TBA Law Blog


Posted by: Stacey Shrader Joslin on Aug 14, 2023

Memphis lawyer Patrick H. Morris, a senior employment litigator at Federal Express and a member of the TBA Young Lawyers Division Board, was elected assembly clerk of the American Bar Association Young Lawyers Division (ABA YLD) at the group’s meeting in Denver last week. As clerk, Morris will chair the ABA YLD Credentials Board and sit on the ABA YLD Executive Committee, Executive Board and Elections Committee. The position also puts him in the line of succession for ABA YLD speaker, a position he will assume for the 2024-2025 bar year. Morris also recently was appointed to the ABA Commission on Governance by ABA President Mary L. Smith. In this role, Morris will take part in the decennial review of the ABA House of Delegates, Board of Governors and Nominating Committee.