-Martindale Hubbell: AV Preeminent—"Highest Honor in Legal Ability and Ethics”-- 1975-Present.
-Martindale Hubbell: AV Preeminent—2017-2020 Judicial Edition.
American Registry—America’s Most Honored—Top 1% 2018-Present
-American Board of Trial Advocates: Membership by Invitation Only

Professional and other activities
-Florida Bar, Board of Governors Executive Board, Young Lawyers Section, 1970-1977, Member of the Sixteenth Judicial Circuit Nominating Commission, 1976-1978; Chairman, Unauthorized Practice of Law Committee, 1972-76, Secretary, Grievance Committee 16th Judicial Circuit, 1976-1980.

-Florida Bar Trial Advocacy Program, Chairman, 1980, Steering Committee, 1977-78, (CLE Florida Bar Course) Instructor, and Lecturer.

-Florida Academy of Trial Lawyers (Member, Board of Directors, 1983-1985, Continuing Legal Education Committee, 1985-1986, Lecturer, Spring Seminar, Prejudgment Interest - Long Overdue and Finally Being Accepted;

-Trial Lawyers Section, The Florida Bar. Executive Counsel, 1980-1984. Chairman of the drafting committee of the original text of the Statewide Uniform Guidelines for Taxation of Costs in Civil Actions;

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