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Morton Law Firm, PLLC
132 Fairmont St.
Clinton, Mississippi 39056
(601) 925-9797
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Ronald Morton formed the Morton Law Firm in 1997. Morton Law Firm is a full-service law firm located in Clinton, Mississippi. The firm provides its clients with the highest quality representation in the areas of commercial transactions, business planning, general litigation, personal injury litigation, divorce and family law, asset protection panning, Medicaid planning, estate planning, and elder law. The firm's particular emphasis is on providing quality legal services in a cost-effective, efficient and results-oriented manner. We strive to produce the highest quality representation, bearing in mind at all times the economic, business, and personal concerns and objectives of our clients.
The Morton Law Firm provides quality, timely, and aggressive legal representation to its clients at a fair and predictable fee. Through its implementation and reliance on state of the art law office technology, the firm is able to provide efficient and timely service to its clients at accurately estimated costs. In fact, most matters are handled by the firm on a flat fee or percentage basis contingent upon results, giving the client certainty and predictability in their anticipated expense. The firm also frequently utilizes blended rates, value billing, and other progressive billing structures, rather than the traditional reliance on an hourly billing rate. Hourly billing encourages firms to be inefficient, and to delay completion of work, all to the clientís detriment. At the Morton Law Firm, we don't focus on hourly billing; our focus is on results. The firm represents both individual and corporate clients of all sizes in civil matters throughout Mississippi and Louisiana. The primary focus of the firm is personal injury and elder law.
All of our clients are important, but in our Estate Planning and Elder Law Practice, we recognize that we are dealing with the most important things in our clients’ lives - everything they own, and everyone they love. Accordingly we take our role as trusted advisor very seriously, and never offer cookie cutter solutions to what are always unique family situations. We are careful to listen to our clients, and only after a great deal of communication and counseling with our clients do we begin to suggest possible planning solutions. It is this counseling-based approach to estate planning and elder law that best distinguishes us from other firms in Mississippi. Additionally, we differentiate ourselves from the countless other law firms in the following ways:
Relationships - We form very close working relationships with our clients. By getting to know you well, we can better understand your needs, and the solutions that best serve you.
Quality – We provide our clients with the highest caliber legal services while truly understanding their goals and desires. Quality not only describes our work, but also our staff. Morton Law Firm only hires top graduates in their respective fields. From receptionist, to law clerks, to attorneys, you can be assured that you are dealing with people of the highest integrity and intelligence – leaders among their peers.
Focus – We are a boutique firm and choose to limit our areas of practice to ensure proficiency, skill, and experience in those practice areas. Our Estate Planning, Elder Law, and Personal Injury are our only focus.
Service - We are committed to providing our clients with the highest level of service. To maximize client service, we leverage legal expertise with technology to achieve optimal results and provide our clients with accurate and timely generated documents. Our goal is to exceed your expectations.
Ronald C. Morton is an estate planning and elder law attorney serving the legal needs of clients throughout central Mississippi. His practice includes Estate Planning and Administration, Elder Law, Medicaid Planning, Asset Protection Planning, Business Planning, and Personal Injury Litigation. A Mississippi native, Ronald Morton has actively practiced law for over 14 years. He has been published in numerous legal publications, including the Mississippi College Law Review and The Encyclopedia of Mississippi Law, and is a frequent speaker to both professionals and the general public on the topics of Estate Planning, Asset Protection, Medicaid Planning, and Elder Law.
A 1992 magna cum laude graduate of Mississippi College School of Law, Mr. Morton is licensed to practice law in Mississippi and Louisiana. While in law school, Mr. Morton served as Managing Editor of the Law Review, was a Pupil in the Charles Clark Inn of the American Inns of Court, and was selected as a conferee to the Americans United seminar in Washington, D.C. He is currently a member of the American Bar Association, the National Academy of Elder Law Attorneys, WealthCounsel, and sits on the boards of directors of several local non-profit organizations.
- Chapter Author, Limited Liability Companies, Encyclopedia of Mississippi Law (West 2001)
- Chapter Co-Author, Partnerships, Encyclopedia of Mississippi Law (West 2001)
- Chapter Author, DUI, Encyclopedia of Mississippi Law (West 2001).
- Chapter Co-Author, Civil Procedure, Encyclopedia of Mississippi Law (West 2001)
- Author, Discovery: Scope and Limitations, Mississippi Civil Procedure (West 2001)
- Author, Discovery: Mechanisms, Mississippi Civil Procedure (West 2001) Co-
- Author, Annotations to Supreme Court Rules, Mississippi Rules Annotated (Miss. Bar 1992)
- Author, Rules, Rulemaking and the Ruled: The Supreme Court as Self Proclaimed Ruler, 12 Miss. C.L. Rev. 293 (1991)
Honors and Awards
Mississippi Bar's Distinguished Service Award, 2005; American Jurisprudence Award, Legal Research and Bibliography; American Jurisprudence Award, Secured Transactions.
Professional Education Speaker:
- Internet Research for Paralegals, Mississippi Trial Lawyers Association, 1999.
- Use of Online Research Tools, Technology Seminar, Mississippi Bar, 2000.
- Ethical Issues in Technology, Ethics Seminar, Mississippi Bar, 2001.
- Legal Ethics and Technology, Technology Seminar, Mississippi Bar, 2001.
- Text Processing; Ethics, Small Firm Technology Seminars, Mississippi Bar, Feb. 6 - 8, 2002. Limited Liability Companies in Mississippi, NBI, Nov. 2003.
- Elder Law Essentials in Mississippi, NBI, Oct. 2004.
- Technology Roadshow, Mississippi Bar, May 2004.
- Summer School for Lawyers, Destin, Florida, June 2004.
- Asset Protection and Elder Law, NBI, Sept. 2005.
Memberships and Associations
- Mississippi Bar
- Louisiana Bar
- Hinds County Bar Association
- American Bar Association
- American Inns of Court, Charles Clark Inn, Pupil, 1991-92; Barrister 2004-06
- Deacon, First Baptist Church, Jackson
- Leadership Clinton, Class of 2001-02.
- Executive Committee, Technology Committee (Past Chairman), Mississippi Bar.
- Wealthcounsel
- National Academy of Elder Law Attorneys
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