Brian Morris

Attorney

Memberships

The Ohio Bar

Brian Morris is an attorney at the Institute for Justice.

Before joining IJ, Brian was an associate at Taft Stettinius & Hollister LLP in Cincinnati, Ohio. His practice there focused on civil litigation at the trial and appellate levels, including several appeals in the Ohio Supreme Court and the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit. Brian clerked for Judge John B. Nalbandian of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit.

Brian received his law degree summa cum laude from Northern Kentucky University in 2015, where he was the Editor-in-Chief of the Law Review and finished first in his class. Brian also received a B.A. in English from Northern Kentucky University. Before law school, Brian served in the United States Peace Corps in Mongolia.

Brian's Cases

First Amendment | Occupational Speech

Right to Provide Legal Advice

Brian Morris Rev. John S. Udo-Okon at Word of Life International Church in the Bronx When wealthy Americans face legal troubles, they have a lot of sources of advice. Legions of lawyers, business consultants,…

First Amendment | Immunity and Accountability

Group of immigrant nurses ask Supreme Court to hear case against prosecutor who brought bogus claims against them

A group of immigrant nurses whom rogue prosecutors tried to subject to indentured servitude, and their attorney who was criminally charged for providing legal advice, are asking the United States Supreme Court to hear their…

Fines and Fees | Private Property

Federal Government Seeks to Impose Multimillion Dollar Excessive Fine on Grandmother, Claiming a Fine is a “Civil Penalty.”

An Boston-area grandmother is fighting to have courts consider whether the multimillion-dollar penalty the government imposed on is unconstitutionally excessive.