Phil is a partner and a founding member of Valent Legal. Born and raised in Halifax, Nova Scotia, he practices personal injury law and is dedicated to advancing and protecting the rights of injury victims. He has extensive Courtroom experience and has appeared at every level of Court in Nova Scotia. He is a tireless advocate for his clients and is closely attuned to access to justice issues and initiatives. Phil prides himself on building positive relationships, which include being accessible, communicating clearly and openly, and always being fully aware of his client’s needs and objectives. He received his Bachelor of Arts (Honours) from Saint Mary’s University in 2007, his Master of Arts from Carleton University in 2008, and his Juris Doctor from the Schulich School of Law at Dalhousie University in 2013. In his spare time, Phil is a sports enthusiast and enjoys reading, writing, fishing, weight training, and spending time with his family and friends.

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.

I have been a personal injury attorney for over 35 years. I started my career doing insurance defense litigation. My current practice consists of representing injury people in bodily injury claims and lawsuits and claimants in worker's compensation matters. I am an experienced trial attorney and also serve as a private mediator and arbitrator. I have been appointed by the Connecticut Superior Corut Judges as a court appointed arbitrator, special master and small claims magistrate. I attended The College of the Holy Cross in Worcester Massachusetts as an undergraduate and graduated with honors. I attended law school at Albany Law School of Union University.

Ms. Morgan's undergraduate studies were completed at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill with a double major in Spanish and International Studies, with a concentration in Latin America Anthropology. Ms. Morgan received her Juris Doctor from the Loyola University School of Law in New Orleans. Ms. Morgan is a graduate of the Furman University Diversity Leadership Institute. Ms. Morgan has been the head of the Greater Greenville Chamber of Commerce Hispanic Development Committee, a member of Greenville Technical College’s Northwest Campus Advisory Board, a member of the Greenville County Human Relations Commissions Board, a member of the Hispanic Alliance legal committee, Upstate Global Professional Committee for the International Center, a member of Greenville Womens Giving and other community and charity organizations. Ms. Morgan is also the Chairman of the Board for Hispanic Alliance and a Board Member for the Upstate Fatherhood Coalition.