• Walker v. Waterbury
  2007 U.S. App. LEXIS (2d Cir. 2007)
  Court affirmed dismissal of complaint against client oversight board on the ground that the board enjoyed sovereign immunity as an arm of the state of Connecticut.



• AvalonBay Communities, Inc. v. Zoning Comm'n
  284 Conn. 124 (2007)
  Appeal from trial court's order that commission was required to specify all changes necessary to make application address its substantial health and safety concerns dismissed and action remanded.



• Historic District Comm'n v. Hall
  282 Conn. 672 (2007)
  Trial court's decision that commission possessed jurisdiction over multimillion-dollar, six-ton sculpture placed on property located in historic district affirmed.



• West Farms Mall v. West Hartford
  279 Conn. 1 (2006)
  Trial court properly dismissed mall's declaratory judgment action concerning town's acts regarding large-scale development project.



• City of Bridgeport v. Plan & Zoning Comm'n
  277 Conn. 268 (2006)
  In action by one municipality against a neighboring municipality following downzoning of property used as a golf course, obtained reversal of trial court's holding that zone change complied with state law.

• Superseding and Staying Judgements: A National Compendium, contributing chapter author (2007), published by the American Bar Association



• "Visual Rhetoric in the Appellate Brief" (7/2007), published in For the Defense



• "Clarity Is an Absolute for Effective Advocacy" (2006), published in For the Defense



• "Take the Time to Think!" (2005), published in For the Defense



• "Beware of Euphemisms" (1/2004), published in For the Defense


Additional Publications and Presentations

• Connecticut Bar Journal, 2007 to present, Senior Topical Editor, Appellate Law
• Connecticut Bar Journal, 2000 to 2007, Editor in Chief
• Connecticut Bar Association (CBA), 1988 to present
• CBA, Appellate Practice Committee, Litigation Section
• Council of Appellate Lawyers, ABA Judicial Division, 2001 to present
• Defense Research Institute, Appellate Advocacy Committee, 1997 to present
• American Bar Association (ABA), Torts and Insurance Practice Section, 1988 to present, 2d circuit editor, Appellate Advocacy Committee
• University of Connecticut School of Law, 1993 to 2004, adjunct professor
• Connecticut Bar Foundation, James W. Cooper Fellow

• J.D., with honors, University of Connecticut School of Law, Law Review, Moot Court
• B.S., cum laude, Western Connecticut State College, justice and law administration

Ms. Morkan was listed as one of the "Top Fifty Connecticut Super Lawyers" in the areas of Appellate and General Litigation Law in the February 2008 edition of Connecticut Magazine, one of only four women included on the list. She has been one of the "Top Twenty-Five Connecticut Women Super Lawyers" since 2006 and was named one of the "Top Fifty Women Super Lawyers in New England" in October 2007. She is also listed in Best Lawyers in the area of Appellate Law.

In 2008, Ms. Morkan was elected a member of the American Academy of Appellate Lawyers. Academy membership is open only to those who have practiced as an appellate advocate for at least 15 years and possess a reputation of recognized distinction. Academy membership is limited to 500 members in the United States and is by invitation only.

Ms. Morkan is a past recipient of the David H. Neiditz Professional Writing Award for the best-written appellate brief in a Connecticut case. In addition, Ms. Morkan was an adjunct professor at the University of Connecticut School of Law for more than a decade, teaching appellate advocacy skills to first-year law students, and is a three-time faculty member of the Connecticut Bar Association's Appellate Practice Institute, which offers an intensive, multiday, hands-on appellate training experience.

Ms. Morkan currently serves as the senior topical editor in appellate law of the quarterly Connecticut Bar Journal, a volunteer, scholarly publication of the Connecticut Bar Association, and frequently authors articles dedicated to appellate advocacy in local, regional, and national publications. Ms. Morkan is a graduate of the National Institute for Trial Advocacy (NITA) and the Appellate Practice Institute.

Ms. Morkan received her J.D., with honors, from the University of Connecticut School of Law, where she was executive editor of the Connecticut Law Review. Following her graduation, Ms. Morkan served as law clerk to the Honorable Daniel F. Spallone of the Connecticut Appellate Court.