Morris became the company’s General Counsel in 2006. Formerly Managing Partner with Austin law firm McGinnis, Lochridge & Kilgore, LLP, his 39 years in private practice emphasized transactional and minerals work, including acquisitions and divestitures, business organizations, complex financings, mineral titles, royalty and contract disputes.

Morris has been listed on the Best Lawyers in America for 20 years and is a member of the State Bar of Texas, as well as the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Texas and the U.S. Court of Claims. He earned his Bachelor of Arts in Economics from Rice University in 1964 and his LL.B., with honors, from The University of Texas at Austin in 1967.