Robert F. Morris

Robert F. Morris is a founding attorney and partner who represents injured clients throughout Pennsylvania. A civil trial lawyer, he handles medical malpractice, personal injury, product liability, auto accident, catastrophic injury, workplace accident, and criminal securities fraud matters. His broader practice also includes commercial and environmental litigation and estate law. Morris advocates for clients pursuing compensation after serious harm and also serves as a mediator, arbitrator, and legal expert witness.

Morris earned his Juris Doctor from Temple University School of Law in 1976 after receiving his Bachelor of Arts from Yale University in 1972. His legal education established a strong foundation in analysis, advocacy, and case preparation. Combined with nearly five decades of courtroom experience, this training supports his ability to evaluate complicated facts, address difficult legal issues, and present high-stakes civil cases with practical judgment.

Over the course of his career, Morris has obtained record-setting verdicts and settlements for clients in Pennsylvania. His experience spans claims involving medical negligence, defective products, motor vehicle collisions, workplace injuries, catastrophic harm, and criminal securities fraud. He brings the same trial-focused judgment to commercial and environmental disputes, while his work as a neutral helps parties evaluate contested issues and pursue informed resolutions.

Robert F. Morris is a Board-Certified Civil Trial Advocate with the National Board of Legal Specialty Certification and has been named among Super Lawyers’ Top 100 Lawyers in Pennsylvania every year since 2008. He is also a Fellow of the American College of Trial Lawyers and has held leadership roles in state and county bar organizations. His public service includes decades of board work supporting children and volunteer advocacy for children in need.

Law Office Affiliations

• Founder, Morris Wilson Knepp Jacquette, P.C.
• Chair, Pennsylvania Bar Association
• President, Montgomery Bar Association
• Member, American Association for Justice
• Member, Pennsylvania Association for Justice

Licensed State

• Pennsylvania

Education

• Temple University School of Law
  Juris Doctorate (JD)
• Yale University
  Bachelor of Arts (BA)

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