John Morgan moved with his family from Kentucky to Central Florida when he was a teen. When he was a sophomore at the University of Florida his brother, Tim Morgan, was paralyzed while working as a lifeguard at Walt Disney World. Disney treated Tim horribly; the family hired the wrong lawyer, and the legal system chewed him up. The injustice the Morgan family faced had a profound impact on John — he vowed to help others like Tim and pursue justice against big corporations and bad actors that injure, bully, or take advantage of the powerless. 

In 1983, John received his Juris Doctor degree from University of Florida’s Levin College of Law. In 1988 John, along with his wife Ultima, founded Morgan & Morgan, a law firm committed to fighting for the people. In over 30 years, they have built America’s largest injury law firm, which has recovered more than $25 billion for over 700,000 clients and has more than 1,000 attorneys in over 50 practice areas.

John has proudly authored two books – You Can’t Teach Hungry…Creating the Multimillion Dollar Law Firm and You Can’t Teach Vision…The Twenty-First Century Law Firm, both of which offer insights into his success, philosophy, and business. John has also spearheaded and funded successful ballot initiatives in Florida to legalize medical marijuana in 2018 and to raise the minimum wage to $15 per hour in 2020. He partakes in philanthropic efforts with organizations throughout Florida, including the Morgan & Morgan Hunger Relief Center at Second Harvest Food Bank, the Ultima and John Morgan Harbor House Domestic Abuse Center and Florida Rights Restoration Coalition’s Fines and Fees Fund.