Tiffany N. Morris

Tiffany N. Morris is a member of the firm’s Energy, Environment & Natural Resources Practice Group. She has over 12 years of legal experience in a variety of positions, advancing from receptionist/file clerk to legal secretary to legal specialist. Her experience includes:

• Energy, Environment & Natural Resources; Mining
   
  • Real estate and business transactions related to the development of mineral properties including title review and the preparation of mineral title reports, purchase and royalty agreements, land use, rights-of-way, zoning, municipal and tribal negotiations, and environmental permitting and compliance
  • Work closely with clients to prepare and file annual claim maintenance affidavits for unpatented mining claims with the Bureau of Land Management
• Real Estate
   
  • Purchase and sale transactions
  • Title analysis
  • Survey coordination and review
  • Lease abstracting and analysis
  • Property investigation including zoning, development plans, water rights and subdivision
  • Coordination of document flow and title closings
  • Lien analysis and loan review
  • Analysis and preparation of Uniform Commercial Code filings
• Litigation - Family Law, Criminal Law, Personal Injury, General Civil
   
  • Case management and file organization
  • Maintain and organize produced documents
  • Draft discovery, correspondence and pleadings
  • Assist with filing and e-filing pleadings in with the appropriate court
  • Maintain electronic databases containing deposition transcripts and documents
  • Initial review of documents for production and privilege
  • Prepare and maintain privilege logs;
  • Assist with deposition, mediation, arbitration and hearing preparation
  • Assist attorneys in trials, hearings, mediations and arbitrations including preparing and finalizing exhibit lists
  • Maintain, organize and mark exhibits
  • Prepare trial subpoenas and conduct witness interviews
  • Prepare trial notebooks
• Corporations; Tax Exempt Organizations
   
  • Prepare documents to form, amend, qualify and dissolve business and tax-exempt organizations
  • General corporate and commercial transactions
  • Prepare and file/record Uniform Commercial Code financing statements; prepare and file trade name applications and assignments
  • Maintain records and minute books including preparing and filing annual reports
  • Docket management including scheduling of annual meetings and filings, filing with the Arizona Corporation Commission, Arizona Secretary of State, Arizona Department of Revenue and Pima County Assessor
  • Client management including communication with clients for scheduling of meetings and obtaining client's assistance in document preparation