Edith Morris | New Orleans Family Lawyer

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About Edith

EDITH H. MORRIS is a partner in the New Orleans law firm of Morris, Lee and Bayle, LLC, where she practices Family Law and Adoptions.  She specializes in Adoptions, Mediation and Collaborative Divorce.   

She received her J.D. degree, cum laude, from Loyola University College of Law where she was Comment Editor for Loyola Law Review.   

Ms. Morris lectures frequently on mediation, adoption, family law and collaborative divorce. Ms. Morris has spoken on adoption law and process at the Louisiana State University Family Law Seminar, and at seminars for juvenile court clerks in Orleans, Jefferson and Baton Rouge Parishes.  

Ms. Morris is Board Certified by the LSBA as a Family Law Specialist. She is a Fellow of the American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers and a fellow of the American Academy of Adoption Attorneys and served on their Board of Trustees from 1999 to 2001.   She is a member of the Louisiana Chapter of AFCC.  She served on the board for the NOLA Collaborative Divorce, and is a member of the International Academy of Collaborative Professionals.     

Ms. Morris was also the 2004 recipient of the Association for Women Attorneys Michelle P. Wynne Professionalism Award.  Ms. Morris has been selected as one of the top 25 women lawyers in the state by Super Lawyers for 2007-2018 and one of the top 50 lawyers in the state for 2012-2018.  She has been selected a TOP Lawyer in Family Law by the New Orleans Magazine Top Lawyers from 2013 - 2017. Ms. Morris was the recipient of the Congressional Coalition on Adoption Institute’s 2009 Angels in Adoptions award.   

Morris, Lee & Bayle was the recipient of the Pro Bono Project’s Firm of the Year award in 2003; and the Louisiana Bar Association’s Pro Bono Publico Award in 2004.

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Experience

Partner

Morris, Lee and Bayle, LLC

Present

New Orleans, LA

Admission

Verified Louisiana

1985

Recognitions & Achievements

Associations
  • LSBA | Board Certified as a Family Law Specialist
  • Fellow of the American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers Board of Trustees
    1999 - 2001
  • Fellow of the American Academy of Adoption Attorneys Board of Trustees
    1999 - 2001
  • Louisiana Chapter of AFCC | Member
  • NOLA Collaborative Divorce
  • International Academy of Collaborative Professionals | Member
Honors / Awards
  • Pro Bono Project’s Firm of the Year Award
    2003
  • Louisiana Bar Association’s Pro Bono Publico Award
    2004
  • The Association for Women Attorneys Michelle P. Wynne Professionalism Award
    2004
  • Top 25 women lawyers in the state Super Lawyers
    2007-2018
  • The top 50 lawyers in the state
    2012-2018
  • TOP Lawyer in Family Law The New Orleans Magazine Top Lawyers
    2013 - 2017
  • The Congressional Coalition on Adoption Institute’s Angels in Adoptions Award
    2009

Notable Work

Publications

Louisiana State University Family Law Seminar | Adoption law and process


Seminars | Juvenile court clerks in Orleans, Jefferson and Baton Rouge Parishes

Morris, Lee & Bayle, LLC Highlights

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