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
