Janeil A. Morgan is an Associate in the Fort Lauderdale office of Shutts & Bowen LLP, where she is a member of the Government Law Practice Group.
She focuses her practice on local government law, litigation, and procurement and administrative law. Her experience representing municipal agencies includes drafting human resource policies, resolutions and ordinances, public records and Florida’s Sunshine law/open government laws, as well as municipal code enforcement and land use and development regulations. Janeil has significant experience in litigation, including the foreclosure of municipal code enforcement liens and actions for declaratory and injunctive relief. She has actively represented a municipal governing body, as well as the planning and zoning board, charter review, civil service board and other advisory boards. Janeil also assists with internal investigations for public and not-for-profit organizations concerning employee grievances, ethics and code of conduct, discrimination and harassment matters, and litigation related to prosecuting municipal code enforcement liens.
Janeil’s practice also focuses on the representation of businesses and governmental entities in administrative law, procurement disputes and bid protests. She has handled government procurement challenges in various forums, including the Government Accountability Office, Court of Federal Claims, Florida Division of Administrative Hearings, Circuit Court, and before hearing officers and elected bodies on the federal, state, county, district, and municipal levels. She has served as first and second chair in dozens of bid protest proceedings, including recent successes at DOAH and the COFC.
Credentials
Education
- University of Florida Levin College of Law, J.D., May 2022
- Journal of Technology Law & Policy, Editor
- Book Award, Race Crime & the Law
- Order of the Barristers
- Florida Trial Team, President, Chair of Publicity
- Florida National Trial Advocacy Co-Student Director
- Outstanding Graduate Award, Gerald T. Bennet Outstanding Service Award, Final Four Best Advocate Award, Final Four Best Team Award, Georgetown Law White Collar Crime Invitational National Finalist
- Teaching Assistant, Trial Practice, Evidence, Criminal Procedure: Adversary Systems, SCOTUS Seminar
- Research Assistant, Professor Barry-Blocker
- Caribbean Law Student Association, Secretary
- Black Law Student Association
- 2022 FMCBA William H. Holland Scholarship recipient
- 2022 WDFJBA Vincent P. McGhee Scholarship recipient
- University of Central Florida, B.A., Political Science, May 2016
- Alpha Kappa Psi Professional Business Fraternity, Vice President of Membership
- Jamaican Students Association, Founder & President
- Caribbean Students Association, Vice President
Bar Admissions
- Florida
Court Admissions
- U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida
- U.S. Court of Federal Claims
Professional and Civic
- Florida Bar Wm. Reece Smith, Jr. Leadership Academy, Fellow
- T.J. Reddick Bar Association, Board Member
- Broward County Bar Association
- Junior Achievement of South Florida, Circle of Wise Women
- Take Stock in Children Broward, Board Member
- Pathfinder, Leadership Council on Legal Diversity (2025)
- Emerge Broward Board Engagement Program (2025)
- Division of Administrative Hearings (DOAH) Trial Academy (2023)
News & Insights
Presentations
- "Strategic Selection: Voir Dire Tactics for Trial Triumph," Empowered Advocacy: Advancing Litigation Excellence (March 2, 2024)
