Joel Morris

Practice Areas

Joel maintains a general litigation practice, representing clients in a broad range of civil and administrative law matters at the trial and appellate level and before administrative tribunals.

Joel’s practice focuses on professional liability; commercial litigation, including multi-party cases and class actions; insurance litigation; and administrative law. He routinely acts as counsel on complex cases and appeals. He has represented clients at all levels of court in British Columbia and before various administrative tribunals.

A recognized leader in the area of health law, Joel has many years’ experience assisting, advising, and defending physicians in medical malpractice claims and in matters relating to professional and ethical conduct.

Joel is the firm’s Mentorship Partner – leading the student and associate mentorship program – and is one of the firm’s Student Recruitment Coordinators – leading the student recruitment and hiring process.

Joel acts as pro bono counsel in civil and administrative law matters. He serves as a board member for the Greater Vancouver Law Students’ Legal Advice Society, as Harper Grey’s LSLAP (Law Students’ Legal Advice Program) coordinator, and volunteers as a supervising lawyer with LSLAP.

Joel is an adjunct professor at UBC, Allard School of Law, teaching an upper year course on “Ethics and Professionalism.”

Joel has been recognized as a leading practitioner in the area of Medical Negligence by Lexpert, a Rising Star: Leading Lawyers Under 40 (2020) by Lexpert, and as a “Future Star” and 40 & Under Hot List – Leading Lawyers Under 40 (2021) by Benchmark Canada.

Prior to joining Harper Grey, Joel clerked at the British Columbia Supreme Court.