Patrick C. Morrow is the founding Partner of the law firm Morrow, Morrow, Ryan, Bassett & Haik, which was established in 1975, with its main office located in Opelousas, Louisiana. Not only is he a member of the Million Dollar Advocates Forum, indicating he has won million-dollar settlements on behalf of his clients, but he has also been selected for inclusion within Louisiana Super Lawyers® since 2008. PRACTICE AREAS Toxic Tort Negligence Product Liability Environmental Law Litigation Class Action Litigation Wrongful Death Automobile Accidents Workers’ Compensation Claims Personal Injury Claims General Civil Practice EDUCATION Louisiana State University, B.A. in Government, 1969 Louisiana State University, J.D., 1972 Judge, Pro Tempore, 27th Judicial District Court, 1995 MEMBERSHIPS & ACHIEVEMENTS Judge, Pro Tempore, 27th Judicial District Court, 1995 St. Landry Parish Bar Association (Secretary-Treasurer, 1974) Lafayette Bar Association Louisiana State Bar Association (Medical/Legal Inter-professional Committee) American Bar Association Bar Association of the Fifth Federal Circuit Louisiana Trial Lawyers Association (Board of Governors, 1987 – 2004) Member of the Counsel of Directors for the Louisiana Trial Lawyers Association Member of the Counsel of Directors for the Louisiana Association for Justice (2004-present) Board of Supervisors, Louisiana State University The American Association of Justice The Louisiana City Attorneys Association Fellow of the American Board of Trial Advocates Fellow of the Louisiana Bar Foundation Fellow of the American Bar Foundation Fellow of the John M. Duhe, Jr., American Inn of Court Fellow of the International Academy of Trial Lawyers Senior Fellow, Litigation Counsel of America Member, The Trial Lawyer Honorary Society Member, Diversity Law Institute Member, The Trial Law Institute Member, Million Dollar Advocates Forum Crowne Parc Development District Advisory Committee Best Attorneys of America, Lifetime Charter Member Selected for inclusion within Louisiana Super Lawyers® by Law & Politics annually since 2008 National Trial Lawyers Association Top 100 Trial Lawyers 2014 to present Acadiana Profile Top Lawyers 2013, Best of the Best, Attorney, St. Landry Parish AV Rating, Martindale-Hubbell, 2019 Commissioner of Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries, 2005-2011, (Chairman, 2008) Elks Club award of “Citizen of the Year, 2011” Distinguished Citizen Award by Evangeline Area Council of Boy Scouts – 2003 Opelousas General Health System Board of Trustees, Member 2011- 2020 Hospital Service District No. 2 of St. Landry Parish, Member 2011- 2020 National Association of Distinguished Counsel, Nation’s Top Attorneys 2015, 2017 to present 2015 Leaders in Philanthropy Award for St. Landry Parish Member, Top 25 Mass Tort Trial Lawyers 2016-2017 2016 Stalwart Award received by the Louisiana Association for Justice Appointed to the La. Supreme Court Rules of Professional Conduct – Class Action Committee Lifetime Achievement Membership to America’s Top 100 Attorneys Member, America’s Top 100 Personal Injury Attorneys 2021 2017 Top Rated Lawyer in Mass Tort Law America’s Top 100 High Stakes Litigators since 2017 National Association of Distinguished Counsel Nation’s Top One Percent 2015, 2017 to present Member, Lawyers of Distinction 2021 Member, Louisiana Association of Christian Lawyers ADMITTED TO PRACTICE U. S. Supreme Court Louisiana Supreme Court U. S. Court of Appeals, Fifth and Eleventh Circuits U. S. District Courts, Eastern, Western and Middle Districts of Louisiana U. S. District Court for the Southern District of Texas
