Lawrence Morales II

Lawrence Morales II is a seasoned trial and appellate attorney, who has obtained tens of millions of dollars in verdicts, judgments, and settlements on behalf of his clients. Lawrence is certified by the Texas Board of Legal Specialization as a labor and employment law specialist and is an Adjunct Professor of Employment Law at Baylor Law School. Lawrence was also the 2021-2022 President of the San Antonio Bar Association and served on the Board of Directors for the State Bar of Texas from 2022-2025. The President of the State Bar of Texas appointed Lawrence to serve on the Commission for Lawyer Discipline for the term 2025-2028. 

Lawrence graduated at the top of his Baylor Law School class, and was an award-winning member of Baylor's Moot Court and Mock Trial Teams. Lawrence also served as an Executive Editor of The Baylor Law Review. After law school, Lawrence served as a law clerk to the Honorable Priscilla Richman of the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit. After completing his judicial clerkship, Lawrence practiced in the Labor and Employment Section of the international law firm of Haynes and Boone, LLP for six years in San Antonio, Texas. 

Lawrence is a frequent author on employment law and litigation topics, and has been published in The Texas Bar Journal, The Advocate, The San Antonio Lawyer, and The Essentials of E-Discovery. Lawrence has also served on numerous boards and committees, including with the San Antonio Bar Association, the San Antonio Bar Foundation, the American Bar Association, the San Antonio Human Resources Management Association, and the San Antonio Young Lawyers Association. Lawrence also served as a Grievance Panel Chair for the State Bar of Texas.

Lawrence also frequently lectures on employment law and litigation topics, and has served on the teaching faculty of continuing legal education seminars presented by the American Bar Association, the Texas Trial Lawyers Association, and the State Bar of Texas, including programs on Advanced Civil Trial Law, Advanced Evidence and Discovery, Advanced Consumer and Commercial Law, Employment Law, Wage and Hour Law, Advanced Personal Injury Law, and Electronic Discovery.