Neil A. Morris

Principal

Featured Works

Speaking Engagements

In The Media: News Article & TV Story Mentions

  • “Simpson retires as chief of regional of regional police department,” Chester County Press, Dec. 2022

Additional Speaking Engagements

  • “Former Solebury detective forfeits pension,” The Intelligencer, Bucks Co., Mar. 2016
  • “Breaking Down Ezekiel Elliott’s Ongoing Problem With the NFL,” Quoted in Dallas Observer, Nov. 2016
  • “Attorney denies Bensalem officials invoked 5th Amendment in lawsuit,” Bucks County Courier Times, Mar. 2014
  • “Full out Septa Strike is Possible,” Philadelphia Inquirer, Mar. 2014
  • “In a Labor Dispute? Then Threaten Away!” Philadelphia Daily News, Feb. 2014
  • “’Hard Hitting’ attorney tapped to negotiate with security guards,” Bucks County Courier Times, Jun. 2012
  • “Loan to Radnor Official Disputed,” Philadelphia Inquirer, Mar. 2009
  • “Radnor Ex-Manager in Court,” Delaware County Times, Dec. 2009
  • “$15 Million Jury Award for Business Defamation,” Bucks County Courier Times, Mar. 1999
  • “The $15 million- and $10 million-dollar awards were the 11th and 15th largest reported awards in the State of Pennsylvania in 1999,” The Philadelphia Legal Intelligencer
  • “Mayor's Scheme Hits Roadblock – An Honest Lawyer,” Bucks County Courier Times, Nov. 1998
  • “Township Wins Back $10 Million in Pension Funds,” Bucks County Courier Times

ARTICLES

  • "Disciplining Employees for Comments About Work on Social Media," Author, Offit Kurman Legal Blog, Apr. 2015
  • "A New 'Bright Line' FMLA Test by The Third Circuit," Co-author, Offit Kurman Legal Blog, Jul. 2015
  • "Background Checks: Fertile Employment Litigation Ground. What Is an Employer to Do?" Co-author, Offit Kurman Legal Blog, Dec. 2015
  • "Steering Clear of Employment Lawsuits" Co-author, Pennsylvania Borough News Magazine, Mar. 2004

PRESENTATIONS

  • “How to Discipline Employees and Make it Stick,” Speaker, PSATS Conference, Hershey, PA, Apr. 2026
  • "Police Officer Discipline," Speaker, Labor Relations Information System, Las Vegas, NV, June 2026
  • "Drug Testing in the Workplace," Speaker, PSATS Conference, Hershey, PA, Apr. 2025
  • “Employment Agreements: Best Practices for Enforcement and Avoiding Litigation,” Speaker, PSATS Conference, Hershey, PA, Apr. 2024 
  • “The Heart & Lung Act: What You Don’t Know Could Hurt You,” Speaker, PSATS Conference, Hershey, PA, Apr. 2024 
  • “Fair Labor Standards Act Overhaul: Are You Paying Correctly?​” Speaker, PSATS Conference, Hershey, PA, Apr. 2023
  • "Police Officer Background Disclosure: How, When, Why," Speaker, PSATS Conference, Hershey, PA, Apr. 2022
  • "Understanding Sick Leave During a Global Pandemic," Speaker, The Employment Review, May 2021
  • "Free Speech Can be Costly," Speaker/ Presenter, PSATS Conference, Hershey, PA, Apr. 2021

Additional Presentations

  • "The Heart & Lung Act: What You Don’t Know Will Hurt You," Speaker, PSATS Conference, Hershey, PA, Apr. 2019
  • "Defense Unplugged," Speaker, Delaware Valley Workers' Compensation Trust Annual Injury & Claim Prevention Update, Horsham, PA, Nov. 2017
  • "Legal Cannabis: Work & Weed- A Highly Thorny Situation for Employers," Speaker, PSATS Conference, Hershey, PA, Apr. 2017
  • "Working with Millennials: Social Media, Tattoos, and Piercings," Speaker, PSATS Conference, Hershey, PA, Apr. 2016
  • Lehigh Valley Municipal Managers Association, Speaker, Oct. 2015
  • "Recent Labor Issues," Speaker, Pennsylvania Chief’s Association Annual Conference, Valley Forge, PA, Jul. 2014
  • "Act 111 Issues," Webinar Presenter, Jun. 10, 2014, Government Financial Officers Association of Pennsylvania (“GFOA-PA”), Apr. 2014
  • "A Discussion of Important Legal Issues and Tactics Facing Townships Today," Speaker, PSATS Solicitor's Conference, Enola/ Harrisburg, PA Nov. 2013
  • "Municipal Liability Issues," Speaker, PSATS Solicitor’s Conference, Oct. 2013
  • "A Discussion of Vance V. Ball State for purposes of a discrimination claim," Speaker/Presenter, Bucks County Bar Assoc. CLE, Federal Court’s Section, Dec. 2013
  • "Act III Arbitration, Can You Afford Not to Go," Speaker, PSATS Conference, Hershey, PA, Apr. 2013
  • "Act 111 Issues," Chair & Speaker, Government Financial Officers Assoc. of Pennsylvania, Uwchlan Township, Mar, 2013 PA
  • "Making Discipline Stick," Speaker, PSATS Conference, Hershey, PA, Apr. 2013
  • "Contracts and Imposition of Discipline," Sole Presenter, Lancaster Co. Chiefs of Police Assoc., Mar. 2013
  • Speaker, Montgomery Co. Chiefs of Police Assoc., Oct. 2012
  • "Educating New Arbitrators," Speaker, American Arbitration Association (“AAA”) and National Academy of Arbitrators (“NAA”), Philadelphia, PA, Jul. 2012
  • "Municipal Labor Law Issues," Speaker & Lead Narrator, Archer & Greiner, P.C. Labor Law Seminar, Bensalem, PA, 2011
  • "Pennsylvania Heart & Lung Act," Speaker, Lancaster Co. Chiefs of Police Assoc., 2011
  • "Contracts and Pennsylvania Heart & Lung Act," Speaker, Bucks Co. Chiefs of Police Assoc. on Police Chief Employment, 2011
  • "Municipal Liability Issues," Speaker, PSATS Conference, Enola, PA, 2009
  • "Federal Court Employment Evidentiary Issues," Speaker, Pennsylvania Bar Institute (“PBI”), 2008
  • "Municipal Liability Employee Issues- the Police Tenure Act Speaker," Speaker, Pennsylvania State Association of Township Solicitors (“PSATS”) Solicitor’s Conference, Hershey, PA, 2008
  • "Municipal Labor Law Issues,” Speaker, Bucks Co. Bar Assoc., 2004
  • "The Police Tenure Act, Due Process, Loudermill/ Weingarten Rights," Speaker, Chester Co. Chiefs of Police Assoc., 1995
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Firm Highlights

  • Blog Posts
    Longclaw Loses Its Edge: Court Dismisses Game of Thrones Sword Copyright Claim
    Longclaw Loses Its Edge: Court Dismisses Game of Thrones Sword Copyright Claim
  • Podcasts
    Meet Julie Lopez, CEO & Human Systems Expert at Dr. Julie Lopez LLC
    Jim Ries interviews Dr. Julie Lopez, CEO of Viva Partnership and creator of the Dr. Julie Lopez educational brand, about applying scientific advancements to help people change mood, behavior, and life by leveraging the unconscious. She shares how early trauma shaped her nervous system and inspired her work. Dr. Julie says she is most proud of changing lives through brain-based, body-based, and expressive therapeutics that reduce stress load and can lead to medical improvements. Stress is a “silent killer” and that intellectual insight alone doesn’t create cellular change. She highlights launching Breakthrough Academy programming into organizations through licensing and HR wellness initiatives.
  • Publications & News
    Ian Bartman Appointed to Frederick Health Board of Directors
    Ian Bartman Appointed to Frederick Health Board of Directors
  • Blog Posts
    Motive Now Matters: The Second Circuit Rewrites the Religious Accommodation Playbook
    Motive Now Matters: The Second Circuit Rewrites the Religious Accommodation Playbook
  • Events
    AIA Tri-State Conference
    Princeton will serve as the backdrop for three days of connection, learning, and design leadership. From keynotes to tours to the Tri-State Design Awards, this year’s conference is designed to go far beyond education sessions. Kick off the week with pre-conference intensives and individual state component Design Award celebrations, followed by three days of education, inspiration, networking, and design excellence at the 2026 AIA Tri-State Conference—featuring pre-conference intensives, three keynote speakers, 25 education sessions, curated tours, an expo, spec academies, and the AIA Tri-State Design Awards—bringing together architects and design professionals from New Jersey, New York, and Pennsylvania to connect, learn, and celebrate the best of the profession. G2. Designing Secure Practices: Cybersecurity, Data Privacy, Contractual Provisions, and Insurance Risks for Architects (4:00 PM - 5:30 PM) Architects and design professionals increasingly rely on cloud platforms, BIM software, and digital tools to manage sensitive data, creating cybersecurity and privacy risks. A single incident can trigger liability claims, regulatory obligations, reputational harm, and insurance challenges. Yet many firms underestimate how contracts, insurance, and internal practices intersect during a breach. This program offers legal and insurance perspectives on cyber risk in architecture, examining liability exposure, risky contract provisions, and mitigation strategies. A cyber insurance expert will explain policy responses, coverage gaps, coordination with professional liability, and best practices for aligning insurance with contractual risk and protecting firms from evolving cyber threats. Learning Objectives: Identify key cybersecurity and data privacy risks faced by architecture firms and explain how these risks can impact professional liability and project outcomes. Analyze common contractual provisions to determine which clauses may increase exposure to cyber incidents and propose strategies to mitigate these risks. Evaluate the scope and limitations of cyber insurance policies, including coordination with professional liability coverage, to determine how a policy would respond in a breach scenario. Develop actionable risk management strategies by integrating legal, contractual, and insurance considerations to protect sensitive client and project data.
  • Publications & News
    Offit Kurman Attorneys Recognized in 2027 New Jersey Super Lawyers® and Rising Stars Lists
    Offit Kurman Attorneys Recognized in 2027 New Jersey Super Lawyers® and Rising Stars Lists
  • Publications & News
    More Than a Heritage: Julie Orlando on What It Means to Be Argentine
    More Than a Heritage: Julie Orlando on What It Means to Be Argentine
  • Events
    Navigating D.C.'s Changing Housing Landscape - Utility Billing, Pets in Housing and Year-End Legislative Updates
    Navigating D.C.'s Changing Housing Landscape - Utility Billing, Pets in Housing and Year-End Legislative Updates
  • Publications & News
    Offit Kurman Expands Los Angeles Presence with Second Office
    Offit Kurman Expands Los Angeles Presence with Second Office
  • Blog Posts
    Virginia’s 2026 Eviction Diversion Program: What Landlords Need to Know
    Welcome back to Offit Kurman’s 2026 Legislative Update Series. Sidney Washington discusses important changes to Virginia’s Eviction Diversion Program, including updated eligibility requirements, court notification procedures, and a revised payment plan structure. This installment explains how the new law affects housing providers, from the requirement to include program information with unlawful detainer summonses to the updated initial payment of 10% of the amount due, followed by three monthly installments. Learn what landlords and property managers need to know about court participation, tenant eligibility, accurate rent ledgers, and the procedures for handling successful plan completion or default. Follow the series for practical guidance on Virginia legislative changes and landlord compliance.