Geoffrey A. Morris

Geoffrey A.

Morris

Overview

Geoffrey practices within Butler Snow’s Finance, Real Estate and Restructuring Group and handles a variety of real estate development and finance, public finance, and M&A transactions.

Distinctions

  • Best Lawyers in America®
    • Ones to Watch, 2024-2025
  • Super Lawyers®
    • Mid-South Rising Stars, Real Estate, 2023-2024
  • Top 40 Under 40 Urban Elite Professionals, 2023
  • Shelby County Mayor’s Young Professionals Council, 2021-2023
  • Memphis Flyer, 20 < 30, 2021
  • NEXUS Professional Development Program, 2020
  • New Memphis Institute - Embark Professional Development Program, 2019

Bar Admissions

  • Tennessee, 2018

Education

  • Vanderbilt University Law School, J.D., Certificate in Law and Business, 2018
    • Dean's Scholar
    • Phi Delta Phi Legal Honor Society
    • Moot Court Competition, Top 16
    • Law and Business Certificate Program
    • Vanderbilt Bar Association (2L, 3L Representative)
    • Black Law Student Association (1L Representative, Social Chair, Black History Month Chair)
    • Entertainment and Sports Law Society
    • Law Futbol Club
  • Vanderbilt University, B.A., English and Communication Studies, 2015
    • Minors in Corporate Strategy and History
    • Chancellor's Scholar
    • Resident Adviser (RA Program of the Year 2014-2015)
    • Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc.-Kappa Theta Chapter (President)
    • Vanderbilt Programming Board-CityVU Committee (Chair)
    • Vanderbilt NAACP (Publicity Chair, Political Activism Committee)
    • Alternative Winter Break
    • MOSAIC Multicultural Recruitment Program
    • Project I AM Minority Mentoring Program
    • Vanderbilt Dance Marathon
    • Top 40 Outstanding Senior

Associations

  • Leo Bearman, Sr., American Inns of Court, 2023-Present
  • Memphis Bar Association
    • Young Lawyers Division
      • Board of Directors, 2021-Present
  • Tennessee Bar Association
  • American Bar Association
    • Young Lawyers Division
  • National Association of Bond Lawyers
  • National Bar Association
    • Ben F. Jones Chapter

Civic Involvement

  • Facing History and Ourselves
    • Ambassador, 2019-2020
  • Bridges USA
    • Board of Directors, 2021-Present
      • Executive Committee, 2023-Present

Geoffrey A.

Morris

Overview

Geoffrey practices within Butler Snow’s Finance, Real Estate and Restructuring Group and handles a variety of real estate development and finance, public finance, and M&A transactions.

Distinctions

  • Best Lawyers in America®
    • Ones to Watch, 2024-2025
  • Super Lawyers®
    • Mid-South Rising Stars, Real Estate, 2023-2024
  • Top 40 Under 40 Urban Elite Professionals, 2023
  • Shelby County Mayor’s Young Professionals Council, 2021-2023
  • Memphis Flyer, 20 < 30, 2021
  • NEXUS Professional Development Program, 2020
  • New Memphis Institute - Embark Professional Development Program, 2019

Bar Admissions

  • Tennessee, 2018

Education

  • Vanderbilt University Law School, J.D., Certificate in Law and Business, 2018
    • Dean's Scholar
    • Phi Delta Phi Legal Honor Society
    • Moot Court Competition, Top 16
    • Law and Business Certificate Program
    • Vanderbilt Bar Association (2L, 3L Representative)
    • Black Law Student Association (1L Representative, Social Chair, Black History Month Chair)
    • Entertainment and Sports Law Society
    • Law Futbol Club
  • Vanderbilt University, B.A., English and Communication Studies, 2015
    • Minors in Corporate Strategy and History
    • Chancellor's Scholar
    • Resident Adviser (RA Program of the Year 2014-2015)
    • Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc.-Kappa Theta Chapter (President)
    • Vanderbilt Programming Board-CityVU Committee (Chair)
    • Vanderbilt NAACP (Publicity Chair, Political Activism Committee)
    • Alternative Winter Break
    • MOSAIC Multicultural Recruitment Program
    • Project I AM Minority Mentoring Program
    • Vanderbilt Dance Marathon
    • Top 40 Outstanding Senior

Associations

  • Leo Bearman, Sr., American Inns of Court, 2023-Present
  • Memphis Bar Association
    • Young Lawyers Division
      • Board of Directors, 2021-Present
  • Tennessee Bar Association
  • American Bar Association
    • Young Lawyers Division
  • National Association of Bond Lawyers
  • National Bar Association
    • Ben F. Jones Chapter

Civic Involvement

  • Facing History and Ourselves
    • Ambassador, 2019-2020
  • Bridges USA
    • Board of Directors, 2021-Present
      • Executive Committee, 2023-Present