Biography
Chad P. Morrow, a Member of the firm, received his undergraduate degree in Political Science from Tulane University and his law degree from Louisiana State University Law Center, where he was on the Moot Court Board and received the CALI Award for the highest grades Constitutional Law and Louisiana Civil Law Systems. He represents clients in the areas of secured financing transactions, real estate transactions, real property and leasing, and other commercial transactions.
Chad has been recognized by Best Lawyers for his work in Real Estate Law for five consecutive years, since 2013, and was recently selected as a 2015 Rising Star in Real Estate by Legal Media Group. He was also selected as a Rising Star by Louisiana Super Lawyers in 2017. Chad has served as a member of the Louisiana Bankers Association Bank Counsel Committee since 2016. He has also served as an Assistant Examiner for the Louisiana Bar Exam since 2015. He has been a frequent speaker on a wide range of legal topics, including title insurance, UCC rights and remedies, real estate leasing, bankruptcy matters and local counsel opinion practice. Chad is a member of the Louisiana State Bar Association, the American Bar Association and the New Orleans Bar Association.
Honors
- Best Lawyers in America since 2014 with special designations in Commercial Finance Law and Real Estate Law, 2021 - 2022
- Louisiana Super Lawyers Rising Star, 2021-2022
- Legal Media Group’s Expert Guides “Rising Star” in Real Estate, 2015 (only 11 in U.S.) and 2017 (only 14 in U.S.)
- 2023 Best Lawyers Award
Classes & Seminars
- Speaker, Landlord-Tenant Law, December 2015
- Speaker, Michigan State Bar Real Property Law Section Winter Conference, March 2013
- Speaker, Landlord-Tenant Law: Surviving in a Difficult Storm (Sterling Educational Services), December 2012
- Speaker, ABA RPTE Community Outreach Program, October 2012
- Speaker, Landlord-Tenant Law (Sterling Educational Services), March 2012
- Speaker, Landlord and Tenant Law (Lorman), February, 2012
- Speaker, Landlord and Tenant Law (Lorman), November, 2008
- Speaker, Landlord and Tenant Law (Lorman), June, 2008
- Speaker, Landlord and Tenant Law (Lorman), November, 2007
- Co-Speaker, NOBA Real Property Committee, Local Counsel Opinion Practice, August, 2011
- Speaker, Home Builders Association of Greater New Orleans, Landlord-Tenant Relations, July, 2011
- Speaker, Landlord-Tenant Law From A to Z (National Business Institute), November, 2010
- Speaker, Negotiating Commercial Leases (Sterling Educational Services), August, 2009
- Speaker, Negotiating Commercial Leases (Sterling Educational Services), July, 2009
- Co-Presenter, ABA Leasing Group Conference Call – “Nuts and Bolts” Series Regarding Percentage Rent Leases, September, 2008
- Speaker, Revised UCC Article 9 Secured Transactions (National Business Institute), April, 2007
- Speaker, Louisiana Real Estate Title Problems (National Business Institute), April, 2005
- Speaker, Revised UCC Article 9 (National Business Institute), October, 2004
- City of New Orleans Law Department, Recent Developments in Real Estate Law, March, 2004
Professional Associations
- Louisiana Bankers Association, Bank Counsel Committee
- Turnaround Management Association
- New Orleans Bar Association, Real Estate Committee
- American Bar Association
- Louisiana Bar Association
Published Works
- Author, “Recent Development in Real Property Law” for Louisiana Bar Journal, June, 2010
- Author, “Recent Development in Real Property Law” for Louisiana Bar Journal, April, 2010
- Author, “Recent Development in Real Property Law” for Louisiana Bar Journal, December, 2009
Practice Areas
- Banking & Finance Law
- Business & Commercial Law
- Business Organizations
- Contracts
- Foreclosures & Alternatives
- Landlord / Tenant
- Real Estate Law
- Real Property & Leasing
- Secured Financing Transactions
Education
- Louisiana State University Law Center, Baton Rouge, Louisiana
- J.D. - 2003
- Honors: Moot Court Board
- Tulane University, New Orleans, LA
- B.A. - 2000
- Honors: cum laude
- Honors: Dean's List
Bar Admissions
- Louisiana, 2003