Joseph Morris - Roberts Perryman

In practice since 2009, Joseph’s practice primarily focuses on civil defense and litigation involving coverage disputes, bad faith, and commercial and professional liability, as well as appellate work at the State and Federal level.

Joseph routinely represents clients in cases involving six and seven figure claims of recovery, from pre-suit up through to appeal. westWhile Joseph is a native of St. Louis, he obtained an undergraduate degree in History from Boston University, before moving to Tokyo, Japan, where he lived and worked for several years before returning to the United States to attend law school in California. In law school he made the Dean’s List, Pro Bono Honors Society, as well as worked as a summer associate for a Tokyo maritime firm, Toda & Co., followed by a fall clinical internship with a large Tokyo law firm, Nishimura & Asahi, in areas involving cross-border transactions and capital markets. Joseph lived and worked for several years in California, before moving back to the St. Louis region to be closer to home and family. He also served as an appellate clerk for the Honorable Lisa Van Amburg at the Missouri Court of Appeals, Eastern District, before entering private practice in St. Louis.

In his free time he enjoys camping, hiking, soccer, and the outdoors. He is also a practitioner of Aikido, and member of the board for a local Aikido group.

Notable Recent Victories

Westmoreland v. Midwest St. Louis, LLC, 623 S.W.3d 618 (Mo. Ct. App. 2021), successful appeals defense of jury verdict awarding client-respondent $1.8 million in damages against nearby gas station for violating Missouri's Motor Fuel Marketing Act (MFMA).

Evans v. Wilson, No. SD 33209, 2016 WL 4990251 (Mo. Ct. App. Sept. 19, 2016), affirmed following transfer by Conner v. Ogletree, 542 S.W.3d 315, 318 (Mo. 2018), successful oral argument in defense of trial court's summary judgment in favor of defendant in appeal to the Missouri Court of Appeals Southern District.

Hendrickson, et al. v. Dennis, et al., Cause No. 21SL-CC04967 (Cir. Ct. St. Louis Co., Mo. Apr. 17, 2023), motion for summary judgment granted by trial court in favor of client on basis of collateral and judicial estoppel and for failure to state a legally cognizable claim as a matter of law.

Denney v. Syberg’s Westport, Inc., 665 S.W.3d 348 (Mo. Ct. App. 2023), successful defense on appeal affirming judgment on jury’s verdict, including findings that appellant was 90% at fault for his own damages under Missouri’s rules of comparative fault.