About Us

The law firm of Cartee & Morris, LLC combines the strengths and talents of its members Jonathan W. Cartee and R. Stan Morris, and provides over 50 combined years of legal experience.  Cartee & Morris, LLC regularly represents individuals, families and classes of persons in both state and federal courts in Alabama and Mississippi, and have also represented clients in other states by permission.  Both members of Cartee & Morris, LLC are also admitted to practice before the Supreme Court of the United States, a distinction that less than 2% of lawyers nationwide ever achieve. 

Cartee and Morris, LLC was founded and principally located in Birmingham, Alabama where its members had each practiced law for over twenty-years prior to its formation. During the years prior to joining forces, both members of Cartee & Morris, LLC worked diligently to develop the skills and expertise needed to successfully represent individuals with serious injuries and the families of those who suffered wrongful death. After joining together and forming Cartee & Morris, LLC the members were called upon to represent two voters from the scenic and historic resort town of Guntersville, Alabama who wanted to contest a mayoral election that had been decided by just one vote. Cartee & Morris took the case and filed an election contest on behalf of the voters and then won the case following a judgment in their favor at the end of a strenuously defended two-week trial. Thereafter, that decision was affirmed by the Alabama Supreme Court on a 9-0 vote, clearing the way to unseat the long term incumbent mayor.

During the prosecution of the election contest, Cartee & Morris, LLC members R. Stan Morris and Jonathan W. Cartee spent a significant amount of time in Guntersville preparing the case, coincidently developing an affection for the town and an appreciation of Lake Guntersville's beauty and of its varied water-based recreation activities. Following the conclusion of the election contest in their favor, a decision was made to move the day-to-day operations for Cartee & Morris, LLC to Lake Guntersville, but to still maintain a sub-office in Birmingham where Cartee & Morris, LLC had and has numerous ongoing cases.

WHAT WE DO

Cartee & Morris, LLC provides aggressive and successful representation for its clients in many areas of the law including:

Personal Injury -- Cartee & Morris, LLC represent individuals with serious injuries and the families of those who suffered the wrongful death of a loved one as a result of:

  • Automobile and motorcycle accidents
  • Drunk driving accidents and suits against bars/restaurants that “over served”
  • 18 wheeler wrecks
  • Wrecks involving persons at fault who had no insurance
  • Construction accidents
  • Defective products
  • Slip and Fall accidents
  • Exposure to toxic substances
  • Defective drugs, medicines and medical devices
  • Air Bag/Seat Belt failures
  • On the job injuries
  • Maritime (River and Ocean) accidents
  • Police misconduct/excessive force victims
  • Environmental issues/pollution
  • Nursing Home abuse and neglect

Catastrophic Injuries -- Cartee & Morris, LLC represent groups or classes of individuals and families that are the victims of catastrophic events.  Cartee & Morris, LLC are among the lead counsel representing tens of thousands of victims of Agent Orange, a toxic herbicide used during the Vietnam War.

Professional Misconduct--  Cartee & Morris, LLC represents individuals with serious injuries and the families of those who suffered the wrongful death of a loved one as a result of the misconduct of  health care providers such as physicians and hospitals.

Trade Secret Litigation --   Cartee & Morris, LLC represent owners of intellectual property that has been wrongly misappropriated by others.  New Alabama law was made in this area by partner R. Stan Morris when the Alabama Supreme Court agreed with him that once a person knows that another person has misappropriated intellectual property, that person is liable for using the misappropriated property just as if he had been the one who misappropriated the property himself.

Defective Construction-- Cartee & Morris, LLC represent the owners of new homes and commercial buildings in cases where the contractor has faile"d to deliver what was promised.

Business Misconduct --  Cartee & Morris, LLC represent businesses who are the victim of violations of non-compete agreements, confidentiality agreements, and other business agreements.

Lemon Law Cases -- Cartee & Morris, LLC represent the owners of new automobiles or manufactured homes that are defective, and the seller has failed to remedy the defects in a reasonable time.

Fraud and Misrepresentation -- Cartee & Morris, LLC represent individuals and businesses who have been defrauded or who are the victims of misrepresentations.

Insurance and Warranty Denials -- Cartee & Morris, LLC represents individuals who have been defrauded or wrongly denied insurance benefits from such insurance policies as:

  • Life insurance
  • Homeowners’
  • Automobile
  • Disability
  • Health insurance
  • Service/warranty contracts such as automobile warranties and homeowner’s warranties

Probate Law -- Cartee & Morris, LLC handle cases in Probate Court relative to:

  • Wills and Estates
  • Will contests
  • Power of Attorney
  • Living Wills
  • Guardianships and Conservatorships

Criminal Law --  Cartee & Morris, LLC represent individuals who have been charged with the commission of a misdemeanor and felonies.  Cartee & Morris, LLC has provided successful outcomes for persons charged with DUI  and BUI (boating under the influence), drug possession and numerous other non-violent crimes.

Regardless of the large size of some of the matters that it has handled in the past and that it is handling now, the firm wants to be a full service law firm and handle any size legal matter that is brought to it, no matter how small.