Lawrence A. (Lex) Dunn

Lawrence (“Lex”) A. Dunn has represented parties in a wide range of civil litigation matters including products liability; life, health, and disability matters; construction matters; trucking claims, insurance agent-broker liability, premise and retail liability and other professional liability matters.

His experience also includes providing insurance coverage opinions, mediation, binding arbitration and inter-company insurance procedures. Lex has extensive jury trial experience in both Virginia state courts and federal courts.

Lex was born in Norfolk, Virginia and he received his undergraduate degree in Economics from the University of Virginia. Lex earned his law degree from the Marshall-Wythe School of Law at the College of William and Mary.

Following law school, Lex served as a Law Clerk to the Honorable Bernard G. Barrow of the Virginia Court of Appeals. Before joining Morris & Morris, P.C., Lex was a partner with a Norfolk, Virginia-based law firm specializing in insurance defense.

Mr. Dunn has written and spoken extensively on legal topics before a variety of organizations, including, “Update on Recent Decisions by the Virginia Supreme Court” for the Virginia Association of Defense Attorneys, “The Definitive Guide to Settling Uninsured and Underinsured Motorist Claims in Virginia” for the National Business Institute.

Mr. Dunn has also been certified by the State of Florida, as an instructor for CE courses for insurance adjusters. Lex is also active in his community and State Bar.

He currently serves on the Virginia State Bar Special Committee on Lawyer Malpractice Insurance.

He is also a parish council member for the Sts. Constantine and Helen Greek Orthodox Cathedral.

PROFESSIONAL AND COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT:

• Virginia State Bar Association
• Richmond Bar Association
• Steering Committee Member of ALFA International Insurance and Health, Accident, and Life practice group since 2004

EDUCATION:

• Marshall-Wythe School of Law at the College of William and Mary
• University of Virginia, B.A. in Economics