John Morgan (born John Bryan Morgan on March 31, 1956) is an American lawyer. He is the founder of the nationwide personal injury, class action and personal injury law firm Morgan & Morgan.
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Biography
Founding and growth of Morgan & Morgan
In 1988, Morgan founded the Morgan & Morgan PA law firm with wife Ultima in Orlando, Florida. Eventually, the firm would grow and expand over a ten-year period to its present size, with over 300 attorneys and 1,500 support staff members located in nine states.
Legalization of marijuana
Morgan has been heavily involved in efforts to legalize medical marijuana in Florida. He is the chairman of United for Care, an organization dedicated to the effort.
In 2014, Morgan campaigned to pass Amendment 2, and ultimately lost by a small margin. A victory would have necessitated a 60% yes vote, however only 57.6% voted yes, and 42.4% no. Amendment 2 aimed to ensure that qualified use of medical marijuana, licensed physician prescription of medical marijuana and registered medical marijuana treatment centers would become legally permissible. Among the speculated factors in the defeat of Amendment 2 were lower advertising spend than oppositional efforts, particularly a $5.5 million donation billionaire Sheldon Adelson gave to support the Vote No on 2 campaign.
Medical marijuana appeared again as Amendment 2 on the November 2016 ballot. Morgan contributed heavily to the Yes efforts by donating $6.5 million along with television and radio advertisements personally supporting the measure. Amendment 2 was approved 71.3% to 28.7%, surpassing the 60% requirement for constitutional amendments.
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Political positions and activities
Morgan stated in November 2016 that he's considering running for Governor of Florida in the 2018 election. On November 24, 2017, Morgan announced on Twitter that he is disillusioned with the current state of American politics and is leaving the Democratic Party to register as an independent.
He supports "decriminalizing marijuana, releasing convicts serving time solely for drug crimes, giving voting rights to non-violent felons, raising the minimum wage to $15 an hour, making water and wildlife protection a top priority, and abolishing the lieutenant governor and agriculture commissioner posts."
Philanthropy and political contributions
Morgan and his wife Ultima are involved in multiple philanthropic initiatives. Both have contributed $2 million donation to the Second Harvest Food Bank of Central Florida to address hunger within Florida. Their donations led to the opening of the Morgan & Morgan, P.A. Hunger Relief Center in 2013, a 100,000 square-foot space that houses and preserves Second Harvest's annual food donations.
Morgan donated to Hillary Clinton's 2016 presidential campaign.
References
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