Joi L. Morris advises nonprofit organizations on governance, grant-making, and tax matters unique to the nonprofit sector. She represents private foundations, public charities, and a variety of other nonprofits, including foundations that support higher education institutions and health centers.
Joi also maintains an active trust and estate litigation practice, representing a wide range of clients, including trustees, estates, individuals, and businesses. Joi assists with claims against fiduciaries, estates, or trusts, including issues related to capacity and undue influence. She has extensive experience in civil and other lawsuits brought against or on behalf of trusts or decedents in state and federal courts.
Joi’s commitment to pro bono work and nonprofit service is reflected in her previous role as senior vice president and general counsel of the Cancer Prevention Initiative (formerly HeritX), a nonprofit organization she co-founded in 2015. She currently serves on the Board of Trustees of the Cancer Prevention Initiative and is a frequent speaker on nonprofit governance and research advocacy.
Joi was recognized as one of the most influential women legal professionals in the Los Angeles area in the 2023 edition of the Los Angeles Business Journal’s special supplement, Women of Influence: Attorneys.