Education:

Undergranduate work at University of California, Berkeley with degree in Political Science;Juris Doctor degree from University of California School of Law, Davis.

Family:

Wife Nancy, 10-year old son Morgan II, 7-year old daughter Taylor, step son Doug, two dogs, two cockatiels, one garter snake, three goldfish. Both older brothers are attorneys. Oldest brother recently elected as world president of Rotary International.

Interests:

Fishing, writing, environmental protection, gardening, theater, horses, whale-watching, teaching, public school reform, World War II history.

Favorite quote:

“We cannot live our dreams. But we can give to the world a measure of our best.”

Cases:

Morgan King has been in practice for 28 years. Throughout that time he has handled an amazing variety of cases. Here are some examples -

A Sampline of cases handled by Mr. King:

SOME PERSONAL INJURY CASES SETTLED BY MR. KING

• Woman in crosswalk struck by car
• Soda bottle cap explodes, hits woman in eye
• Ski boat steering mechanism freezes up causing collision with rocks
• Woman in car rear-ended by Safeway big-rig
• Man's car hit on freeway by car coming in opposite direction
• Child falls in pool, near drowning (brain damage)
• Woman's husband killed when gravel from truck flies through windshield
• Car crashes through ticket booth with man inside
• Man in back seat of car being towed, injured when tow truck crashes
• Woman scalded while taking shower - water suddenly turns hot
• Surgeon leaves hot instrument on woman's chest during surgery - burn scar
• Man in car crashes into big-rig stopped in fast lane on freeway
• Fast-food manager kicks employee in back
• Teenager killed when bike hit by speeding car
• Child killed by speeding car during police hot-pursuit chase
• Man decapitated when car rear-ended by big-rig on freeway
• Family injured while car on soft shoulder - big-rig veers off road and rear-ends

OTHER KINDS OF CASES HANDLED BY MR. KING

• Sued Hayward Police for beating up Hispanic family having birthday party
• Sued DMV to prevent paving over park for parking lot
• Sued school district to stop closing of neighborhood school
• Sued bridge authority to stop increase in toll fee
• Sued woman's ex-husband for assault and battery
• Sued credit bureau for refusing to fix incorrect credit item on woman's credit report
• Sued Livermore police for injury and death caused in hot-pursuit chase
• Sued Lawrence Livermore Lab for retaliation against safety whistle-blower
• Sued builders for leaky roofs
• Sued baby-sitter for sexual abuse of children
• Sued Mortuary for scattering deceased's ashes in wrong field
• Sued Livermore Lab for whistle-blower retaliation

OTHER LEGAL EXPERIENCE

Criminal defense (all categories of crimes, from jaywalking to murder)

Divorce and Child custody, including jury trial for child custody in Houston, Texas.

Business law; author of California Corporate Practice 2nd

Bankruptcy law; author of four books on bankruptcy practice

Taxpayers' rights; author of major book on discharging taxes in bankruptcy

Judging:

Served many times as judge pro tem in municipal courts in Pleasanton, Hayward and San Leandro.