Nancy Morgan

About Nancy

Nancy Morgan has spent more than 40 years helping people rebuild their lives after they’ve been injured or wronged. A partner at Finkelstein & Partners and Jacoby & Meyers, she joined Finkelstein & Partners in early 1987, shortly after graduating from the University of Louisville’s Louis D. Brandeis School of Law.

Nancy is a seasoned trial attorney who took more than 45 cases to verdict in her first five years with the firm, and more than 100 over the course of her career. That record, along with her reputation as an attorney who isn’t afraid to try a case, gives her significant leverage at the negotiating table. She continues to negotiate and try personal injury cases in New York and New Jersey to hold negligent parties accountable for all the harm they cause.

For Nancy, the greatest satisfaction comes not from winning cases but from knowing she has made a meaningful difference in her clients’ lives.

Nancy’s Role at Finkelstein & Partners

As Director of Legal Operations, Nancy oversees the firm’s legal operations and administers its mentoring and continuing legal education (CLE) programs. As Director of the Finkelstein & Partners Center for CLE, she coordinates several programs each year and has been teaching other lawyers for more than 15 years.

Established in 1999, the CLE Center offers approved mandatory CLE credits, free of charge, to attorneys licensed in New York, New Jersey, and Pennsylvania. Its presenters include the firm’s attorneys, judges, and attorneys from a wide range of specialties.

Personal Injury and Veterans Disability Cases

Nancy focuses her practice on:

• Negligent supervision cases
• Negligent security cases
• Catastrophic injury cases
• Veterans disability matters

What Clients Can Expect

Nancy’s approach to client communication is rooted in empathy, accessibility, and advocacy. Knowing that legal matters can be stressful, she keeps clients informed through regular email and phone updates, so they always know where their case stands and what comes next. Her longstanding relationships within the courts and legal community help her move matters forward efficiently.

Nancy’s support often extends well beyond the legal case. She frequently helps clients find highly qualified specialists and medical providers when they need expert care. She also negotiates reductions in medical liens so clients keep more of their recovery, and connects clients with financial resources after a significant award.

Case Stories

Securing a Client’s Future After a Substantial Verdict

Nancy obtained a substantial verdict for a client who had been forced to live in deplorable housing conditions. After the verdict, she connected the client with a trusted financial advisor to help make sure the recovery would provide long-term financial security.

A Life-Changing Verdict Near the Canadian Border

Nancy traveled to a small town in upstate New York, near the Canadian border, to try a highly contested case against an organization. The jury’s verdict changed her client’s life.

Prior results do not guarantee a similar outcome.

The Veterans’ Services Group

Nancy’s commitment to veterans is personal. As a career Army spouse, she accompanied her husband through his military service, including his assignment to the Staff and Faculty at West Point. When he retired after 24 years of service, she watched firsthand as he fought to obtain the veterans’ disability benefits he had earned, as his struggle inspired her to help other veterans facing the same process.

When the law changed to allow attorneys to assist veterans at the administrative level, Nancy traveled to Washington, D.C., and attended every available training. In 2008, she founded the Veterans’ Services Group at Finkelstein & Partners and Fine, Olin & Anderman. Under her supervision, the group has grown into a national practice that has helped hundreds of veterans obtain the benefits they deserve.

The Veterans’ Services Group collaborated with the National Organization of Veterans’ Advocates (NOVA) on an amicus brief submitted to the U.S. Supreme Court in Henderson v. Shinseki. The group also volunteers regularly at events and clinics, providing information and pro bono services to veterans and their families. Nancy has trained more than 1,000 attorneys through programs with the New York State Bar Association, the Orange County Bar Association, and the New Jersey State Bar Association, providing the accreditation training they need to assist veterans.

Prior Experience

Between 1991 and 1996, Nancy accompanied her husband on an out-of-state Army assignment. During those years, she served as a senior trial attorney at Colorado Interstate Gas Company (Coastal) in Colorado Springs, Colorado.

Nancy later worked at Westinghouse in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, where she developed the national litigation protocol for an asbestos product used in shipbuilding. In those roles, she achieved multiple large, confidential six- and seven-figure settlements.

Community Involvement

• President, Orange County Bar Association
• Chair, Military and Veterans Law Section, New Jersey State Bar Association
• Member, Veterans Committee, New York State Bar Association
• Member, Character and Fitness Committee, appointed by the Appellate Division, Second Department
• Special Master, Appellate Division mediation pilot program, mediating settlements to help the court reduce its case backlog
• Volunteer Mediator, New York State Divorce Mediation Pilot Program
• President, West Point Schools Board of Education
• Advisor, high school mock trial teams

Publications

• Author, chapter on VA disability benefits, Navigating Legal Issues for Military Veterans, Aspatore Books, 2015 edition
• Co-author, “Representing America’s Warriors,” NYSBA Pro Bono Magazine
• Co-author, “Representing Veterans,” NYSTLA Magazine