Catherine Q. Morse

Professional Background

Experience

• Served as General Counsel and Senior Director of Public Affairs at one of the largest national semiconductor manufacturing facilities
  - Managed internal legal staff and outside counsel as well as the company’s relationships with trade associations, lobbyists, and public relations firms
  - Expertly guided all aspects of the company’s legal affairs, litigation, environmental and trade compliance matters, commercial transactions, immigration issues, employment law concerns, real estate transactions, and preparation of corporate documents
• Advises clients in matters related to state legislative committees, Austin City Council, the Travis County Commissioners Court, and other governing bodies
• Extensively experienced in managing media relations and crisis communication

Awards & Recognition

• Best Lawyers in America, Employment Law–Management, 2021-present
• Anti-Defamation League of Austin, Trailblazer Honoree, 2015
• Advance Austin Awards Luncheon, Honoree, 2014
• Open Door Preschool, Opening New Doors Award, 2013
• Girl Scouts of Central Texas, Woman of Distinction, 2012
• Austin Business Journal, Woman of Influence, 2011

Admitted to Practice

• Texas

Education

• University of Houston Law Center, Houston, Texas
  - J.D., 1990
  - Law Review, Associate Editor
  - Order of the Barons
• Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, Louisiana
  - B.A., Criminal Justice, 1987
  - Phi Kappa Phi
  - President, Kappa Alpha Theta Sorority

Professional & Community Activities

• State Bar of Texas
  - Labor & Employment Law Section
• Austin Bar Association
  - Labor & Employment Section
• Association of Workplace Investigators
• Skillpoint Alliance, Board of Directors, 2019–present 
• Greater Austin Crime Commission, 2016–present
• Austin Area Research Organization, 2011–present
• Greater Austin Chamber of Commerce, Board of Directors, 2012–2015, 2017–2019
• United Way for Greater Austin, Board of Directors and Board Chair, 2011–2016
• FBI Citizens Academy, 2015
• Center for Public Policy Dispute Resolution, Basic Mediation Training, 2014