John D. Morris

John D. Morris is a real estate and community association attorney in Midvale, Utah, who represents associations, boards, developers, private owners, and other stakeholders. His practice includes governing document drafting, governance matters, enforcement disputes, association development and turnover, owner-association conflicts, construction defect claims, and complex litigation.

Morris earned a Bachelor of Science in Business Management and a Master of Business Administration from the University of Utah. He later earned a Juris Doctor from the University of Utah. He graduated in the top 10% of his law school class, joined the Order of the Coif, served on the Utah Law Review, and received American Jurisprudence Awards in Constitutional Law and Contracts. He was admitted to the Utah Bar in 1994 and the Colorado Bar in 1996.

Morris has helped shape Utah community association law since 2008. He has assisted with amendments to the Utah Condominium Ownership Act and the Community Association Act, testified before legislative committees, communicated with lawmakers, and advocated for balanced legislation. He is also certified by the Utah Division of Real Estate as a Continuing Education Instructor.

Morris has handled major disputes involving community associations and property owners. He served as lead trial counsel in a complex case that produced a judgment exceeding $15 million for association clients. He also led efforts to obtain a receiver for a Park City condominium hotel affected by alleged theft and mismanagement.

John D. Morris has been selected to Mountain States Super Lawyers from 2016 through 2025 and to Utah Business magazine’s Utah Legal Elite from 2013 through 2022. He is a fellow of the College of Community Association Lawyers, has held leadership roles within the Community Associations Institute, and is admitted in Utah and Colorado state and federal courts and before the US Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit.

Law Office Affiliations

• Partner, Morris DeVoe
• Member, Utah State Bar
• Member, Colorado Bar Association
• Member, Community Associations Institute
• Member, College of Community Association Lawyers

Licensed State

• Utah
• Colorado

Education

• University of Utah
  Juris Doctor (JD)
• University of Utah
  M.B.A.
• University of Utah
  B.A. in Business Management

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