Partner
Gretna, LA
email: markemorice@moricelawfirm.com
12-A Westbank Expwy, Suite 103, Gretna, LA 70053
(504)-366-1641
EDUCATION
Loyola University School of Law (New Orleans, LA)
Juris Doctor May 1998
- Honors received for Best Paper in Federal Civil Procedure
Southeastern Louisiana University (Hammond, LA)
B.S. in Accounting, December 1993
LEADERSHIP AND INTERPERSONAL SKILLS
- Second Vice-Chair, Loyola University Alumni Board 2007-2008
- Committee Member, Loyola University Alumni Board 2003-2007
- Gillis Long Public Service Award, Loyola University New Orleans College of Law 2007
- Board of Governors Member of Louisiana State Bar Association 2006-2007
- Division Heroic Award, General Practice, Solo and Small Firm Division of the American Bar Association 2006
- Committee Member, Louisiana State Bar Association Budget 2005-2006
- Immediate Past-Chair, Louisiana State Bar Association Young Lawyers Section 2007-2008
- State Director, Wills For Heroes, Louisiana State Bar Association Young Lawyers Section 2007-2008
- Public Service Honor Roll Award, Tort, Trial and Insurance Practice Division of the American Bar Association 2006-2007
- Co-Chair, Broadmoor Improvement Association Revitalization Committee 2005-2006
- Member, Broadmoor Improvement Association 2005-present
- Chair, Louisiana State Bar Association Young Lawyers Section 2006-2007
- Chair-Elect, Louisiana State Bar Association Young Lawyers Section 2005-2006
- Secretary, Louisiana State Bar Association Young Lawyers Section 2004-2005
- Member, Corporate Sponsor Committee of the General Practice, Solo and Small Firm Division of the American Bar Association 2005-2008
- Member, General Practice, Solo and Small Firm Division of the American Bar Association 2004-2008
- Star of the Quarter, Young Lawyers Section of the American Bar Association 2006
- Boat Bandit, August 29 - September 2, 2005
- Member, National Conferences Team of the Young Lawyers Section of the American Bar Association 2005-2007
- Member, Professional Development Team of the Young Lawyers Section of the American Bar Association House of Delegates 2004-2005
- Bat P. Sullivan, Jr. Chair's Award, Louisiana State Bar Association Young Lawyers Section 2003
- Delegate, Section Delegate to the Young Lawyers Section of the American Bar Association House of Delegates 2001-2008
- Member, Board of Governors of Louisiana State Bar Association Young Lawyers Section 2002-2008
- Committee Member, Loyola School of Law Alumni Board 2002-present
- Committee Chair, Young Alumni of Loyola Alumni Board 2000-2003
- Fellow, Institute of Politics 1998-99
- Silver Key for Service, American Bar Associaiton Law Student Division 1997-98
- Council Member, Section of Legal Education and Admissions to the Bar 1997-98 (Accrediting body for ABA approved law schools)
- Governor, Law Student Division National Board of Governors 1997-98
- Delegate, Section Delegate to the American Bar Association House of Delegates 1997-98
- University Representative, American Bar Association, Loyola Law 1997-98
- President, Student Bar Association, Loyola Law 1996-97
- Board Member, Association of Trial Lawyers of America, Loyola Law 1996-97
- Who's Who in American Law Schools 1996-98
- Board Member, Louisiana State Board of Trustees for State Colleges and Universities, 1992-93
- Chief Justice, Student Government Supreme Court, Southeastern 1993
- Member, Brotherhood of the Four Society, 1993-1995
- President, Student Government Association, Southeastern 1992-93
- President, Delta Tau Delta Fraternity 1992-93
- Director of Education, Delta Tau Delta Fraternity 1991-92
- Chairman, Student Government Association Senate 1990-91
- Charter Member, Southeastern LA Univ. Debate Team 1992-93
- Volunteer for Battered Women's Association 1991-1993
- Volunteer for Campus Activities Board 1990-1992
- Volunteer for Hospice 1990-1993
LEGAL EXPERIENCE
Self-Employed (Gretna, LA)
Morice Law Firm, LLC. Attorney at Law. General Civil Litigation and Criminal Defense. Maintained office of as many as 7 attorneys working in multiple parishes in all city, state and federal courts.
October 1998 to present.
Frances Strayham (Mandeville, LA)
Law Clerk. Legal Research. September 1997 to December 1997
Blue Williams (Metairie, LA)
Law Clerk. Duties included drafting motions, interrogatories and briefs for insurance defense. July 1997 to September 1997
Wagner, Bagot & Gleason (New Orleans, LA)
Law Clerk. Duties included legal research and drafting motions for admiralty defense and silicosis defense. May 1997 to July 1997
Court of Appeal, Fourth Circuit, State of Louisiana (New Orleans, LA)
Law Extern. Duties included researching issues submitted for argument before the Fourth Circuit and drafting bench briefs for the Honorable Judge Moon Landrieu. August 1996 to May 1997
New Orleans City Council (New Orleans, LA)
Law Clerk in Councilman Glapion's office. Duties included legal research, drafting legal briefs and drafting legislation. Summer 1996
OTHER EXPERIENCE
Self-Employed (Gretna, LA)
Morice Construction Enterprises, LLC. Total renovation and construction from gutting to rebuilding, additions, concrete, framing, roofing, plumbing, electrical, interior and exterior work.
September 2005 to present
Self-Employed (Gretna, LA)
Co-Owner of Treymark Properties, LLC. Construction management and Property management including total renovation of 5,000 square foot space from studs to trim carpentry including complete plumbing and electrical and management of 100% occupancy thereafter.
June 2004 to present
Construction and Renovation (New Orleans, LA)
Renovating a house purchased in 1998 - including framing, wiring, plumbing, sheet-rock, tile and finishing work. December 1997 - 1998
NJM Properties (New Orleans, LA)
Property Management, January 1995 to May 1996
The Chart House Restaurant (New Orleans, LA)
Maitre'd, Oyster Chef, May to November 1994
Audubon Institute (New Orleans, LA)
Zoo volunteer, conservation education, August to December 1994
Boys and Girls Club of Hammond (Hammond, LA)
Volunteer, child counselor and tennis instructor, January to July 1994
Free-lance Construction (Independence, LA)
Building, wiring, plumbing, and finishing work, Summer 1993
Louisiana Board of Trustees for State Colleges and Universities (LA)
Statewide Student Representative, August 1992 to August 1993
Louisiana State Financial Assistance Commission (Baton Rouge, LA)
Statewide Student Representative, August 1992 to August 1993
Southeastern LA Univ. Student Government Association (Hammond, LA)
Student Body President, May 1992 to March 1993
Sears and Roebuck (Gretna, LA)
Sales Associate-computers and electronics, May 1991 to January 1992
Southeastern Louisiana University Housing (Hammond, LA)
Student Counselor, January 1990 to May 1991
Southeastern Louisiana University Activities/Honors - Five semesters Dean's List, National Dean's List, SLU Honor's Program, Phi Eta Sigma Honor Society-President, Treasurer, Gamma Beta Phi Honor Society, Beta Gamma Sigma Honor Society, Phi Kappa Phi Honor Society, Honors Council, Who's Who in American Universities