Sam Morgan

Sam Morgan focuses his practice exclusively on labor and employment law. From the Morgan & Jones, PLLC. office in Farmington Hills, Michigan, he provides advice and counsel to both employees and employers throughout the state in a variety of matters. Admitted to practice in Michigan, Mr. Morgan is also admitted to practice before the U.S. District Courts for the Eastern and Western Districts of Michigan, the Northern District of Ohio, and the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 6th Circuit.

An accomplished trial attorney, Mr. Morgan handles a variety of workplace rights cases for his clients. By far, his experience includes wrongful termination in both the private and public (i.e., government employees) sectors, and federal and state based employment discrimination disputes, including age, race and disability discrimination and sexual harassment cases. Other cases include breach of employment contract claims (such as those that include equity rights, severance payments, and non-compete agreements), and non-payment of wages and overtime pay claims under the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA). Outside of the litigation realm, Mr. Morgan also assists clients with drafting and negotiating employment contracts and severance agreements, and he assists companies with workplace management decisions, such as disciplinary action and the implementation of personnel policies and employee manuals. He also has extensive experience in mediation and arbitration, and helps clients reach accords through those methods of alternative dispute resolution.

Mr. Morgan's successful track record and superb ethics have resulted in a great deal of recognition from his colleagues. In addition to being recognized by SuperLawyers, he has an AV Preeminent* peer review rating by Martindale-Hubbell, is included in The Best Lawyers in America, and has been recognized locally in DBusiness Magazine's annual list of Top Lawyers. A fellow in The College of Labor and Employment Lawyers, Mr. Morgan is active in other professional organizations as well, including the National Employment Lawyers Association, the Detroit Bar Association, and Macomb County Bar Association. He obtained his Juris Doctor from the Detroit College of Law (now Michigan State University College of Law) in 1984.

*AV®, AV Preeminent®, Martindale-Hubbell Distinguished and Martindale-Hubbell Notable are certification marks used under license in accordance with the Martindale-Hubbell certification procedures, standards and policies. Martindale-Hubbell® is the facilitator of a peer review rating process. Ratings reflect the anonymous opinions of members of the bar and the judiciary. Martindale-Hubbell® Peer Review Rating™ fall into two categories – legal ability and general ethical standards.