Morrie is an experienced trial lawyer with broad experience in a variety of areas, from the handling of cases involving personal injury and defective products to cases of professional negligence by doctors and lawyers to commercial disputes between businesses. He has tried cases in state and federal courts throughout the states of Minnesota and North Dakota and has successfully argued a number of cases before the Minnesota Court of Appeals and Supreme Court.

Morrie was born and raised in Detroit Lakes, and graduated summa cum laude from Luther College in Decorah, Iowa, in 1970. After college, he was a student at Luther Theological Seminary in St. Paul, Minnesota, for two years. In 1973, he entered the University of Minnesota Law School and graduated with a Juris Doctorate Degree in 1976. He has practiced with the firm in Fergus Falls since 1976. He is licensed to practice in the states of Minnesota and North Dakota, is admitted to the United States District Court for districts of Minnesota and North Dakota, and is admitted to practice before the Eighth Circuit Court of Appeals.

Morrie is a member of the Minnesota State Bar Association and Board Certified Specialist in Civil Trial Law, Minnesota Trial Lawyers Association, Minnesota Defense Lawyers Association, American Trial Lawyers Association, and Academy of Civil Trial Specialists. He has been selected as a leading attorney in Minnesota by the American Research Institute, was recognized as one of Minnesota's top personal injury and malpractice lawyers by Minneapolis/St. Paul Magazine, and designated as "Super Lawyer" by Minnesota Law & Politics. He served on the Seventh District Ethics Committee for several years. He has been a lecturer at continuing legal education seminars on trial practice.

Morrie has a wide range of interests outside of the practice of law. He was a long-time board member and president of Operation Bootstrap Africa, an organization that raises money to construct schools in Africa. For a number of years, he was a volunteer youth basketball coach. He is also the managing partner of the firm.

He enjoys outdoor activities, maintaining a tree farm, and is a beekeeper. Morrie and his wife, Marion, a public health nurse, have raised three sons and one daughter. They are members of Bethlehem Lutheran Church.