Phelps Dunbar LLP

United States 2024

National Rankings

175

Metro Rankings

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General Information

Practice Areas

174

Individuals recognized in Best Lawyers

105

Client Comments

Year founded: 1853

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Overview

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Companies with business interests across the South turn to Phelps Dunbar for counsel on their legal needs. With 11 office locations in the U.S. and in London, we serve clients in the region's major commercial centers. Our 350-plus lawyers focus on six core areas: labor and employment, litigation, business, admiralty, insurance coverage and healthcare. But it’s more than our casework that sets our firm apart.

We spend time with you off the clock, so we can learn everything from your strategic goals to challenging operational issues. We are known for asking questions, not just about what is, but about what should be. And we make sure that you access our experience seamlessly, with every lawyer in every office available to be part of your team. We do this because anything can make the difference in a business-critical deal or lawsuit.

We embrace the future, not just of your industry but of our own. We are constantly looking for how to improve services and outcomes through technology. Through our Phelps Analytics Lab, we partner with Tulane University to pilot programs that use AI to identify business trends, develop litigation strategies and improve efficiency.

We are proud to offer national talent with local pricing to companies working throughout the Gulf South. We welcome the chance to work with you.

Rankings

Phelps Dunbar LLP is nationally ranked in 9 practice areas and metro ranked in 71 practice areas. Best Law Firms rankings are based on a rigorous evaluation process.

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National Rankings

Tier 1

Tier 1 for Admiralty and Maritime Law

Tier 1 for Insurance Law

Tier 1 for Railroad Law

Tier 2

Tier 2 for Commercial Litigation

Tier 2 for Construction Law

Metro Rankings

Baton Rouge

Tier 1 for Appellate Practice

Tier 1 for Banking and Finance Law

Tier 1 for Bet-the-Company Litigation

Tier 1 for Commercial Litigation

Tier 1 for Employee Benefits (ERISA) Law

Firm Leadership

Marshall Redmon

Chairman

Highlighted Client Comments

All client comments represent the opinions of the people who provided them. All potential clients are urged to remember that no two cases are ever completely alike and that the result in one case does not guarantee a similar result in another case.

Real Estate Law

I have worked with numerous attorneys at Phelps Dunbar for more than 30 years in commercial real estate transaction matters and all have been excellent as far as professionalism and competence are concerned. Most recently I have worked with Jim Stuckey, who in my opinion is the model for what a transaction lawyer should be.

Brien Gussoni – Port of New Orleans

Rankings

National Rankings

Tier 1

Tier 1 for Admiralty and Maritime Law

Tier 1 for Insurance Law

Tier 1 for Railroad Law

Tier 2

Tier 2 for Commercial Litigation

Tier 2 for Construction Law

Tier 2 for Litigation - Construction

Tier 3

Tier 3 for Financial Services Regulation Law

Tier 3 for Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions - Defendants

Tier 3 for Oil and Gas Law

Metro Rankings

Baton Rouge

Tier 1 for Appellate Practice

Tier 1 for Banking and Finance Law

Tier 1 for Bet-the-Company Litigation

Tier 1 for Commercial Litigation

Tier 1 for Employee Benefits (ERISA) Law

Tier 1 for Employment Law - Management

Tier 1 for Energy Law

Tier 1 for Energy Regulatory Law

Tier 1 for Insurance Law

Tier 1 for Labor Law - Management

Tier 1 for Litigation - Construction

Tier 1 for Litigation - Environmental

Tier 1 for Litigation - Insurance

Tier 1 for Litigation - Labor and Employment

Tier 1 for Patent Law

Tier 1 for Personal Injury Litigation - Defendants

Tier 1 for Real Estate Law

Tier 1 for Trademark Law

Tier 1 for Utilities Law

Tier 2 for Criminal Defense: White-Collar

Tier 2 for Environmental Law

Tier 2 for Health Care Law

Tier 2 for Litigation - Health Care

Tier 2 for Workers' Compensation Law - Employers

Tier 3 for Commercial Transactions / UCC Law

Tier 3 for Government Relations Practice

Tier 3 for Tax Law

Birmingham

Tier 1 for Commercial Litigation

Tier 1 for Construction Law

Tier 1 for Corporate Law

Tier 1 for Employment Law - Management

Tier 1 for Financial Services Regulation Law

Tier 1 for Health Care Law

Tier 1 for Labor Law - Management

Tier 1 for Litigation - Antitrust

Tier 1 for Litigation - Construction

Tier 1 for Litigation - Trusts and Estates

Tier 1 for Personal Injury Litigation - Defendants

Tier 1 for Railroad Law

Tier 1 for Tax Law

Tier 1 for Trusts and Estates

Tier 1 for Workers' Compensation Law - Employers

Tier 2 for Banking and Finance Law

Tier 2 for Employee Benefits (ERISA) Law

Tier 2 for Insurance Law

Tier 2 for Litigation - Banking and Finance

Tier 2 for Litigation - Labor and Employment

Tier 2 for Litigation - Real Estate

Tier 2 for Litigation and Controversy - Tax

Tier 2 for Mergers and Acquisitions Law

Tier 2 for Professional Malpractice Law - Defendants

Tier 2 for Securities / Capital Markets Law

Tier 2 for Securities Regulation

Tier 3 for Bet-the-Company Litigation

Tier 3 for Commercial Finance Law

Tier 3 for Corporate Compliance Law

Tier 3 for Corporate Governance Law

Tier 3 for Eminent Domain and Condemnation Law

Tier 3 for Land Use and Zoning Law

Tier 3 for Litigation - Health Care

Tier 3 for Litigation - Land Use and Zoning

Tier 3 for Litigation - Securities

Tier 3 for Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions - Defendants

Tier 3 for Real Estate Law

Tier 3 for Transportation Law

Dallas/Fort Worth

Tier 1 for Insurance Law

Tier 2 for Commercial Litigation

Tier 2 for Employment Law - Management

Tier 2 for Litigation - Antitrust

Tier 2 for Litigation - Labor and Employment

Tier 3 for Trusts and Estates

Gulfport

Tier 1 for Insurance Law

Tier 1 for Mediation

Tier 1 for Personal Injury Litigation - Defendants

Tier 1 for Professional Malpractice Law - Defendants

Houston

Tier 1 for Admiralty and Maritime Law

Tier 1 for Insurance Law

Tier 1 for Litigation - Insurance

Tier 2 for Commercial Litigation

Tier 2 for Eminent Domain and Condemnation Law

Jackson-MS

Tier 1 for Arbitration

Tier 1 for Commercial Litigation

Tier 1 for Employment Law - Management

Tier 1 for Franchise Law

Tier 1 for Labor Law - Management

Tier 1 for Litigation - Banking and Finance

Tier 1 for Litigation - Labor and Employment

Tier 1 for Tax Law

Tier 1 for Trusts and Estates

Tier 2 for Appellate Practice

Tier 2 for Banking and Finance Law

Tier 2 for Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law

Tier 2 for Business Organizations (including LLCs and Partnerships)

Tier 2 for Commercial Finance Law

Tier 2 for Environmental Law

Tier 2 for Legal Malpractice Law - Defendants

Tier 2 for Litigation - Bankruptcy

Tier 2 for Litigation and Controversy - Tax

Tier 2 for Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions - Defendants

Tier 2 for Mediation

Tier 2 for Real Estate Law

Tier 3 for Corporate Law

Mobile

Tier 1 for Admiralty and Maritime Law

Tier 1 for Business Organizations (including LLCs and Partnerships)

Tier 1 for Commercial Litigation

Tier 1 for Employee Benefits (ERISA) Law

Tier 1 for Employment Law - Individuals

Tier 1 for Insurance Law

Tier 1 for Tax Law

Tier 1 for Trusts and Estates

Tier 2 for Appellate Practice

Tier 2 for Construction Law

Tier 2 for Employment Law - Management

Tier 2 for Municipal Law

Tier 3 for Litigation - Trusts and Estates

New Orleans

Tier 1 for Admiralty and Maritime Law

Tier 1 for Appellate Practice

Tier 1 for Banking and Finance Law

Tier 1 for Commercial Litigation

Tier 1 for Construction Law

Tier 1 for Corporate Law

Tier 1 for Criminal Defense: General Practice

Tier 1 for Criminal Defense: White-Collar

Tier 1 for Employment Law - Management

Tier 1 for Energy Law

Tier 1 for Energy Regulatory Law

Tier 1 for Equipment Finance Law

Tier 1 for Health Care Law

Tier 1 for Insurance Law

Tier 1 for Litigation - Bankruptcy

Tier 1 for Litigation - Construction

Tier 1 for Litigation - Environmental

Tier 1 for Litigation - First Amendment

Tier 1 for Litigation - Insurance

Tier 1 for Litigation - Intellectual Property

Tier 1 for Litigation - Labor and Employment

Tier 1 for Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions - Defendants

Tier 1 for Mergers and Acquisitions Law

Tier 1 for Oil and Gas Law

Tier 1 for Personal Injury Litigation - Defendants

Tier 1 for Professional Malpractice Law - Defendants

Tier 1 for Railroad Law

Tier 1 for Real Estate Law

Tier 1 for Securitization and Structured Finance Law

Tier 2 for Advertising Law

Tier 2 for Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law

Tier 2 for Bet-the-Company Litigation

Tier 2 for Employee Benefits (ERISA) Law

Tier 2 for Environmental Law

Tier 2 for Litigation - Antitrust

Tier 2 for Product Liability Litigation - Defendants

Tier 2 for Securities / Capital Markets Law

Tier 2 for Utilities Law

Tier 2 for Venture Capital Law

Tier 3 for Antitrust Law

Tier 3 for Mediation

Tier 3 for Securities Regulation

Raleigh

Tier 1 for Insurance Law

Tampa

Tier 1 for Arbitration

Tier 1 for Commercial Litigation

Tier 1 for Construction Law

Tier 1 for Employment Law - Management

Tier 1 for Insurance Law

Tier 1 for Labor Law - Management

Tier 1 for Litigation - Construction

Tier 1 for Litigation - Health Care

Tier 1 for Litigation - Labor and Employment

Tier 1 for Litigation - Land Use and Zoning

Tier 2 for Criminal Defense: White-Collar

Tier 2 for Labor Law - Union

Tier 3 for Antitrust Law

Tupelo

Tier 1 for Corporate Law

Tier 1 for Litigation - Labor and Employment

Tier 2 for Tax Law

Tier 2 for Trusts and Estates

Practice Areas

The below are areas of legal specialty volunteered by the firm and do not designate a specialty in which a Best Law Firms ranking is held.

Admiralty and Maritime Law
Antitrust Law
Appellate Practice
Arbitration
Arbitration and Mediation
Banking and Finance Law
Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law
Bet-the-Company Litigation
Cannabis Law
Certificate of Need
Civil Rights
Closely Held Companies and Family Businesses Law
Commercial Litigation
Communications Law
Construction Disputes
Construction Law
Copyright
Corporate Law
Coverage
Criminal Defense: General Practice
Criminal Defense: White-Collar
Eminent Domain and Condemnation Law
Employee Benefits
Employee Benefits (ERISA) Law
Employment Law - Management
Energy Law
Energy Regulatory Law
Entertainment Law - Motion Pictures and Television
Entertainment Law - Music
Environmental Law
Equipment Finance Law
First Amendment Law
Franchise Law
Gaming Law
Government Relations Practice
Health Care Law
Immigration Law
Information Technology Law
Insurance Law
Labor Law - Management
Legal Malpractice Law - Defendants
Litigation - Antitrust
Litigation - Banking and Finance
Litigation - Bankruptcy
Litigation - Construction
Litigation - Environmental
Litigation - First Amendment
Litigation - Intellectual Property
Litigation - Labor and Employment
Litigation - Patent
Litigation - Trusts and Estates
Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions - Defendants
Media Law
Mediation
Mergers and Acquisitions Law
Municipal Law
Oil and Gas Law
Patent
Patent Law
Personal Injury Litigation - Defendants
Product Liability Litigation - Defendants
Product Liability Litigation - Plaintiffs
Professional Malpractice Law - Defendants
Project Finance Law
Qui Tam Law
Railroad Law
Real Estate Law
Reinsurance Law
Securities / Capital Markets Law
Securities Regulation
Securitization and Structured Finance Law
Tax Law
Technology Law
Trade Secrets
Trademark
Trademark Law
Transportation Law
Trusts and Estates
Utilities Law
Venture Capital Law
Workers' Compensation Law - Employers

Individuals Recognized in The Best Lawyers in America^®

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