In his over 19 years of litigation experience, and his diverse representation of individuals, businesses and insurance carriers, Morgan Godfrey has provided countless benefits to a wide variety of Johnson & Condon's clients. He has successfully pursued or defended many lawsuits involving employment claims, charges of discrimination, construction claims, commercial contract disputes, products liability actions, fire litigation and insurance coverage proceedings. He concentrates his work in the Firm’s Employment, Government Liability, Construction and Insurance Coverage practice areas.

His substantial trial and appellate practice includes the defense of municipalities in civil rights claims, sex, age and race discrimination claims, the defense of both public and private clients in contract litigation, construction litigation, professional liability, and Federal Employment Liability Act (FELA) claims.

As with his litigation experience, Mr. Godfrey’s publications and continuing legal education faculty experience reflect his depth and diversity of knowledge. He has authored or lectured on such topics as retaliation claims in the employment setting, how to avoid liability for harassment claims, employee investigation fundamentals, employee separation agreements, the potential impact of mold on indoor air quality, coverage issues raised by construction contracts, the legal and ethical limitations of surveillance, and on workers compensation issues.

EDUCATION

• B.A. University of Wisconsin Madison, 1986 With Distinction
• J.D. William Mitchell College of Law, 1990: Associate Editor, William Mitchell Law Review
  

BAR ADMISSIONS

• Minnesota Supreme Court
• U.S. District Court, District of Minnesota
• Wisconsin State Court (2006)
  
  

AUTHOR
& SPEAKER

• Retaliation Claims:  Not Just An Afterthought.  Minnesota Defense, Summer 2008. 
• Advanced Construction Law in Minnesota: Dispute Resolution and Ethics in Construction
• The Legal And Ethical Constraints To The Use Of Surveillance Under Minnesota’s AntiStalking Statute
• Indoor Air Quality and Schools: The Issue, Applicable Standards, Remediation
• Insurance Coverage Under In Light Of The New AIA Form A201
• Comment: Minnesota Court Provides Employers Economic Incentive to Forgo Rehiring Temporarily Partially Disabled Employees: Parson v. Holman Erection Co., 428 N.W.2d 72 (Minn. 1988), 15 Wm. Mitchell L. Rev. 1069 (1989)
  
  
  

• Member, Minnesota Defense Lawyers Association Employment Law Committee
• Member, American Bar Association
• Member, Minnesota Bar Association
• Member, Wisconsin Bar Association
• Member, Hennepin County Bar Association

• Minnesota School Boards Association 86th Leadership Conference, January 12, 2007. Co-author and lecturer on the topic of Investigating the Difficult Issues, Employment Investigation Fundamentals, and lecturer on the topic of Construction Defect Investigation Fundamentals.
• Employer Liability For Supervisor Harassment And How To Avoid It.  February 25, 2008, Minneapolis, Minnesota.
• Insurance Subrogation Fundamentals.  National Business Institute.  May 9, 2008, Bloomington, Minnesota.

• Larrison v. John Marshall High School, et al, 2007 WL 152174, Unpublished Opinion, Court File No. A06-631, Minn. Ct. App. January 23, 2007.

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