Areas of Practice:
Insurance Coverage, Counsel and Litigation
Education:
B.A., Hope College, 1977
J.D., IIT Chicago-Kent College, 1981, Law Review
Admitted to Practice:
State of Illinois, 1981
United States District Court, Northern District of Illinois, 1981
United States District Court, Central and Southern Districts, 1995
Legal Experience:
Morse, Bolduc & Dinos, 1997 - Present
Hinshaw & Culbertson, 1981-1997
Professional Activities:
American Bar Association
Chicago Bar Association
Defense Research Institute
Illinois Association of Defense Trial Counsel
Illinois Bar Association, Insurance Law Section
Illinois Defense Counsel, Insurance Committee
Trial Lawyers Club of Chicago
Presentations:
Insurance Coverage for Employment Torts, Midwest Regional Symposium September 30, 1997
Overland Park, Kansas
Homeowners and Umbrella Policies, ISBA, LawEd Program, 1990, 1992
Environmental Coverage Issues: Trigger, CBA, October, 1992
Uninsured and Underinsured Motorist Coverage Issues, CBA, May, 1993
Insurance Coverage Seminars, Aetna Life & Casualty Co., March, 1987;
Maryland Casualty Co., November, 1991;
Allstate Insurance Co., March, 1991;
Hartford, April 1993
Insurance Law Up-Date, Illinois Defense Counsel Conference, Illinois
Lead Poisoning-The Asbestos of the 1990's, Hinshaw & Culbertson's Fifth Annual Insurance Symposium, November, 1993
Uninsured and Underinsured Motorist Coverage in the Nineties, Hinshaw & Culbertso's Third Annual Insurer Symposium, November, 1991
Publications:
Illinois Automobile Insurance Law, Thomson West 2007
Attorney's Guide to Liability Insurance, IICLE, CGL Chapter, 1989, 1992, 1995, 1997
Comprehensive General Liability Insurance Coverage Update-New Developments: UM & UIM Offer, the UIM Insurer's Subrogation Rights, the Resident/Relative Exclusion, IICLE
Insurance Coverage for Drive-By Shootings and Car Jackings, CPCU Society, Claims Quarterly, 1995
Lead Paint - The Asbestos of the 1990's, IDC Quarterly, 1995
The Emerging Law of UM/UIM Coverage,
The Policy, Co-Editor, ISBA
Mr. Morse was an editor for over 15 years of The Policy, the quarterly newsletter for the Insurance Law Section of the Illinois State Bar Association. He has written and lectured on topics including comprehensive general liability coverage, the duty to defend, homeowners and umbrella policies, uninsured and underinsured motorist coverage, lead paint poisoning, car rental coverage issues, coverage for drive by shootings and carjackings, and insurance coverage for employment torts, med-pay and ERISA disputes, before the Illinois Defense Counsel, the ISBA LawEd Series, the CBA, the NAII and for many insurance clients.
Mr. Morse co-authored the Comprehensive General Liability Chapter in the Attorney’s Guide to Liability Insurance published by the Illinois Institute of Continuing Legal Education (IICLE), and a comprehensive 100-page discussion of Illinois uninsured and underinsured motorist coverage.