Lawyers of Distinction wishes to welcome Richard Morrison, Esq. of Montgomery, Alabama. Mr. Morrison’s practice focuses on helping clients and their families when their lives have been irrevocably harmed by defective products and corporate wrongdoing. Whether it’s a dangerous tire, reckless trucking company or neglectful nursing home, Richard is a consumer safety advocate, fighting daily to ensure unsafe conduct and manufacturing practices are changed. During the 25 years he’s practiced law, Richard’s relentless efforts have forced the automobile & tire industries to issue product warnings & recalls, saving countless lives. By battling in the courtroom to provide medical care & compensation for injured clients, Mr. Morrison has successfully garnered over $100 million dollars in settlements and verdicts.
Richard earned a national reputation as the “Tire Lawyer” for his experience in litigating more than 40 cases against every major tire manufacturer. Cases involving defective tires are challenging. They require a detailed knowledge of not just how tires are engineered, but also the tire makers’ practices & how they defend their unsafe products.
In addition to speaking regularly, Mr. Morrison has been interviewed by NBC, CBS, CNN & ABC news about tire safety. He’s also been featured in numerous periodicals, including Lawyers USA, Bloomberg News, the Akron News Journal and Strategic Safety.
Richard is admitted to the State Bar in Alabama & Mississippi and has been admitted on a case by case basis to 14 other state and federal courts. He is a Martindale-Hubbell AV Preeminent-Rated attorney.
Mr. Morrison is an honors graduate of Huntingdon College where he played baseball and also served as the as the Student Government President. He then went on to Cumberland School of Law of Samford University and graduated cum laude in 1991. At Cumberland, he served on the Editorial Board of the Cumberland Law Review & is a member of Curia Honoris.
Again, Lawyers of Distinction wishes to welcome Mr. Morrison as a certified member of Lawyers of Distinction.