Ms. Patricia Morris, an attorney and animal enthusiast, is the the managing member of the Law Offices.  She is licensed to practice law in New Hampshire and Massachusetts, in the state and federal district courts.  Attorney Morris' principal practice areas include business law, contract drafting and civil litigation.  Formerly corporate counsel for a large corporation, Attorney Morris handled multi-million dollar purchase and sale agreements, lease agreements, tax appeals, real estate transactions, and environmental matters.  However, as result of her passion for animals, Attorney Morris launched her own law practice in animal law and animal welfare.

    Attorney Morris is a long time resident of New Hampshire. She graduated from U.N.H. Durham with her Bachelor of the Arts in Economics and earned her J.D., cum laude, from Franklin Pierce Law Center. Currently she serves on the Board of Directors for the N.H. Horse Council, where she is also the Secretary. In March 2009, Attorney Morris joined N.H. Disaster Animal Response Team (DART) Board of Directors. In July 2009, Governor Lynch appointed her as Chair of the Governor's Commission for the Humane Treatment of Animals.  Now she provides timely, competent and cost-effective legal services to businesses, animal owners and animal lovers.  Cases are taken on an hourly, project, or contingency basis, depending upon the client's needs. 

    She is a member of numerous animal and legal organizations, and understands the complex issues that arise in animal law.  She has extensive experience as a horsewoman, trainer and animal owner. She spends her free time enjoying her family of rescued horses, dogs and cats at her farm in Center Barnstead, New Hampshire.

     Please contact her for a free consultation on your situation. Whether a legal issue already exists, or you are looking to prevent future issues, she will explain the applicable laws and avenues available  to you.

            To contact Attorney Morris via email, click here. You may also contact her
                                       via telephone: 603-344-8878.
                                  

Exciting News: Attorney Morris will be offering Animal Law, an upper level law course at Franklin Pierce Law Center/University of New Hampshire School of Law commencing Spring 2011.

Memberships and Affiliations:

Professional:

American Bar Association
     General Practice, Solo and Small Firm Division
     Section of Real Property, Trust and Estate Law
     Tort, Trial and Insurance Practice Section
        Animal Law Subcommittee
        Products Liability and Consumer Protection Law Subcommittee
N.H. Bar Association

Other Memberships and Sponsorships:

  New Hampshire Horse Council, Board Member and President
  Governor's Commission on the Humane Treatment of Animals, Chair 
  New Hampshire Animal Disaster Response Team, Board Member

  N.H. Quarter Horse Association
  Granite State Morgan Horse Soceity
  American Horse Council
  Animal Legal Defense Fund
  Merrimack Concord SPCA
  ASPCA
  United States Equestrian Foundation
  Defenders of Wildlife
  Kentucky Horse Park Foundation
      

Publications:
In response to the Largest Dog Fighting Ring in U.S. History, Attorney Morris wrote an article on the liability exposure of private rescue organizations. Click here to read the article.

Attorney Morris' Article: Checking the Pulse of Animal Related Non Profits, published by the American Bar Association, Summer 2009.

Press Releases:

A Horrific Time for Horses. Union Leader, April 30, 2010.
Rescuers Saving Neglected Horses, WMUR, February 25, 2009.
Greener Pastures: Things Looking Up for Faith. Union Leader, Feb. 26, 2009.
Foreclosure Threatens Fate of Langdon Animal Hospital. Keene Sentinel, Feb. 11, 2009.
Saving Faith. Derry News, February 11, 2009.
Morris' Comments on HB 427. WMUR, January 26, 2009.
Morris Appointed by Gov. Lynch to Commission on Humane Treatment of Animals.
Morris elected to Horse Council, Foster's Daily Democrat, May 10, 2008.
Patricia Morris, Horse Council. NH Bar News, June 6, 2008