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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. He represents clients in all areas of commercial transactions, with a focus on secured financing transactions, real estate transactions, factoring, and commercial real estate leasing.
Chad has been recognized for many years by Best Lawyers and Super Lawyers for his work in Real Estate Law, and was twice selected as a Rising Star in Real Estate by Legal Media Group (2015 and 2017). 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. He has also served as an Assistant Examiner for the Louisiana State Bar Exam since 2015. Chad is a frequent volunteer for the Homeless Experience Legal Profession (HELP) Program. He has been frequent coach and volunteer for his daughters’ sports teams at Mel Ott Park in Gretna, Louisiana.
Honors
- “Lawyer of the Year” in Commercial Finance Law, New Orleans, 2022 and 2024
- Best Lawyers “Lawyer of the Year” with special designations in Project Finance Law, Administrative/Regulatory Law and Corporate Compliance Law, 2022
- Best Lawyers since 2014 Commercial Finance Law, Real Estate Law
- Louisiana Super Lawyers Rising Star, 2017-2018
- Legal Media Group’s Expert Guides “Rising Star” in Real Estate, 2015 (only 11 in U.S.) and 2017 (only 14 in U.S.)
Classes & Seminars
- Panel Speaker, Distressed Property: Bankruptcy, Foreclosure and Loan Workouts, ALTA Commercial Network Meeting, February 2024
- Speaker, Settlement & Mediation In Insolvency, Presented by the Turnaround Management Association of Louisiana, December 2020
- Speaker, “Protect Your Commission” Roundtable Presented by Louisiana CCIM Chapter, July 2020
- Speaker, Asian American Hotel Owners Association (AAHOA) Successful Multi-Brand Hotel Development Workshop, February 2020
- 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; (also: November 2008, June, 2008, 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 (also: 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
- Fellow, American College of Mortgage Attorneys
- Member, ABA Business Law Section
- Member, ABA Business Law Section Leadership Academy (2019-2022)
- Member, Louisiana Bankers Association Bank Counsel Committee
- Member, Turnaround Management Association
- Co-Chair, ABA YLD Business Law Committee (2013)
Published Works
- Author of “Recent Legislative Update” article for Louisiana Bar Journal, August 2011
- Author of “Recent Development in Real Property Law” for Louisiana Bar Journal, June 2010 (also April 2010 and December 2009)
Current Employment Position
- Member
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