Griff recently joined Associated Talent Management, a firm which specializes in talent/brand management and licensing. His primary responsibility will be to help build the music management practice, but he will also represent a broad spectrum of entertainment and corporate clients. Prior to joining ATM, Morris worked 9 years and was a Vice President for The National Academy of Recording Arts & Sciences, Inc., where he oversaw the legal affairs and business development of the GRAMMY Foundation and MusiCares. He holds a J.D./M.B.A. from Emory University in Atlanta, and has served five years on the Board of the American Bar Association's Forum on Entertainment and Sports Industries. He has lectured and taught courses on artlaw and the music business at numerous Universities and law schools throughout the country, including: Stanford Law, Notre Dame Fine Arts School, Duke University Law, Cardozo Law, Chicago-Kent Law, Northwestern University, Howard University, Emory University, DePaul University, Columbia College Chicago, and the School of the Art Institute Chicago.