
Telsula C. MorganSenior Attorney | West Palm Beach
Vice-Chair of: Native American Law
Senior Attorney | West Palm Beach
Vice-Chair of: Native American Law
Ms. Morgan’s practice focuses on administrative, civil and appellate litigation, environmental and natural resources law.
Areas of Practice
Represents private and governmental clients in civil and administrative litigation before state trial courts, courts of appeal and the Division of Administrative Hearings in matters related to riparian rights, docks, contract and real estate disputes, private property rights, comprehensive land use planning, zoning, site planning and other local development orders.
Represents private and governmental clients in permitting and compliance issues with the Florida Department of Environmental Protection, the South Florida Water Management District, and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers in matters concerning coastal construction permitting and environmental resource permitting.
Represents local governments in the areas of procurement, contract management, employment, ethics, public records, Sunshine Laws, and real property issues.
Publications and Presentations
Black History Month: Take Stock in How Far We Have Come, Pledge to Do Better, Sun-Sentinel, February 2023
Professional, Civic and Community Involvement
U.S. Supreme Court Bar, Member
Florida Bar, Member
Texas Bar Association, Member
F. Malcolm Cunningham Bar Association, Member
Sheree Davis Cunningham Black Women Lawyers Association, Member
National Bar Association, Environmental, Energy, and Public Utilities Law Section, Member; Virgil Hawkins Florida Chapter, Member
American Bar Association, Section of Environment, Energy and Resources (SEER), Member; SEER Bridge Committee, Chair, 2023-2024; SEER Water Quality and Wetlands Committee, Co-Chair, 2022-2024; SEER Native American Resources Committee, Programs Vice-Chair, 2020-2023; SEER Leadership Development Program, 2020-2021; Membership Diversity Enhancement Program, 2018-2019
Palm Beach County Bar Association, Land Use and Local Government Committee, Chair, 2023-2024
Palm Beach County Environmental Appeals Board, Board Member
Leadership Palm Beach County, General Counsel
Florida Association of Women Lawyers, Member
Literacy Coalition of Palm Beach County, Board Member; Love of Literacy Luncheon, Co-Chair
Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc., Arts and Letters Chair
Awards and Recognitions
South Florida Legal Guide, Up and Comer, Environmental Law, 2017-present
Best Lawyers in America: Ones to Watch, Environmental Law and Native American Law, 2024
Practices
Industries
Education
J.D., Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University, 2005
B.A., University of Florida, 1998