TBA Law Blog


Posted by: Stacey Shrader Joslin on Aug 12, 2016

Knoxville trial lawyer Hugh Whitford Morgan, 79, died Wednesday (Aug. 10) while on a hike. A graduate of West Point, Morgan served six years in the U.S. Army Signal Corps as an aviator and later many years in the Tennessee National Guard. After leaving the army, he attended the University of Tennessee College of Law and earned his degree in 1967. Morgan was a partner at Kramer Rayson. The family will receive friends on Sunday from 4-6 p.m. at Rose Mortuary, 6200 Kingston Pike in Knoxville. A celebration of life will be planned for the fall. Memorial gifts may be made to the Cumberland Presbyterian Children’s Home, Boy Scouts of America and Friends of the Smokies.