OF COUNSEL
Carolyn Mitchell
T.B. Nicholas, Jr.

Charles E. Morse
Attorney
cmorse@downsstanford.com

For the past 13 years, Mr. Morse has concentrated his practice to the field of insurance defense, with the primary focus on workers' compensation. He has experience in Appellate Law and has extensive litigation experience in Workers' Compensation judicial review cases and hearings at all levels. Mr. Morse has represented insurance carriers, certified self insured clients and governmental entities. Charlie is a 1983 Summa Cum Laude graduate of St. Mary's University. After teaching elementary school in San Antonio for a year, he attended and graduated from the Texas Tech University School of Law in 1988. He served as a briefing attorney for the Eighth Court of Appeals in El Paso from 1989 -1990 and then worked at a general civil law firm in El Paso. He then joined the Texas Attorney General's Office and worked in the Collections Division from 1990 - 1992. He was the head of the appellate section of an Austin firm and gained extensive litigation experience in workers' compensation judicial review cases. Charlie has also presented seminars and lectures on workers' compensation topics for CLE credit.

Bar Admissions

• State of Texas (1988)
• United States District Court—Northern, Southern, Eastern, and Western Districts of Texas

Professional Affiliations

• American Bar Association
• State Bar of Texas
• Travis County Bar Association

Education

• Texas Tech School of Law 1988
• St. Mary's University, Summa Cum Laude 1983

Board Certifications

• Board Certified in Workers' Compensation Law, Texas Board of Legal Specialization