Janeil Morgan, an attorney in Shutts & Bowen LLP’s Fort Lauderdale office, was recently appointed by the Chair of the Florida Bar’s City, County and Local Government Law Section to serve as the Young Lawyers Division Liaison to the section for the 2026-2027 term.
The City, County and Government Law Section focuses on legal issues affecting local governments and public entities throughout Florida, providing its members with opportunities for professional development, education, and engagement on matters involving municipal, county, and local government law.
The Florida Bar Young Lawyers Division represents more than 26,000 members and is dedicated to fostering leadership, professional development, and active participation among the Bar’s newest attorneys. The YLD oversees a wide range of initiatives that benefit young lawyers, the legal profession and the public, including providing foundational continuing legal education programs such as Practicing with Professionalism, a mandatory program for all newly admitted members of The Florida Bar.
In her role as liaison, Janeil will serve as a connection between the Young Lawyers Division and the City, County and Local Government Law Section, supporting communication and engagement between the groups.
About Janeil A. Morgan
Janeil A. Morgan is an Associate in the Fort Lauderdale office of Shutts & Bowen LLP, where she is a member of the Government Law Practice Group. She focuses her practice on local government law, litigation, and procurement and administrative law. Her experience representing municipal agencies includes drafting human resource policies, resolutions and ordinances, public records and Florida’s Sunshine law/open government laws, as well as municipal code enforcement and land use and development regulations. Janeil has significant experience in litigation, including the foreclosure of municipal code enforcement liens and actions for declaratory and injunctive relief. Janeil also assists with internal investigations for public and not-for-profit organizations concerning employee grievances, ethics and code of conduct, discrimination and harassment matters, and litigation related to prosecuting municipal code enforcement liens. Janeil’s practice also focuses on the representation of businesses and governmental entities in administrative law, procurement disputes and bid protests.