Alison Morris
- Adjunct Professor
BA, Wheaton College
JD, Pace Law School
Adjunct Professor Alison Morris joined the Haub Law faculty in 2021. She also practiced as a Senior Attorney at the Cuddy Law Firm, where she focused on special education advocacy and litigation. She represented families and children with special education needs at Committee on Special Education and 504 Plan meetings, and represented families in due process hearings when families challenged the decisions made by school districts, many from underserved populations. Professor Morris also assisted families in navigating the Office for People with Developmental Disabilities (OPWDD), including helping families with OPWDD applications and appeals.
She is also a frequent lecturer on topics of interest to both professionals and families on special education law, and has provided CLEs for Pace, the New York State Bar Association, and Lawline. Professor Morris has written articles for numerous publications, including the New York State Bar Association’s Elder Law and Special Needs Law Journal, and the Westchester County Bar Journal. She is the Chair of the New York State Bar Association’s Committee on Disability Rights and a Co-Chair of the Westchester Women’s Bar Association’s Education Committee.
Professor Morris graduated summa cum laude from Haub Law in 2014, and magna cum laude from Wheaton College in 2011. While at Haub Law, she worked on cases for children with special needs in the Disability Rights Clinic, interned for the Department of Justice in the Disability Rights Section, and externed for the Honorable Kenneth M. Karas in U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York as part of the Federal Judicial Honors Program. She was also an editor of the Pace International Law Review, and was awarded the Extraordinary Pro Bono Justice Award.
Fellowships & Scholarships:
George O. Becker Memorial Scholarship
PILSO Summer Fellowship
Charles H. Revson LSPIN Summer Fellowship
Honors & Awards:
Extraordinary Pro Bono Justice Award
Nominated as the Women’s Bar Association of the State of New York candidate for the New York State Bar Association Haywood Burns Memorial Award