In his over 17 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 construction claims, commercial contract disputes, employment cases, products liability actions, fire litigation and insurance coverage proceedings. He concentrates his work in the Firm’s Construction, Employment, Government Liability and Insurance Coverage practice areas.

His substantial trial and appellate practice includes the defense of municipalities in civil rights claims, and the defense of both public and private clients in contract litigation, construction litigation, sex, age and race discrimination, 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 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 WisconsinMadison, 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

• 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 Construction Law Committee
• 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

• Averting Chaos on the Job Site, Proactively Understanding Components of a Good Contract, National Business Institute, February 2006. Authored materials and lectured regarding the following sections: Performance and Payment Bond Concerns in Construction; Methods and Alternatives for Construction Contract Dispute Resolution
• Insurance Coverage Litigation, National Business Institute, February 2006. Co-Authored materials and lectured regarding the following section: Common Types of Insurance Coverage Disputes.  This also covered such areas as insurance coverage for contractual liability and construction defects.
• Construction Defect Claims, Lorman Education Services, March 2006.  Panel Member for section entitled Perspectives From The Plaintiff And Defense In Construction Defect Claims - Panel Discussion.  Also co-mc'd section regarding Perspectives From The Experts.
• What To Do When Construction Projects Go Bad In Minnesota, Lorman Education Services, November 2006. Authored materials and lectured regarding the following sections: Pursuing Sureties; Alternative Dispute Resolution.
• 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.

• 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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