Morris Manning Real Estate Team Decamps to Barnes & Thornburg

July 30, 2025, 9:26 PM UTC

A quintet of real estate lawyers is joining the Atlanta office of Barnes & Thornburg in the latest exit of talent from shrinking firm Morris Manning & Martin.

Partners Michael Henson and Daniel Noice move over from Morris Manning with associates Joseph Guardino, Olivia Pounds, and Rebecca Griffith. It’s a move that enhances Barnes & Thornburg’s “local strength and national platform,” the firm’s Atlanta managing partner John T.L. Koenig said in a statement.

Morris Manning’s headcount has dropped precipitously in recent months as partners have left to launch Big Law offices in Atlanta or pad the teams of larger firms. ...

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