Morris Bart, LLC, is excited to announce that this year’s winner of our 2023 Community Service Scholarship is Emily Meyer. Emily has been awarded $2,500 which she plans to use to advance her education at Quinnipiac University. This year, there were over 1,000 applicants, each of whom submitted an essay on the topic: “What is …
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War and Peace or Litigation and Compromise – July 13th – Continuing Legal Education
Morris Bart, LLC is proud to present a continuing legal education course on mediation and arbitration. The presentation will focus on dealing civilly with one another in the context of an adversarial system. REGISTRATION REQUIRED This course is complimentary and qualifies for one hour of approved continuing education credit by the Louisiana Bar Association. …
Thinking Outside the Box: Why Morris Bart Lawyers Are Volunteering for The District Attorney
“I love our city and I am raising children here, so I find the recent increase in violent criminal activity to be particularly disturbing,” says Morris Bart attorney, Darryl Dungan. “When I heard of our law firm’s assistance to the District Attorney, I immediately volunteered so that I can, hopefully, be part of the solution.” …
Professionalism – March 30th – Continuing Legal Education
Morris Bart, LLC is proud to present a continuing legal education course on Professionalism. The presentation will focus on diversity and wellness, including mental health and dealing civilly with one another in the context of an adversarial system. This course is complimentary and qualifies for one hour of approved continuing education credit by the Louisiana …
Maranda Teutsch Wins Anti-Distracted Driving Scholarship
Our team at Morris Bart, LLC is proud to announce our 2022 winner of our Anti-Distracted Driving Scholarship: Maranda Teutsch! The creativity and message in her video submission stood out to us, and we’re excited to grant her $2,500 toward her studies. Our team is glad to be able to award this scholarship to hardworking …
Amber Dillenkoffer Wins Community Service Scholarship
Amber Dillenkoffer has won the Morris Bart Community Service Scholarship, worth $2,500 to dedicate to her upcoming studies. Applicants like Dillenkoffer were required to submit essays analyzing the meaning of “service” to be considered for this prestigious award. Morris Bart makes its Community Service and Anti-Distracted Driving Scholarships available to creative students on a yearly …
Drive-Thru Toy Giveaway
At Morris Bart, we believe every child should have a gift to be excited about during the holiday season. That is why the Morris Bart law firm proudly works in partnership with iHeart Media to sponsor an annual toy giveaway. This year, due to an abundance of caution regarding COVID-19, the December Toy Giveaway was …
Jessie Morgan Wins Anti-Distracted Driving Scholarship
Messiah University student Jessie Morgan has won the Morris Bart Anti-Distracted Driving Scholarship, an award worth $2,500. The scholarship required applicants to create a short PSA about the dangers of distracted driving. Morgan’s entry featured a humorous montage of her performing tasks in her car that are obviously unsuited to vehicles. For example, fed her …
Meet Na’Lani Zeno and Brooke Butler, Recipients of the 2020 Morris Bart, LLC Community Service Scholarship
Morris Bart, LLC is proud to announce that this year, two students will receive the Morris Bart, LLC Community Service Scholarship. For the first time since we established this national scholarship, two of the entrants were so strong that we decided to award each of them the $2,500 scholarship. Congratulations to Na’Lani Zeno and Brooke …
Morris Bart Employees Volunteer at Second Harvest Food Bank as the Need for Nutrition Assistance Rises During the Pandemic
As the COVID-19 pandemic continues to create uncertainty across the globe, Second Harvest Food Bank is stepping up to fill one of the most crucial needs for Louisiana communities: ongoing access to well-stocked food banks. Second Harvest already serves over 30 million meals each year to residents in 23 parishes, but with the economic fallout …
Morris Bart Response to COVID-19
Clients, friends, and colleagues: At this time of great disruption in our lives we want to assure all existing and prospective clients that uninterrupted representation is of paramount importance to us. As one of the largest and most technologically advanced firms in the area, we are continuing our daily operations and remain prepared to handle …
Second Harvest’s New Volunteer Facility
As part of their ongoing commitment to their community, Morris and Cathy Bart have donated $1 million dollars to the Second Harvest Food Bank, a cornerstone piece of Second Harvest’s ongoing capital campaign to renovate its facilities. Second Harvest currently serves over 30 million meals a year, but the organization hopes to more than double …
Happy Holidays! Morris Bart and iHeart Team Up 4 Toys
Morris Bart Teams Up With iHeartMedia For Another HUGE Annual Toy Giveaway A round of “Santa-plause” is in order for iHeartMedia, Q93 and Toys for Tots after the 8th Annual toy giveaway was a huge success this past weekend. Morris Bart is one of the proud sponsors that make this event possible each year. By …
Community Spotlight: the American Red Cross
It’s time to sound your alarms…or at least help us install some! The Morris Bart Law Firm is teaming up with the American Red Cross “Sound The Alarm. Save A Life” initiative to install 100,000 free smoke alarms inside homes located in at-risk communities throughout the Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama, and Arkansas areas. Statistics reveal that seven …
Community Spotlight: New Orleans’ Hip Hop and R&B Go-to Station!
After a long day at work or school, there’s nothing like sliding into the car, turning on the radio, and hearing one of your favorite jams blasting through the speakers… especially if those sounds are coming from one of New Orleans’ most notorious radio stations, Q93.3! For over 20 years, Q93.3 has been dominating sound …
The Bayou Classic 2018 – Everything You Need to Know!
Now in its 45th year, the Bayou Classic will be held this weekend at the Mercedes-Benz Superdome in New Orleans. As one of the most celebrated sports rivalries in HBCU football classics, the clash between the Grambling State University Tigers and the Southern University Jaguars has evolved into a three day series of events that …
Kick Up Your Heels At the 2018 Louisiana State Fair!
For over 100 years, the State Fair of Louisiana has been bringing exciting fun and entertainment to Shreveport, LA. This year’s theme is “Kick Up Your Heels” and true to form the State Fair will be hosting barrel racing, bull riding, and even a rodeo clown! Not only does the Fair offer over 2 weeks …
Community Spotlight: First to Fight at Hogs X
Community Spotlight: Adopt-a-Cop Program
Community: Through the “Adopt-A-Cop” Program, Morris Bart helps support our hardworking police force during the Carnival Season. There Would Be No Purple, Green and Gold Without Our “krewe in Blue”! Throughout the Mardi Gras season, New Orleans Police Department (NOPD) officers are “all hands on deck” and working hard to keep us safe while we’re …
Community Spotlight: Sista Strut New Orleans 2018
Congrats: New Orleans Magazine Top Lawyers 2017
Morris Bart Attorneys Selected for New Orleans Magazine Top Lawyers List Congratulations to the Morris Bart, LLC attorneys listed below on making the New Orleans Magazine Top Lawyers List 2017! So how does an attorney come to be honored with a place on this list? It’s quite a process, but the simple explanation is that …
Community Spotlight: Fortier-Cohen Alumni Classic
Morris Bart Is Honored at the 6th Annual Fortier-Cohen Alumni Classic You might know that Morris Bart grew up in the New Orleans area, graduated from UNO in 1975 and received a Juris Doctor degree from Loyola Law School in 1978. But if you’re a New Orleanian, this might be the question you really want …
Attorney Scott Bishop Competes in the NYC Marathon
“On Sunday, November 5th, I had the privilege of participating in the 46th running of the world-famous New York City Marathon, along with nearly 51,000 other runners from around the world. The mood in NYC that morning was electric, as runners from all corners of the globe took to the streets to cover all five …
Attorney Kenneth Altman Receives Board Re-Certification
Attorney Kenneth Altman Achieves Re-Certification in Civil Trial Law With the National Board of Trial Advocacy The National Board of Trial Advocacy (NBTA) is pleased to announce that Kenneth Altman of the law firm, Morris Bart, LTD, has successfully achieved recertification as a civil trial advocate. Mr. Altman has been a NBTA member in good …
Bart’s Flight School
The two-part initiative kicks off at the start of the spring semester with a visit from Morris Bart and his team, as well as the animated Pelicans’ ‘Swoop Troop,’ dance team members and, the crowd favorite, Pierre the Pelican! The kids are given a backpack filled with goodies, which is encouraged to serve as a …
Morris Bart: Large Firm Resources, Small Firm Care
I was injured in Mobile, Alabama and want to hire Morris Bart but I’m worried my case won’t get much attention. Because Morris Bart is such a big firm, will I still get the time and attention I need? Absolutely! We Make Client-Attorney Communication Easy Yes, Morris Bart is a large firm; however, our attorneys and …
Morris Bart: What Makes Us Different
Shreveport Attorney: “Why I Love Shreveport”
Shreveport is a great place to work because you won’t have many problems getting to the work place. That is, it’s not often that you get stuck in bad traffic in Shreveport. The city’s infrastructure helps you drive anywhere in the area within 20 minutes or less. As a personal injury attorney in Shreveport, I …
5 Characteristics of a Morris Bart Attorney
There are many characteristics that every attorney should possess to be successful in his/her practice. However, as an attorney working at Morris Bart, LLC, I feel there are 5 key characteristics an attorney must possess. An attorney at Morris Bart must be: Competent, Empathetic, Tenacious, Results-Oriented, and Organized. Our Personal Injury Attorneys Must Be Competent …
Lafayette Attorney: “Why I Love Lafayette”
I love being able to work in our Lafayette office. Originally from Lafayette, I love being able to connect and help those in my hometown community when they are injured in car or other accidents. The culture of Lafayette creates an exciting working environment for me as a personal injury attorney. Why I Love Working …