Formidable. Innovative. Service-oriented. Distinctively Delaware.
Morris James is a respected Delaware law firm with a long history and a wide reach. Since our doors opened in 1931, we have been committed to providing superior legal representation at competitive rates to the people and businesses of Delaware. Now, we are the counsel of choice for clients worldwide who do business in Delaware.
With a multidisciplinary practice and diverse experience, we can support clients in all their legal needs. Our attorneys offer sophisticated Delaware counsel on complex legal matters, including bankruptcy, corporate law, intellectual property, litigation, mass torts, medical malpractice, personal injury, real estate, and transactionalmatters. Driven by a commitment to excellence for ourselves and for our clients, we are continually expanding our services and enhancing our skills.
Core Values
Our ongoing success is built upon the core cultural values that have propelled us forward for over 90 years.
- Client-Focused: Lawyers and professionals promptly respond to clients, strive to understand and achieve the clients’ goals, and develop and maintain excellent client relationships.
- Teamwork: Whenever appropriate, work is delegated and clients are serviced by teams. We value a work environment where every person’s contribution to servicing clients’ needs and pro bono efforts is fairly recognized and rewarded.
- Work Ethic: Lawyers consistently work hard and recognize there are times when personal sacrifice may be necessary to address clients’ needs. The firm strives, however, to value the desire to devote time to a satisfying and rewarding life away from work, including community involvement.
- Integrity: We value honesty, candor, and ethical behavior, and we enforce those values by holding individuals accountable.
- Lawyering: We value clear thinking, creative and efficient problem-solving, plain speaking, persuasive writing, and adhering to the highest standards of ethics and professionalism.
- Mutual Respect: Relationships are respectful, civil, and collegial.
Diversity: Diversity at all levels of the firm enhances our ability to compete and serve clients.
Professional Development: Professionals are attracted and retained by providing a work environment characterized by mutual respect, mentoring, skill development, and the level of responsibility each professional demonstrates the ability to handle.
Decisions: The partners make decisions by striving to arrive at a consensus. Leaders practice what they preach.
