600 17th Street, Suite 2400S Denver, Colorado 80202-5424
 
 
 

Matthew A. Morr
Partner


Education

  • J.D., University of Colorado, School of Law (2004)
    Top 15%
    University of Colorado Law Review (2002-2004)
    Moot Court - Best Oralist, Saul Lefkowitz Competition, Western Region, San Francisco (2004)
  • Seattle University, School of Law (2001-2002)
    Top 10%
    Moot Court
    • 1st Place, Reasonable Doubts Competition
    • 2nd Place, Administrative Law Competition
    Negotiation - 1st Place, Negotiation Competition
    2nd Place, ABA Regional Negotiation Competition, University of Calgary (2001)
    Participant, ABA National Negotiation Competition, Philadelphia (2002)

Experience and Practice Areas

Mr. Morr is a trial attorney specializing in cases involving breach of contract, lender liability, fraud, torts, trade secrets, and non-competition agreements.

Mr. Morr has experience in federal and state trial and appellate courts, arbitrations, and has negotiated multiple settlement agreements.

Mr. Morr’s litigation experience includes:

  • Defended medical device manufacture in cases involving protection of trade secrets and defense of breach of warranty claims.
  • Defeated borrowers´ attempts to invalidate lender´s secured interest in collateral on multiple occasions.
  • Successfully defended a motion seeking to enjoin a company from moving or spending its assets pending judgment.
  • Obtained injunctive relief and money judgments on behalf of clients in dispute involving trademark infringement and theft of trade secrets.
  • Worked on successful appeal to the Colorado Supreme Court for a declaration that a county ordinance banning certain mining operations was preempted by state law. See Colo. Mining Ass´n v. Bd. of County Comm´rs, 199 P.3d 718 (Colo. 2009).
  • Obtained judgment against seller of a business for fraudulent inducement.

Bar Admissions, and Professional Organizations, Honors

  • Colorado, 2004
  • United States District Court, District of Colorado, 2004
  • Tenth Circuit Court of Appeals, 2004
  • United States Supreme Court, 2012
  • Colorado Bar Association
  • Named Colorado Rising Star, Business Litigation, 2010 and 2012
  • Member, Colorado Youth Tennis Foundation Board of Trustees, 2012 -

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