Mark W. Morris Attorney / Mediator Director, Dispute Resolution Institute - NCCU Law 523 Elm Street Raleigh, NC 27604 Tel: (919) 622-3970 Fax: (919) 747-4190 Email: mediator@nc.rr.com

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ADR Services: Mediation (Superior Court) Mediation (Federal) Med-Arb Neutral Evaluation ADR Training/CME

Formal Certifications: Superior Court Mediator Superior Court Judicial Districts served: 3A, 7A, 7BC, 9, 9A, 10, 11A, 11B, 12, 14, 15A, 15B, 18 [ Click for Map of N. Carolina's Districts ]

Commercial/Business Construction Contract Disputes Debt/Foreclosure Eminent Domain Employment Franchise

Insurance Land Use/Planning Landlord/Tenant Medical Malpractice Partnerships Personal Injury Product Liability

Professional Negligence Real Estate Technology Torts Transportation Wrongful Death

Biographical Notes:

Mark W. Morris has been certified by the NC Dispute Resolution Commission since 1994. He is also a mediator, arbitrator, and trainer with Carolina Dispute Settlement Services. He has mediated a broad range of civil cases, including complex commercial disputes, employment matters, workers' compensation, land condemnation, professional malpractice, and personal injury cases.

Professor Morris is the founder and Director of the Dispute Resolution Institute at NCCU School of Law, the only program of its kind in North Carolina. Currently, he supervises the Alternative Dispute Resolution Clinic and teaches courses related to alternative dispute resolution. Professor Morris has taught Torts, Contracts, Administrative Law, Workers' Compensation, Remedies and Employment Law.

Professor Morris has served as a speaker and trainer at mediation seminars for the American Bar Association's Dispute Resolution Section, the North Carolina Office of State Personnel, the North Carolina League of Municipalities, and Carolina Dispute Settlement Services, among others.

Professor Morris is the co-author of North Carolina Law of Torts, 2nd edition (Lexis, 1999) and has written widely on tort liability and risk management in various industries and professions and on governmental immunity.

He is a member of the bar in North Carolina and Florida.

Education:

• LL.M., Harvard Law School
• J.D., summa cum laude, North Carolina Central University School of Law
• B.A., University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

Languages

English

Memberships & Affiliations :

• Member, Dispute Resolution Commission 2007-10
• Board of Directors, Mediation Network of North Carolina
• Member, Dispute Resolution Section, ABA
• Member, Dispute Resolution Section, NC Bar Association

Rates: $100 per party administrative fee; $200 per hour.

Payment: Under the MSC Rules, payment is due at the conclusion of the mediation. However, as a professional courtesy, it is my practice to invoice the attorneys after the conference, if they prefer. Attorneys who engage me to mediate and who chose to be invoiced following the mediation, agree to make payment on behalf of their clients upon receipt of the invoice. Unless the parties agree to the contrary, each is liable for its share of the fees as provided in the MSC Rules.

Cancellation Policy: None, however the administrative fees are due upon cancellation.

AVAILABILITY & BOOKING INFORMATION

Calendar Last Updated: 2 Feb 12	Click your preferred date to send our office a Date Request form. All such requests will go immediately to Mark Morris's scheduling staff (mediator@nc.rr.com)