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Telsula C. Morgan

Shareholder | 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

  • Energy & Environmental Law Panel, FAMU College of Law, March 2026

  • Environmental Justice Virtual Symposium, Moderator, ABA Section of Environmental, Energy and Resources, February 2026

  • International Perspectives on Water Pollution, Panelist, UK Environmental Law Association, July 2024

  • Black History Month: Take Stock in How Far We Have Come, Pledge to Do Better, Sun-Sentinel, February 2023

  • What's Happening in Housing?, Moderator, Palm Beach County Bar Association CLE, January 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; Seeds of Justice Committee Member; CLE Committee Member

  • American Bar Association, Section of Environment, Energy and Resources: Executive Council Member, 2025-2027; Bridge Law Student Mentorship Program Committee, Chair, 2023-2024; Water Quality and Wetlands Committee, Co-Chair, 2022-2024; Native American Resources Committee, Programs Vice-Chair, 2020-2023; Leadership Development Program, 2020-2021; Membership Diversity Enhancement Program, 2018-2019

  • Palm Beach County Bar Association, Committee for Diversity and Inclusion, Chair, 2025-2026; Land Use and Local Government Committee, Chair, 2023-2024

  • Chamber of Commerce of the Palm Beaches, General Counsel

  • Leadership Palm Beach County, General Counsel

  • Habitat for Humanity of Greater Palm Beach County, Board Member, 2026

  • Literacy Coalition of Palm Beach County, Former Board Member and Love of Literacy Luncheon Co-Chair

  • Palm Beach County Environmental Appeals Board, Former Board Member

  • West Palm Beach Alumnae Chapter, Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc., Scholarship Chair; Arts and Letters Chair

Awards and Recognitions

  • Palm Beach Illustrated Magazine Top Lawyer, Environmental Law, 2026

  • Best Lawyers in America: Ones to Watch, Environmental Law and Native American Law, 2024-Present

  • ATHENA Leadership Award, Finalist, 2025

  • South Florida Legal Guide, Up and Comer, Environmental Law, 2017-present