John W. Morrison

Phone: (701) 223-6585

Bismarck, ND

Working together with a well-qualified staff, firm lawyers strive to provide each client with prompt, personalized service of the highest caliber.

John W. Morrison, Jr., has been a shareholder in the Bismarck firm of Fleck, Mather & Strutz, Ltd. since 1986. He practices in the area of natural resources, public utilities and commercial law, and regularly represents clients in both litigation matters in state and federal courts and before state and federal administrative agencies, including the North Dakota Industrial Commission, the North Dakota Public Service Commission, the North Dakota Tax Department and the Bureau of Land Management.

Mr. Morrison received his Bachelor of Arts from Mary College and his Juris Doctorate from the University of North Dakota School of Law. Before entering private practice in 1981, he worked for the North Dakota Legislative Council, the North Dakota State Land Department, and the North Dakota Attorney General’s Office.

He is a co-author of “Lobbying, PACs and Campaign Finance” (West 1996-2008), and has authored “Regulation of Gas Gathering Systems,” 39 Rocky Mtn. Min. L. Inst. 18-1 (1993); “Doing the Lateral Lambada: Negotiating the Technical and Legal Challenges of Horizontal Drilling” 43 Rocky Mtn. Min. L. Inst. 601 (1997).

PRACTICE AREAS

• Commercial Litigation
• Regulatory Matters
• Public Utilities
• Oil & Gas
• Natural Resources
• Mergers & Acquisitions
• Government
• Corporate Law
• Commercial & Tax

BAR ADMISSIONS

• North Dakota, 1978
  
• U.S. District Court District of North Dakota, 1980
  
• Eighth Circuit Court of Appeals
  
• U.S. Supreme Court, 1992

EDUCATION

• 1978 - J.D., University of North Dakota School of Law
  
• 1975 - B.A., Mary College

AWARDS AND HONORS

• Listed in The Best Lawyers in America, Natural Resources, Energy, and Oil and Gas Specialties 1995-Present
  
• Listed in Chambers & Partners, America’s Leading Business Lawyers - Litigation, Energy and Natural Resources 2004-Present
  
• North Dakota Petroleum Council Hall of Fame - 2006

COMMUNITY AND PROFESSIONAL INVOLVEMENT

• Landman’s Association of North Dakota - Ethics Chairman
  
• North Dakota Petroleum Council - Past Chairman of Executive Committee
  
• Rocky Mountain Oil & Gas Association - Past President
  
• American Petroleum Institute - Past Director
  
• Rocky Mountain Mineral Law Institute - Past Trustee