Carson B. Morris

Prosecutorial Matters

• Report No. 1 of the Forty-Third Statewide Investigating Grand Jury: Specially assigned to Grand Jury’s investigation into the unconventional oil and gas industry (“fracking”) in Pennsylvania. Litigated various matters in the investigation and integrally involved in preparation of Grand Jury’s Report and entry of criminal charges against oil and gas companies.
• In re: Return of Seized Property of Lackawanna County: Successful appeal before the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania confirming authority of supervising judges of statewide investigating grand juries to issue search warrants involving grand jury investigation, reversing lower court.
• Commonwealth v Butler: Successfully defended before Supreme Court of Pennsylvania constitutionality of sexually violent predator provisions of Pennsylvania’s sexual offender registration statute, reversing lower court.
• In re H.R.: Successfully defended before Supreme Court of Pennsylvania constitutionality of statute authorizing the civil commitment of “Sexually Violent Delinquent Children,” a narrow class of particularly dangerous sex offenders who lack the capacity to refrain from committing sexually violent acts.
• Report No. 1 of the Fortieth Statewide Investigating Grand Jury: Served on team of OAG prosecutors who prepared and litigated the release of Grand Jury’s investigation into the sexual abuse of children in Roman Catholic dioceses in Pennsylvania.

Client Matters

• Successfully defended owner of chain of medical clinics in investigation by Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA).
• Successfully defended prominent disability service provider in multi-faceted Statewide Grand Jury investigation.
• Resolved False Claims Act allegation against medical office without penalties or fines.
• Successfully appealed substantial billing dispute with Medicare before an Administrative Law Judge.
• Successfully resolved allegations of prosecutorial misconduct for numerous prosecutors before Pennsylvania’s Attorney Disciplinary Board.
• Obtained post-conviction relief for client resulting in unprecedented modification to probationary sentence.
• Represented prominent union leader in appeal of conviction before the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit.
• Commonwealth v. Weigle: Successful appeal before the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania limiting prosecution’s authority to modify criminal charges following a preliminary hearing.
• Represented owner of chain of chiropractic clinics convicted of criminal tax offenses in appeal before U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit.
• Represented an alleged mafia associate in significant organized crime prosecution in federal district court.
• Not guilty jury trial verdict for client charged in series of burglaries and facing decades in prison and deportation.
• Attained collateral relief and new trial for client convicted of attempted murder and serving over 25 years in prison.

• Selected to The Best Lawyers in America® – Criminal Defense: White-Collar list in 2027. This list is issued by Best Lawyers® and a description of the selection methodology can be found here. No aspect of this advertisement has been approved by the Supreme Court of New Jersey or the highest court of any other state.
• Honoree, Central Penn Business Journal’s Power 30 Law and Lobbyists List, 2021-2022

• Member, Pennsylvania Bar Institute Criminal Jury Instructions Subcommittee for Proposed Standard Jury Instructions
• Board Member, Pennsylvania Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers
• Member, Pennsylvania Bar Association
• Member, Philadelphia Bar Association
  • Member, Professional Guidance & Responsibility Committee
• Member, Lancaster Bar Association
  • Chair, Criminal Law Section
• Member, Federal Criminal Law Committee for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania
• Member, Federal Bar Association, Middle District of Pennsylvania Chapter
• Former Executive Board Officer and Inn Treasurer, Temple American Inn of Court