- 2007 Awarded the distinction of Washburn University Alumni Fellow
- 2006 Inducted into the American College of Trial Lawyers, an honor reserved for the top 1% of lawyers.
Some notable cases handled by Paul Morrison include:
State vs. John Robinson - A death penalty conviction involving one of the first Internet serial murderers.
State vs. Deborah Green - Successful prosecution of a physician who poisoned her husband and killed two of her children in a house fire. The case became the subject matter for author Ann Rule's book, Bitter Harvest.
State vs. Richard Grisson - The first successful conviction in Kansas history of a multiple body less murder case.
State vs. John Maynard - Prosecuted killer and sociopath John Maynard who later escaped from the Lansing, Kansas prison by brainwashing a prison dog trainer and volunteer.