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    Nicholas F. Morisani

    Partner

    Jackson
    601-360-9351
    nick.morisani@phelps.com
    Areas Of Focus
    Labor and EmploymentEmployment Litigation

    Nick Morisani’s practice includes a unique blend of labor and employment and civil rights litigation involving jail and prison operations. In his labor and employment practice, he advises private and public employers and defends them against discrimination, retaliation, sexual harassment and other employment claims.

    Nick’s civil rights practice focuses on representing state prison management and local detention facility operators. Nick helps clients navigate investigations by the Department of Justice and federally funded protection and advocacy groups. He also defends clients against single-plaintiff and class-action claims challenging conditions of confinement and security operations and helps them seek termination of burdensome consent decrees. 

    From 2015 through 2020, Nick was part of a team of attorneys who successfully defended the State of Mississippi from a facility-wide class action challenging nearly every aspect of confinement at East Mississippi Correctional Facility. That experience created in Nick a passion for advising and representing the management and staff who work around the clock behind the walls of America’s prisons and detention facilities to keep us safe.

    Prior to joining Phelps, Nick served as a law clerk to the Honorable Sul Ozerden, U.S. District Judge for the Southern District of Mississippi.

    From 2015 through 2020, Nick was part of a team of attorneys who successfully defended the State of Mississippi from a facility-wide class action challenging nearly every aspect of confinement at East Mississippi Correctional Facility. That experience created in Nick a passion for advising and representing the management and staff who work around the clock behind the walls of America’s prisons and detention facilities to keep us safe.

    Prior to joining Phelps, Nick served as a law clerk to the Honorable Sul Ozerden, U.S. District Judge for the Southern District of Mississippi.

    Insights

    • November 20, 2024

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    • August 15, 2024

      185 Phelps Lawyers Chosen for Best Lawyers in America, 20 Named "Lawyer of the Year," 26 Added to “Ones to Watch” List…

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    • July 24, 2024

      Waves of Change: Navigating Labor and Employment Trends…

    • June 24, 2024

      Appeals Court Outlines How Steps to Address Understaffing May Counter Deliberate Indifference Claims…

    • June 24, 2024

      NSA Presents Navigating Employment Issues in the Jail Environment…

    • May 20, 2024

      NBI Presents Mississippi Human Resource Law 2024…

    • April 29, 2024

      NAAWS Conference 2024 …

    • February 12, 2024

      Fifth Circuit Scrutinizes NLRB’s Expanded Remedies Against Employers for Unfair Labor Practices…

    • January 5, 2024

      Phelps Elects Nine Partners in 2024 Class…

    • October 5, 2023

      Arbitration Exemptions Could Extend to More Employees in New Supreme Court Case…

    • October 3, 2023

      Jackson Office Earns Three Federal Appellate Victories in 30 Days …

    • August 29, 2023

      JAILCON 2023 Southern Regional Conference…

    • August 17, 2023

      Best Lawyers in America Selects 208 Phelps Lawyers, Names 12 "Lawyer of the Year," Adds 47 to "Ones to Watch" List…

    • August 3, 2023

      NLRB Adopts Employee-Friendly Test for Evaluating Workplace Rules …

    • July 26, 2023

      Annual Mississippi Labor & Employment Seminar: Creative Solutions in Labor & Employment…

    • August 18, 2022

      Best Lawyers in America Selects 158 Phelps Lawyers, Names 10 "Lawyer of the Year," Adds 40 to "Ones to Watch" List…

    • August 16, 2022

      JAILCON Southern Regional Conference…

    • August 3, 2022

      Annual Mississippi Labor & Employment Seminar: A New School of Thought…

    • August 19, 2021

      More Than Half of Phelps Lawyers Chosen for Best Lawyers in America, 12 Named "Lawyer of the Year," 40 Make “Ones to Watch” List…

    • August 5, 2021

      Mississippi Labor & Employment Law Conference…

    • June 24, 2021

      New Supreme Court Ruling Shores Up Employers’ Private Property Rights…

    • June 15, 2021

      Nicholas Morisani Leads Mississippi Chapter of the Federal Bar Association…

    • August 20, 2020

      127 Phelps Lawyers Selected to Best Lawyers in America, 16 Named "Lawyer of the Year" and 37 Chosen for First Class of "Ones to Watch"…

    • July 24, 2020

      NLRB Boosts Employers' Ability to Suspend, Fire Workers for Profane Conduct…

    • June 12, 2020

      Federal Appeals Court Delivers Win for Employers, Rejects Bid to Force COVID-19 Safety Rule…

    • March 20, 2020

      COVID-19 Pandemic Causes NLRB to Suspend All Representation Elections…

    • January 2, 2020

      Phelps Elects Seven to Partnership, Six to Counsel Classes…

    • November 5, 2019

      16 Lawyers Named 2019 Mid-South Super Lawyers and Rising Stars…

    Recognition

    • Litigation - Labor and Employment (2021-2025), The Best Lawyers in America
    • Mid-South Super Lawyers Rising Stars list, Super Lawyers (2018-2019)
    • Litigation - Labor and Employment (2021-2025), The Best Lawyers in America
    • Mid-South Super Lawyers Rising Stars list, Super Lawyers (2018-2019)

    Education

    • Mississippi College School of Law, J.D., cum laude, 2009
    • University of South Alabama, B.A., History, magna cum laude, 2005
    • Mississippi College School of Law, J.D., cum laude, 2009
    • University of South Alabama, B.A., History, magna cum laude, 2005

    Credentials

    • Mississippi
    • Alabama
    • U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
    • U.S. District Court, Northern District of Mississippi
    • U.S. District Court, Southern District of Mississippi
    • U.S. District Court, Northern District of Alabama
    • U.S. District Court, Middle District of Alabama
    • U.S. District Court, Southern District of Alabama
    • Judicial Law Clerk for Hon. Sul Ozerden, U.S. District Court, Southern District of Mississippi
    • Mississippi
    • Alabama
    • U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
    • U.S. District Court, Northern District of Mississippi
    • U.S. District Court, Southern District of Mississippi
    • U.S. District Court, Northern District of Alabama
    • U.S. District Court, Middle District of Alabama
    • U.S. District Court, Southern District of Alabama
    • Judicial Law Clerk for Hon. Sul Ozerden, U.S. District Court, Southern District of Mississippi

    Memberships and Affiliations

    Professional

    • Alabama Bar Association
    • Mississippi Bar Association
    • American Bar Association
    • Federal Bar Association, Mississippi Chapter - President (2021-2022), Secretary of Labor & Employment - Publications and Public Relations Committee (2019-2020)
    • National Italian-American Bar Association
    • Mississippi Defense Lawyers Association - Co-editor of The Quarterly

    Civic

    • Mississippi Kidney Foundation - Board of Trustees
    • University of South Alabama National Alumni Association - Board of Directors

    Professional

    • Alabama Bar Association
    • Mississippi Bar Association
    • American Bar Association
    • Federal Bar Association, Mississippi Chapter - President (2021-2022), Secretary of Labor & Employment - Publications and Public Relations Committee (2019-2020)
    • National Italian-American Bar Association
    • Mississippi Defense Lawyers Association - Co-editor of The Quarterly

    Civic

    • Mississippi Kidney Foundation - Board of Trustees
    • University of South Alabama National Alumni Association - Board of Directors
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