Kristopher Power Morton

Partner Litigation

Salt Lake City +1 801 877 8052

Kristopher Power Morton

Overview

Kristopher Morton is a litigation partner in the Salt Lake City office of Kirkland & Ellis LLP.

Judicial Law ClerkHonorable N. Randy SmithUnited States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit2019–2020

Judicial Law ClerkHonorable K. Nicole MitchellUnited States District Court for the Eastern District of Texas2018–2019

Legal ExternHonorable Frederick P. CorbitUnited States Bankruptcy Court for the Eastern District of Washington2017–2018

Legal InternUnited States Securities and Exchange Commission, Division of Enforcement2017

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Credentials

Admissions & Qualifications

  • 2023, Utah
  • 2020, New York
  • 2019, Washington
  • Registered to practice before the United States Patent and Trademark Office

Courts

  • United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit

Education

  • Gonzaga University School of LawJ.D.summa cum laude2018

    Dean’s Medal for Academic Excellence

    Executive Editor, Gonzaga Journal of International Law

    President, Gonzaga Intellectual Property Law Association

    Best Oral Argument Team, Saul Lefkowitz Moot Court Competition

  • Washington State UniversityB.S., General Medical Studies2012