Attorneys

Robert L. Morris
Henderson, Nevada

Associate
phone	702-433-4455
fax	702-451-1853
email	Email Me

Robert L. Morris is an associate attorney at JEFFREY BURR. He graduated from Brigham Young University in 2000 with a Bachelor of Arts in International Studies (International Law and Diplomacy). In 2004 Robert graduated with distinction from the University of Nebraska with his Doctor of Jurisprudence (J.D.).

During law school Robert worked as a law clerk at the Lancaster County Attorney's Office in Lincoln, Nebraska. Upon graduating in 2004 Robert passed the Nevada State Bar and worked as a Deputy District Attorney at the Clark County District Attorney's Office.

Robert is currently a member of the Southern Nevada Estate Planning Counsel as well as the City of Henderson Chamber of Commerce. He also has been involved in the Boy Scouts of America as a youth leader. Robert also speaks Spanish fluently having lived in Central America for two years.

Robert has presented CLE seminars through the State Bar of Nevada, Lorman Education Services, and the National Business Institute on the issues of estate and trust accounting, and post mortem planning.

Robert is licensed to practice law in Nevada.

Robert is an AV® rated lawyer.

Bar Admissions:: Nevada

Education:: University of Nebraska College of Law, Lincoln, Nebraska, 2004
J.D.
Honors: With Distinction
Honors: New Nebraskan Law Scholarship
Honors: William Holt Law Scholarship
Honors: Severa Baumfalk Law Scholarship
Honors: Member of Nebraska Moot Court Board; Brigham Young University, 2000
Honors: Pi Sigma Alpha
Honors: National Political Science Honor Society
Major: Bachelor of Arts in International Studies
Minor: Latin America Studies

Published Works:: Post Mortem Estate Planning: Minimizing Taxes and Optimizing Results, Lorman Educational Services, Las Vegas, Nevada, April 26, 2006; 2007 Wills, Trusts and Probate in Nevada: Post Mortem Planning, State Bar of Nevada, Probate and Trust Section, Continuing Legal Education, Las Vegas, Nevada, May 31, 2007; Accounting for Estates and Trusts, orman Educational Services, Las Vegas Nevada, October 22, 2008; The Family Friendly Provisions of the Nevada Probate Code, Communique, Vol. 29, No. 11, November, 2008; Probate and Estate Planning Update 2009, State Bar of Nevada Annual Convention 2009, Probate and Trust Section Continuing Legal Education, Incline Village, Nevada, June 12, 2009

Classes/Seminars Taught:: Post Mortem Estate Planning: Minimizing Taxes and Optimizing Results, Lorman Education Services, Continuing Legal Education, Las Vegas, Nevada, April 26, 2006; Wills and Estate Planning for Federal Law Enforcement Officers and Firefighters, USDA Graduate School Pre-Retirement Seminar, Las Vegas, Nevada, August 25, 2006; Sale of Real Property in Probate and Guardianship Proceedings, Prudential Americana Realtors, Henderson, Nevada, February 13, 2007; 2007 Wills, Trusts and Probate in Nevada: Post Mortem Planning, State Bar of Nevada, Probate and Trust Section, Continuing Legal Education, Las Vegas, Nevada, May 31, 2007; 2007 Wills, Trusts and Probate in Nevada: Post Mortem Planning, State Bar of Nevada, Probate and Trust Section, Continuing Legal Education, Reno, Nevada, June 1, 2007; Estate Planning: Wills and Trusts, H2U Senior Association, Las Vegas, Nevada, April 23, 2008; Accounting for Estates and Trusts, Lorman Education Services, Continuing Legal Education, Las Vegas, Nevada, October 22, 2008; Basic Estate Planning, Prestige Assisted Living Community, Henderson, Nevada, November 4, 2008; Probate and Estate Planning Update 2009, State Bar of Nevada, Annual Convention 2009, Probate and Trust Section, Continuing Legal Education, Incline Village, Nevada, June 12, 2009; Estate Administration Procedures: Why Each Step is Important, National Business Institute, Continuing Legal Education, Las Vegas, Nevada, June 21, 2010

Professional Associations and Memberships:: Southern Nevada Estate Planning Counsel; Member; State Bar of Nevada, Probate & Trust Section; Legislative Committee Member; State Bar of Nevada, Probate & Trust Section; Member; City of Henderson Chamber of Commerce; Member; Clark County Bar Association; Member; American Bar Association; Member; Las Gaviotas Public Charity; Board Member and Officer; Super Lawyers; Mountain States Rising Star

Past Employment Positions:: Lancaster County Attorney's Office in Lincoln, Nebraska, Law Clerk; Clark County District Attorney's Office, Deputy District Attorney

Pro Bono Activities:: Youth Leader, Boy Scouts of America, Scoutmaster, Tutor in English as a Second Language Program

Languages:: Spanish