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Ken Morgan

Kenneth M. Morgan, Esquire

Principal, Morgan Law LLC

Kenneth M. Morgan concentrates his practice in the areas of transactional real estate, corporate law and business counseling. He represents clients in acquiring, financing and leasing real estate. Ken also represents buyers and sellers of assets in diverse businesses. He represents commercial landlords and tenants in all aspects of retail, office, industrial and warehouse leasing, and counsels franchisees in franchise acquisitions, sales and terminations. In addition, he represents property owners, tenants and contractors in negotiating commercial and residential construction contracts, and property owners in real estate tax appeals and in selective land use matters.

 

Before founding Morgan Law LLC in February 2015, Ken was a partner at a local mid-sized law practice, and prior to that he was an associate at an AmLaw 100 law firm. He was also previously a Vice President and commercial lender with a financial institution, where he was responsible for the origination, underwriting, closing and administration of commercial financing transactions.

Ken is a member of the International Council of Shopping Centers (ICSC), served as Co-chair of the 2015 and 2016 PA/NJ/DE Conferences and Deal Making and as ICSC Southern New Jersey Government Relations Chair for three years. He has participated as a facilitator at the ICSC Law Conference on the topic of leasing exclusives and in Georgetown University’s Advanced Commercial Leasing Institute. In 2019, Ken was appointed to the Businesses Committed to South Jersey (BCSJ) Board of Directors. An active member of BCSJ for more than 10 years, he is a strong proponent of the organization’s goals. Ken has received the “AV” preeminent peer review rating from Martindale-Hubbell and served on the Board of Consultors for the NJSBA Real Property Trust and Estate Law Section for three years. His commitment to community also extends beyond industry. Ken has been on the board of Jewish Community Properties, Inc. since 2022 and regularly supports local, regional and national organizations throughout the year. Ken was formerly on the board of The American Welfare Association, Inc. (AWA) in Voorhees, NJ (2018-2023) and the Betty and Milton Katz Jewish Community Center in Cherry Hill (2021-2023).

A graduate of the University of Pennsylvania (B.A. 1989), Drexel University (M.B.A. 1994), and Rutgers University School of Law-Camden (J.D., with honors, 2002), he was a state constitutional law editor for the Rutgers Law Journal. He is admitted to practice in New Jersey and Pennsylvania. In recognition of his Real Estate practice, Ken was named to the South Jersey Magazine 2019 and 2020 Awesome Attorneys and  South Jersey Biz Top Business Attorneys 2019 lists, both of which were compiled by the votes of thousands of readers in the community.*

Kenneth M. Morgan was selected to the 2021 list of AV Preeminent lawyers. This award is conferred by Martindale-Hubbell. A description of the selection methodology can be found at www.martindale.com/ratings-and-reviews. No aspect of this advertisement has been approved by the Supreme Court of New Jersey.

Ken and his wife Suzanne are the proud parents of two daughters. Allison graduated summa cum laude from Vanderbilt University (2017) with a Neuroscience major and summa cum laude from Northwestern Medical School (2021) where she received an MD and MA in Medical Humanities and Bioethics. She is an orthopedic resident at NYU Langone Orthopedics. Melissa graduated summa cum laude from Georgetown University (2019) with majors in Government and Gender Studies and worked for two years at the Center for Court Innovation, a non-profit organization advancing criminal justice reform. She is a member of Harvard Law School’s Class of 2024. Following her graduation from HLS in May, 2024, she will serve as a law clerk for Justice Rachel Wainer Apter on the New Jersey Supreme Court.

Publications

  • “Ten Common Leasing Mistakes and Suggested Tips”, WCRE Newsletter, August 9, 2019.
  • “New Jersey Marijuana Reform Presents Unique Commercial and Industrial Real Estate Investment Opportunities” , WCRE Newsletter, February 16, 2018.
  • “Address Mold and Fuzzy Exposure Issues in Commercial Leases,” New Jersey Law Journal, March 2014
  • “The New Jersey Economic Opportunity Act of 2013,” South Jersey Chamber of Commerce Newsletter, October 2013
  • “Commercial Leasing Considerations,” South Jersey Chamber of Commerce Newsletter, October 2012
  • “Strategies for Landlords to Mitigate Co-tenancy Risks,” New Jersey Law Journal, August 2012
  • “Discouragement of Affordable Housing Development & Financing,” Co-author, New Jersey Law Journal, March 2009
  • “Battle of Leasing Covenants in Lieu of Exclusives,” New Jersey Law Journal, March 2008
  • “New Title Endorsements Available in New Jersey,” Co-author, New Jersey Law Journal, September 2005

*Information regarding the comparing organizations and the selection methodology can be found at www.southjersey.com. The results of voting readers were tallied and after applying a minimum number of votes to be considered for the list, the leading vote getters in each specialty were then vetted by the publishers of the magazine using public sources of information to verify peer recognition, professional achievements, experience, honorable accolades and more. No aspect of this advertisement has been approved by the Supreme Court of New Jersey.