Emily Morris
ATTORNEY
As a Texas business attorney with financial certifications and a marketing degree, Emily Morris provides full-picture legal solutions to companies and individuals in the areas of business law and real estate. She especially enjoys partnering alongside small business owners to attain proactive and creative solutions that fit their visions for company growth. Emily received her undergraduate degree in Business Administration - Marketing at Louisiana State University and focused on corporate and international law while completing her juris doctorate at Tulane University. In addition to law practice, Emily enjoys hiking Central Texas trails with her husband Andy and singing with Chorus Austin.
Accolades and Community Involvement:
- 2021 & 2022 Texas Rising Stars (Business & Corporate) - Super Lawyers
- Austin's Top Attorneys 2021 (Business), 2020 (Real Estate) - Austin Monthly Magazine
- 2019 Mentor Award, Austin Young Lawyers Association
- 2018 Leadership Austin Emerge Class
- Texas Bar Foundation - Selected From 1/3 of 1% of Texas Attorneys
- Board of Directors - Travis County Women Lawyers' Association
- Board of Directors - Austin Young Lawyers Association
- Board of Directors - Business, Corporate & Tax Section, Austin Bar Assoc.
- Past Co-Chair, Austin Bar Leadership Academy
- Business and International Law Sections, American Bar Association
- Business and International Law Sections, State Bar of Texas
- Women's Chamber of Commerce of Texas
Emily Morris
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Education:
Publications
- Contributing Editor, 2020 edition Texas Business Organizations Manual
- "Tech, Tex Mex and No State Income Tax: Why Austin is Becoming a New Foreign Investment Hotbed" – January 2020 newsletter, American Bar Association Cross-Border Real Estate Committee
- “Free Trade Zone in Mexico Could Boost Trade with Texas Companies” – Spring 2019 newsletter, State Bar of Texas International Law Section
Presentations
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"Protecting the Creatives: Intellectual Property for Small Businesses" CLE -
Capital Area Paralegal Assoc., August 2021 - "Real Estate 101" CLE - moderator, Austin Young Lawyer's Assoc., May 2021
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“The Legal Questions You Should Ask When Operating a Digital Business” –
Online-First Summit, May 2020 - “The Art of Subcontracting” – co-panelist, Freelance Conference, September 2018
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“Say What? Going Beyond the Handshake to Secure Your Business” –
Small Business Festival, May 2018 - “Take the Fear Out of Contracts: a Guide for Freelancers and Small Business Owners” – Women Communicators of Austin, November 2016
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“Protecting Your Creativity: Intellectual Property for Small Businesses” –
The Paper + Craft Pantry, May 2016