James G. Morgan, Jr.

Mr. Morgan began his career as a litigator and Chief Deputy District Attorney in the Dauphin County District Attorney's office for seven years. He focuses on individual and small businesses and gives representation to corporations and partnerships, residential, and commercial real estate loans and construction loans, estate planning and estate administration.

Jim assists his clients with general estate planning needs as well as structuring and restructuring their businesses to meet estate planning goals.  Jim has also represented individual and corporate clients, including beneficiaries and individual and corporate fiduciaries, with respect to litigation involving estates and trusts issues.

Jim has been the Solicitor for the Clerk of Courts of Dauphin County since 1975, the Solicitor for the Special Court Judges Association of Pennsylvania (District Justices) since 1970, Solicitor for the Prothonotaries and Clerks Association of Pennsylvania since 1982 and Solicitor for the County Treasurer Association.

Jim is a member of the Dauphin County, Pennsylvania and American Bar Associations. He received his undergraduate degree from Lehigh University in 1962. He was a First Lieutenant in the United States Air Force from 1962 to 1965 and received the Air Force Commendation Medal in 1964. He received his law degree from Dickinson School of Law in 1968. He served as a law clerk for two years to the Honorable J. Dixon Herman in the Commonwealth Court and the Dauphin County Court. He is admitted to the United States District Court for the Eastern and Middle Districts in Pennsylvania, the Third Circuit and the Pennsylvania Appellate Courts.

Jim was selected by his peers for inclusion in The Best Lawyers in America® 2007 in the Commercial Litigation Law category.

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