Edith Morris | New Orleans Family Lawyer

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.

Position	Organization	Location	Duration
Partner	Morris, Lee and Bayle, LLC	New Orleans, LA	Present

School	Degree	Major	Graduation
Loyola University Chicago School of Law		Law School	N/A

State / Court	Date
Louisiana	1985

• 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  

• 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   

• Louisiana State University Family Law Seminar | Adoption law and process
  Seminars | Juvenile court clerks in Orleans, Jefferson and Baton Rouge Parishes

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Verified Credentials	Date Verified
(1985) Licensed as Attorney in Louisiana. Verified with Louisiana State Bar Association.	September 19, 2018

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