Damonta Morgan is an associate with Forman Watkins & Krutz LLP in Jackson, Mississippi, where his practice focuses on appellate litigation, commercial litigation, and labor and employment law. He has experience handling complex matters in federal and state courts, including appellate advocacy, constitutional issues, government investigations, and commercial disputes.
Research Interests
- Constitutional Law
- Administrative Law
- Appellate Advocacy
- Judicial Decision-Making
- Separation of Powers
- Regulatory and Agency Authority
Biography
Before joining Forman Watkins & Krutz LLP, Morgan practiced in the Supreme Court & Appellate Litigation and Government Investigations groups at Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison LLP in Washington, D.C. He also served as a law clerk to Judge Candace Jackson-Akiwumi of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit and Judge Carlton Reeves of the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Mississippi. His prior experience includes appointments with the U.S. Department of Justice's Office of the Solicitor General and Appellate Staff of the Civil Division.
Morgan earned his J.D. from Columbia Law School, where he was a Harlan Fiske Stone Scholar, an M.A. from Columbia University, and a B.A. in History and Political Science from Vanderbilt University. He is admitted to practice in Mississippi and before multiple federal courts.
His areas of expertise include appellate litigation, constitutional law, administrative law, and government investigations. His scholarship has appeared in the Columbia Law Review Forum, Illinois Law Review Online, Wisconsin Law Review Forward, and the Yale Journal on Regulation, reflecting research interests in constitutional law, administrative law, judicial decision-making, and appellate advocacy. Morgan also serves as an adjunct professor at the University of Mississippi School of Law and Tougaloo College.
Education
J.D. , Columbia University in the City of New York (2022)
M.A. Educ. Leadership and Policy Analysis, Columbia University in the City of New York (2019)
B.A. Political Science, Vanderbilt University (2017)