Thomas Morel Email & Phone Number

Thomas J. Morel is a partner at Williams Barber & Morel Ltd. Mr. Morel is an experienced trial lawyer and business adviser with a national and international practice across a broad scope of complex litigation areas. He has successfully tried numerous matters to verdict including asbestos, antitrust, bankruptcy, class action toxic tort, class action environmental, contract, insurance coverage, products liability and securities. Mr. Morel has been recognized as a top toxic tort lawyer by The Legal 500 U.S. and as a rising star by Illinois Super Lawyers.Mr. Morel has litigated and won matters at motion to dismiss, summary judgment and class action certification stages involving a full range of commercial and tort matters for clients such as BP, Briggs and Stratton, Brunswick, Dow Chemical Company, HCSC, General Motors, GATX Corporation, PWC, Rohm and Haas, Union Carbide and United Air Lines. He has counseled and represented clients in response to significant industrial disasters including petrochemical plant explosions and releases in Louisiana and Texas, and rail disasters in Viareggio, Italy, Lac-Megantic, Canada, California, North Dakota, Texas and West Virginia. Mr. Morel has also advised clients with respect to internal matters including corporate governance, internal systems, securities and regulatory compliance, risk management, due diligence, and best practices. He has conducted internal investigations involving a number of issues including trade secret theft and harassment.Education/Bar AdmissionsMr. Morel received a B.A. in history from Yale University. He received his J.D. with Honors from the University of Chicago Law School, where he was the Articles Editor for the University of Chicago Law School Roundtable.

Chicago, Illinois, Us

Bachelor Of Arts (B.A.), History

Doctor Of Law (J.D.)