Kelsey Morris

Biography

Professor Kelsey Morris teaches Legal Research and Writing and serves as Co-Director of the Appellate Advocacy Program for Internal Competitions.  

Before joining Pepperdine, Professor Morris was a Counsel at Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP, where she represented clients in consumer class actions and intellectual property disputes involving innovative and emerging consumer-facing technology.  Between years of practicing at Akin, Professor Morris served as a law clerk to the Honorable André Birotte Jr. of the U.S. District Court for the Central District of California and taught legal research and writing as a lecturer in law at University of Southern California Gould School of Law. 

Professor Morris received her Juris Doctor cum laude from Pepperdine University School of Law in 2011, graduating as a member of the Order of the Coif and Order of Barristers.  Professor Morris attended Pepperdine as a Faculty Scholar, and during law school, served as an Associate Editor for Pepperdine Law Review and competed on the Moot Court Team and Trial Advocacy Team.

Education

• J.D., Pepperdine University School of Law, 2011, cum laude
• B.A. in Government, Patrick Henry College, 2008, summa cum laude