Harold E. Morlan, II PA
Orlando, FL
407-399-0077
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Senior Trial Attorney  Harold E Morlan II

Harold E. “Hal” Morlan II, is a civil trial lawyer with over 45 years of experience litigating a wide range of complex civil litigation matters, and trying jury and non-jury cases in state and federal courts throughout Florida.
Hal has acted as trial counsel for both individual and corporate clients. Hal often assists clients in risk management and loss-shifting strategies. Hal is intensely focused on responding timely to clients’ concerns, and innovating pragmatic, cost-effective, customized solutions to clients’ complex legal challenges.

Areas of Practice

• Arbitration/Mediation/ADR
• Commercial and Business Law
• Civil Trial Practice
• Complex Litigation
• Construction Law
• Contracts
• Class Actions
• Deceptive Trade Practices / Unfair Competition
• Defamation & Privacy
• Eminent Domain
• Employment Law
• Federal Trial Practice
• Insurance Law
• Personal Injury
• Products Liability Law
• Professional Malpractice Law
• Property (Ad Valorem) Taxes
• Trade Secrets
• Surety Law
• Toxic Torts / Asbestos.

Representative Experience

• Served as Florida statewide litigation counsel for asbestos-related products manufacturers (steel making and refractory materials; building products; valve, turbine, pump, and marine equipment; friction products) handling hundreds of products liability asbestos-related personal injury and wrongful death cases.
• Representation of a major brokerage company in defense of state and federal ADEA/FCRA, FMLA, wrongful termination, and breach of employment contract claims.
• Representation of a major valve manufacturer in defense of products liability wrongful death actions.
• Representation of a design professional in sea wall collapse/construction case.
• Representation of surety companies in major construction default and bankruptcy workout cases.
• Representation of a regional bank in multi-million dollar check-kiting fraud case.
• Representation of an engineering firm in suit for in excess of $5 million in damages for alleged breach of employment contracts and non-compete agreements and theft of trade secrets involving the design and construction of air traffic control towers.
• Representation of an engineering design firm in multiple wrongful death suits alleging negligent highway design.
• Representation of a major aircraft ground support service company in numerous ADEA/FLSA/Title VII discrimination suits.
• Representation of a trustee in defective CRUT/federal income tax liability suit.
• Representation of national toxicology laboratory in Non-Compete, Trade Secret and Unfair and Deceptive Trade Practices litigation in Florida and Nevada.
• Representation of a major fan manufacturer in multi-location fire loss products liability/indemnity suit.

Education
University of Florida College of Law

• Doctor of Law (J.D.) – 1975

Princeton University

• Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) – 1973; Major: Public Policy Analysis,
• Woodrow Wilson School of Public and International Affairs

Litigation Percentage

• 100% of Practice Devoted to Litigation, Dispute Resolution, and Risk Management.

Bar and Court Admissions

• Orange County Bar Association
• The Florida Bar
• U.S. District Court Middle District of Florida
• U.S. District Court Southern District of Florida
• U.S. District Court Northern District of Florida
• U.S. Tax Court
• U.S. Court of Federal Claims
• U.S. Court of Appeals Federal Circuit
• U.S. Court of Appeals 5th Circuit
• U.S. Court of Appeals 11th Circuit
• U.S. Supreme Court Bar

Professional Associations & Memberships

• American Bar Association, Tort and Insurance Practice Committee, Member; Litigation Section, Member; Forum Committee on the Construction Industry, Member
• The Florida Bar, Trial Lawyer Section, Member; Client’s Security Fund Committee, Past Member
• Florida Defense Lawyers Association, Member
• Defense Research Institute, Member
• Orange County Bar Association, Member;
• Orange County Bar Association Guardian Ad Litem Program for Abused/Neglected Children, Legal Aid Society, 1984 – Present
• The George C. Young First Central Florida American Inn of Court, Member
• Orlando Regional Chamber of Commerce, Leadership Orlando Program, Past Chair; Leadership Orlando Alumni Association, Past President;
• Leadership Central Florida, Past (first) Chair
• Christian Service Center of Central Florida, Inc., Past Secretary/Director
• Women’s/Minority Business Enterprise Certification Board for the City of Orlando, Past Board Member
• Share The Care, Inc., Founding Board Member/Officer 2002 – 2012, “Godfather” for Life
• Quest, Inc., Board Member, 2008 – 2017

Previous Professional Experience          

• Walsh Banks PLLC, Senior Trial Counsel/Of Counsel, 2017- 2021
• Fisher Rushmer, P.A., Of Counsel, 2014-2017
• Akerman LLP, Partner, 2003 – 2014
• Morlan & Stovash, P.A., Partner, 1998 – 2003
• Boroughs Bennett Morlan & Simpson, Partner, 1993 – 1998
• Durkin & Morlan, P.A., Partner, 1989 – 1993
• Baker & Hostetler, P.A., Partner, 1981 – 1989
• Sanders, McEwan, Mims & McDonald, Associate, 1976 – 1981

Awards and Honors

• Orange County, FL Bar Association Guardian Ad Litem Award of Excellence, 2014
• NITA – National Institute for Trial Advocacy, Diplomate, 1983
• Martindale-Hubbell’s “AV” Rating