Courtney Goodman-Morris
COURTNEY GOODMAN-MORRIS
Partner
BIOGRAPHY
Ms. Morris has 15 years’ experience representing cities throughout Texas, both in-house and in private practice. She currently serves as Assistant City Attorney for the City of Lucas, City of DeSoto, and City of Forest Hill, municipal prosecutor for the City of Lake Dallas and Talty and is approved liability defense counsel for the TML Intergovernmental Risk Pool. Courtney is a member of the Texas City Attorney’s Association.
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PRACTICE AREAS
- Municipal Law Civil Litigation and Appeals
- Civil Service Land Use and Zoning
- Open Government and Public Information
- Public Procurement and Contracts
- Eminent Domain Code Enforcement
- Economic Development
- Constitutional Rights and Civil Rights
REPRESENTATIVE CASES
Thrasher v. City of Amarillo, 709 F3d 509 (5th Cir. 2013)
EDUCATION
- Texas Tech School of Law, Juris Doctorate
- Texas A&M University, Bachelor of Science
BAR ADMISSIONS
- State Bar of Texas
- U.S. District Courts for the Northern District of Texas
- U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
