Marshall Morgan was born on February 8,
1922 in New York City and died on April 3, 2014 at his home in
Pasadena, California. Marshall, as he was known to his family,
friends and colleagues, graduated from Thayer Academy in Braintree,
Massachusetts in 1940. He was a student at The University of
Pittsburgh, when he interrupted his studies to join the Army Air Corp
during WWII, and he returned to that college to graduate in 1947.
During World War II, he served in the Asiatic Pacific Theaters as a
Lieutenant in the US Army Air Corp, 89th Attack Squadron, 3rd Bomb
Group. He flew 51 missions in the Asiatic Pacific Theaters and
received the Philippine Liberation Ribbon with one Bronze Star. After
WWII he served in the Army Air Force Reserves as a Captain. Marshall
graduated from the University of Southern California Gould School of
Law in 1950 and began his legal career as a Deputy City Attorney, Los
Angeles County from 1950 to 1953 before entering private practice. He
founded his own law firm of Morgan, Wenzel & McNicholas in 1961.
During his long career as an attorney, he was a member of The State
Bar of California, the Los Angeles County, Wilshire and American Bar
Associations. He was a Fellow, American College of Trial Lawyers;
Diplomat, International Academy of Trial Lawyers (limited to the top
500 trial lawyers in the United States). He was a founding member of
the American Board of Trial Advocates dedicated to the preservation
of the Jury Trial system, where he was named California Trial Lawyer
of the Year in 1987. He was also a member of the Association of
Southern California Defense Council and the International Association
of Insurance Counsel.
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Marshall Morgan was born on February 8, 1922 in New York City and died
on April 3, 2014 at his home in Pasadena, California. Marshall, as he
was known to his family, friends and colleagues, graduated from Thayer
Academy in Braintree, Massachusetts in 1940. He was a student at The
University of Pittsburgh, when he interrupted his studies to join the
Army Air Corp during WWII, and he returned to that college to graduate
in 1947. During World War II, he served in the Asiatic Pacific Theaters
as a Lieutenant in the US Army Air Corp, 89th Attack Squadron, 3rd Bomb
Group. He flew 51 missions in the Asiatic Pacific Theaters and received
the Philippine Liberation Ribbon with one Bronze Star. After WWII he
served in the Army Air Force Reserves as a Captain. Marshall graduated
from the University of Southern California Gould School of Law in 1950
and began his legal career as a Deputy City Attorney, Los Angeles County
from 1950 to 1953 before entering private practice. He founded his own
law firm of Morgan, Wenzel & McNicholas in 1961. During his long
career as an attorney, he was a member of The State Bar of California,
the Los Angeles County, Wilshire and American Bar Associations. He was a
Fellow, American College of Trial Lawyers; Diplomat, International
Academy of Trial Lawyers (limited to the top 500 trial lawyers in the
United States). He was a founding member of the American Board of Trial
Advocates dedicated to the preservation of the Jury Trial system, where
he was named California Trial Lawyer of the Year in 1987. He was also a
member of the Association of Southern California Defense Council and the
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