In re Morrey

This disciplinary matter is before the Court on the report and recommendation of special master Matthew Tyler Smith, who recommends acceptance of the petition for voluntary surrender of license filed by Respondent Jay Harvey Morrey (State Bar No. 523494) after the issuance of a formal complaint. See Bar Rule 4-227 (c). In his petition, Morrey sought to resolve the formal complaint and another matter raised in a separate grievance.

Morrey, who was admitted to the Bar in 2002, admits that beginning in 2012 he undertook the representation of various individuals on a contingency basis but failed…