Janeil A. Morgan is an Associate in the Fort Lauderdale office of Shutts & Bowen LLP, where she is a member of the Government Law Practice Group.
Ms. Morgan dedicates a significant aspect of her practice to city, county, and local government law. She has experience in drafting and preparing resolutions and ordinances, reviewing and analyzing municipal charter and land development regulations, and drafting amendments to municipal charter and land development codes. Ms. Morgan currently represents a local municipality Charter Review Advisory Board. Her practice also consists of assisting with internal investigations and litigation related to prosecuting municipal code enforcement liens.
Ms. Morgan’s practice further includes assistance with the representation of clients in government bid protests and eminent domain matters.
During law school, Janeil interned for the Office of the Federal Public Defender for the Middle District of Florida and, the Office of the State Attorney for the Seventeenth Judicial Circuit. Additionally, she was a Racial Justice Program Legal Intern for the American Civil Liberties Union national headquarters in New York and a Certified Legal Intern for the Public Defender’s Office for the Eighth Judicial Circuit.
Credentials
Education
- University of Florida Levin College of Law, J.D., May 2022
- Journal of Technology Law & Policy, Editor
- Book Award, Race Crime & the Law
- Order of the Barristers
- Florida Trial Team, President, Chair of Publicity
- Florida National Trial Advocacy Co-Student Director
- Outstanding Graduate Award, Gerald T. Bennet Outstanding Service Award, Final Four Best Advocate Award, Final Four Best Team Award, Georgetown Law White Collar Crime Invitational National Finalist
- Teaching Assistant, Trial Practice, Evidence, Criminal Procedure: Adversary Systems, SCOTUS Seminar
- Research Assistant, Professor Barry-Blocker
- Caribbean Law Student Association, Secretary
- Black Law Student Association
- 2022 FMCBA William H. Holland Scholarship recipient
- 2022 WDFJBA Vincent P. McGhee Scholarship recipient
- University of Central Florida, B.A., Political Science, May 2016
- Alpha Kappa Psi Professional Business Fraternity, Vice President of Membership
- Jamaican Students Association, Founder & President
- Caribbean Students Association, Vice President
Bar Admissions
- Florida
Court Admissions
- U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida
- U.S. Court of Federal Claims
Professional and Civic
- Broward County Bar Association
- T.J. Reddick Bar Association, Board Member
- Wilkie D. Ferguson, Jr. Bar Association
News & Insights
Presentations
- "Strategic Selection: Voir Dire Tactics for Trial Triumph," Empowered Advocacy: Advancing Litigation Excellence (March 2, 2024)
