Joseph M. Morrill

Attorney Joseph M. Morrill is the founder of Morrill Law, which has law offices in Walnut Creek, Point Richmond and Martinez, California. A top-rated trial attorney with more than 23 years of legal experience, Mr. Morrill provides invaluable and exceptional representation and support to clients throughout Oakland and surrounding areas of Northern California who have legal needs involving any of the following:

·       Will and trust litigation

·       Elder abuse

·       Conservatorships and guardianships

·       Fiduciary representation

·       Estate planning

·       Probate and trust administration

·       Real estate law as it pertains to estates and trusts

·       Appeals

Over the course of his legal career, Mr. Morrill has gained significant experience with both jury and bench trials, and he has secured numerous defense verdicts for trustees and other fiduciaries regarding breaches of fiduciary duty, undue influence, allegations of financial elder abuse and more. He also routinely serves as a witness in trial proceedings, offering in-depth testimony on a variety of related issues at hearings and motions.

Along with maintaining a successful trial practice, Mr. Morrill also has extensive experience handling negotiations and mediations for his clients, and he is a certified mediator who regularly serves on the Contra Costa Superior Court Alternative Dispute Resolution Panel of Neutrals.

A 1992 graduate of the University of California, Santa Barbara, Mr. Morrill obtained his Juris Doctor from Santa Clara University School of Law in 1996. A leader in his legal community, he is former president of the Contra Costa County Bar Association's Elder Law and Litigation Sections, and he continues to serve on the board of the organization's Elder Law Section and its Estate Planning and Probate Section. He also serves on the board of Contra Costa Senior Legal Services.