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FEATURE

Falling
Short

on Disability
Inclusion
By John Murph

JAMES MORGAN, Internal Revenue Service

J

ames Morgan, a tax law specialist for the
Internal Revenue Service (IRS), learned early on
that the world could be cruel and he would
have to be tough to survive. Growing up in
Houston, Texas, he was inaccurately diagnosed with
leukemia at the age of seven. His health problems
persisted, prompting multiple surgeries that interrupted his formal education. When Morgan was 13,
he had to drop out of middle school.
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Nevertheless, Morgan was a bright student with undaunted drive.
Without a formal high school diploma, he attended the University of
North Texas and graduated with a bachelor's degree in government.
Afterward, he enrolled in the George Washington University Law School.
Although he had a health relapse during his last semester, he earned his
law degree in 1998. But after passing the bar exam and sending out
hundreds of résumés, he couldn't find a job as a lawyer.
Morgan went back to school with hopes of bolstering his chances to
secure a job. But even after earning a master's degree in public administration in government from Harvard Kennedy School in 2003, landing
that attorney job was grueling.
" Without exaggerating, I sent out thousands of résumés and got
nothing, " Morgan says. " No one would hire me because I had gaps in



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Toward Well-Being
Staying Put in Big Law feature
A Sisterhood of Latina Lawyers Sidebar
Increasing Diversity & Inclusion the the Legal Profession feature
Cultivate Mentorships sidebar
A Tribute to Judge June L. Green feature
Delicate Balance for Black Women Attorneys in Government Feature
Falling Short on Disability Inclusion feature
Elusive Justice in Violence Against Native Women feature
Worth Reading
On Further Review
The Learning Curve
Member Spotlight - Marcia Madsen
Member Spotlight - Simon Zinger
ABA Delegates Corner
Attorney Briefs
Speaking of Ethics
Disciplinary Summaries
The Pro Bono Effecy
A Slice of Wry
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