Steve Morris was a force to be reckoned with.
Morris, who died Monday, was described as one of the best trial attorneys in Nevada, representing many Strip resorts in high-profile lawsuits for decades. He was 88.
In the fallout of the 1980 fatal MGM Grand fire, Morris became head counsel for the hotel, which had been sued by relatives of those who perished in the blaze.
In the late 2000s, he represented the CityCenter’s now-defunct Harmon Hotel, which had to be torn down midway through construction after the building was deemed structurally unsound.
The late attorney also previously handled arbitration in the Las Vegas Review-Journal’s long-running dispute with the Las Vegas Sun over the two newspapers’ joint operating agreement.
