Morgan Lily Phoenix

Associate | She/Her/Hers

Overview

Morgan Phoenix focuses her practice on product liability, mass torts, and consumer litigation, as well as advising a range of clients on maintaining product compliance with various government agencies. Morgan also advises clients working with government agencies to focus on product safety in a complex regulatory schema. She has experience in bankruptcy, unfair practice, and environmental civil litigation, as well as several class actions.

Morgan is committed to volunteer and pro bono work. She engages in advocating for asylum justice and housing tenant rights in Washington, D.C., demonstrating her dedication to social justice and community service. In 2023, Morgan was recognized with high honors on the 2023 Capital Pro Bono Honor Roll by the District of Columbia Court of Appeals and Superior Court of the District of Columbia.  

Morgan earned her J.D. from The George Washington University Law School, where she was recognized as a George Washington Scholar and Dean’s Fellow. She was also the recipient of the Class of 1971 Merit Scholarship. In law school, Morgan served as the president of the George Washington Law Mock Trial team and contributed to the International Law in Domestic Courts Journal. Morgan completed her undergraduate studies at Denison University, graduating magna cum laude with a Bachelor of Arts. Her academic journey included a semester abroad at Heidelberg University in Germany.

Career & Education

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    • English Teaching Assistantship, Fulbright Scholar Germany Grantee, 2017–2018
    • English Teaching Assistantship, Fulbright Scholar Germany Grantee, 2017–2018
    • The George Washington University Law School, J.D., 2022
      George Washington Scholar, Class of 1971 Merit Scholarship, Dean’s Fellow
    • Denison University, B.A., magna cum laude, Psychology; German Minor
    • The George Washington University Law School, J.D., 2022
      George Washington Scholar, Class of 1971 Merit Scholarship, Dean’s Fellow
    • Denison University, B.A., magna cum laude, Psychology; German Minor
    • District of Columbia
    • District of Columbia Court of Appeals
    • District of Columbia
    • District of Columbia Court of Appeals
    • English
    • German
    • English
    • German

Morgan's Insights

Client Alert | 4 min read | 04.03.25

Release-By-Release? The Michigan Supreme Court Is Asked To Clarify 2023 Requirement Contracts Ruling in Airboss

Those familiar with the supplier and buyer contracting realm will have likely heard of a “requirements contract” or a “blanket purchase order” which essentially allows parties to mutually guarantee that they will buy and sell to each other for a specific period of time, but lets the parties figure out the exact amount of a product later, often on an order-by-order basis. This approach is often favored for its reliability in knowing your supply needs are met (or you have a reliable buyer), while letting the supply move up or down based on real and variable demand. These arrangements are particularly prevalent in supply agreements in the automobile industry....

Representative Matters

  • Counsel for an oil exploration company in environmental and civil litigation arising from an oil spill.
  • Counsel to an energy client in multiple individual and class actions challenging royalty payments pursuant to oil and gas leases in West Virginia.
  • Counsel to a multinational conglomerate corporation in a complex bankruptcy trial.
  • Counsel to a large social media company in successful defense of unfair business practices under California law.

Morgan's Insights

Client Alert | 4 min read | 04.03.25

Release-By-Release? The Michigan Supreme Court Is Asked To Clarify 2023 Requirement Contracts Ruling in Airboss

Those familiar with the supplier and buyer contracting realm will have likely heard of a “requirements contract” or a “blanket purchase order” which essentially allows parties to mutually guarantee that they will buy and sell to each other for a specific period of time, but lets the parties figure out the exact amount of a product later, often on an order-by-order basis. This approach is often favored for its reliability in knowing your supply needs are met (or you have a reliable buyer), while letting the supply move up or down based on real and variable demand. These arrangements are particularly prevalent in supply agreements in the automobile industry....

Recognition

  • ALM Litigator of the Week Runner-Up, Litigation Daily, September 2023 (Litigation involved work alongside National Immigrant Justice Center representing nearly 20,000 Afghan asylum seekers.)
  • High Honors on the Capital Pro Bono Honor Roll, Superior Court of the District of Columbia and the District of Columbia Court of Appeals, 2023

Morgan's Insights

Client Alert | 4 min read | 04.03.25

Release-By-Release? The Michigan Supreme Court Is Asked To Clarify 2023 Requirement Contracts Ruling in Airboss

Those familiar with the supplier and buyer contracting realm will have likely heard of a “requirements contract” or a “blanket purchase order” which essentially allows parties to mutually guarantee that they will buy and sell to each other for a specific period of time, but lets the parties figure out the exact amount of a product later, often on an order-by-order basis. This approach is often favored for its reliability in knowing your supply needs are met (or you have a reliable buyer), while letting the supply move up or down based on real and variable demand. These arrangements are particularly prevalent in supply agreements in the automobile industry....

Morgan's Insights

Client Alert | 4 min read | 04.03.25

Release-By-Release? The Michigan Supreme Court Is Asked To Clarify 2023 Requirement Contracts Ruling in Airboss

Those familiar with the supplier and buyer contracting realm will have likely heard of a “requirements contract” or a “blanket purchase order” which essentially allows parties to mutually guarantee that they will buy and sell to each other for a specific period of time, but lets the parties figure out the exact amount of a product later, often on an order-by-order basis. This approach is often favored for its reliability in knowing your supply needs are met (or you have a reliable buyer), while letting the supply move up or down based on real and variable demand. These arrangements are particularly prevalent in supply agreements in the automobile industry....