Suzanne Ecuyer Bayle

Suzanne Ecuyer Bayle is a partner at Morris Lee, Bayle & Willis, LLC in New Orleans whose practice focuses on Family Law and Adoptions. Bayle handles family law litigation, Collaborative Law matters, marital agreements, and adoptions, including interstate compact issues. She is a Louisiana Board Certified Family Law Specialist, a certified family law mediator, and trained in Collaborative Divorce, giving clients several procedural approaches for resolving sensitive family disputes.

Bayle earned a BS in Accounting from Loyola University in 1986 and a Juris Doctorate from LSU Law School in 1989. She passed the CPA examination in 1990. Her accounting background complements a family law practice that can involve income analysis, property characterization, valuation issues, support questions, and financial disclosure. This combined legal and financial training helps her assess the practical consequences of proposed settlements and litigation positions.

Bayle’s work includes divorce and related family litigation, negotiated marital agreements, collaborative proceedings, mediation, and adoption matters. She also handles cases in which family relationships intersect with interstate procedures or detailed financial questions. Her experience allows her to help clients organize information, identify the legal and economic issues that require attention, and select an approach suited to negotiation, collaboration, mediation, or courtroom resolution.

Suzanne Ecuyer Bayle is a Fellow of the American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers and the Academy of Adoption and Assisted Reproduction Attorneys. She has held leadership roles in professional organizations and has been recognized by Louisiana Super Lawyers. Her combination of family law certification, mediation training, collaborative practice, accounting knowledge, and adoption experience supports practical guidance for clients navigating significant changes involving marriage, children, property, and family relationships.

Law Office Affiliations

• Partner, Morris, Lee, Bayle & Willis, LLC
• Member, Louisiana State Bar Association
• Fellow, American Academy of Matrimonial Attorneys
• Fellow, Academy of Adoption & Assisted Reproduction Attorneys
• Past President, 22nd Judicial District Court Bar Association (2004)
• Member, New Orleans Bar Association
• Master Member, 22nd Judicial District Court Inns of Court
• Board Member, Leadership St. Tammany (2004-2010)
• Board Member, Youth Service Bureau (2004-2010)
• Certified family law mediator, Collaborative Divorce Alliance of Greater New Orleans
• Member, International Academy of Collaborative Professionals
• Member, AICPA
• Attorney Volunteer coordinator, Pro Bono Project
• Coordinator, SOLACE Northshore (2004-Present)

Licensed State

• Louisiana

Education

• LSU Law School
  Juris Doctor (JD)
• Loyola University
  Bachelor of Science (BS) in Accounting

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