Phelps Dunbar LLP
New Orleans, Louisiana Office View all offices
Canal Place, 365 Canal Street, Suite 2000
New Orleans, Louisiana
70130-6534
(Orleans Parish)
Telephone: 504-566-1311
Telecopier: 504-568-9130
http://www.phelpsdunbar.com
Contact via email
Visibility Ranking  | | #2 out of 750 law firms in New Orleans, Louisiana | | #112 out of 193,091 law firms |
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About this office:
Established in 1853 in New Orleans, Phelps Dunbar LLP is one of the oldest law firms in the South. At the same time, the progressive partnership has taken initiatives to transform the firm into a regional law firm with a practice that is international in scope. As a result of this transformation, Phelps Dunbar now has offices in New Orleans and Baton Rouge, Louisiana; Jackson, Tupelo, and Gulfport, Mississippi; Houston, Texas; Tampa, Florida; and London, England.
Through a network of regional offices, clients have access to more than 250 attorneys representing an extensive and diverse range of talent and experience. No matter how intricate a client's legal needs, Phelps Dunbar's professional depth and experience allow the firm to provide accessible, cost-effective, prompt service to all clients.
We are proud of the legal abilities and the personal qualities of our attorneys. Among past and present members, we count a United States Ambassador, a Chief of Protocol of the United States, two Judges of the United States District Court, a United States Attorney, three Justices of the Louisiana Supreme Court, a Louisiana Appellate Court Judge, a Presiding Justice of the Mississippi Supreme Court, two Associate Justices of the Mississippi Supreme Court, a City Attorney, a President of the American Bar Association, two Presidents of the Maritime Law Association of the United States, four Presidents of the Louisiana State Bar Association, two Presidents of The Mississippi Bar, three university board Presidents, and a law school Chancellor.
| Admiralty/Maritime Law | Banking Law |
| Civil Trial Practice | Environmental Law |
| General Practice | Health Care Law |
| Labor and Employment Law | Natural Resources Law |
| Tax Law | |
Statement of Practice Summary:
Admiralty; Appellate Litigation; Bankruptcy and Creditors' Rights; Biotechnology; Business and Finance; The Coca-Cola Company; Commercial Litigation; Construction; Corporate and Securities; Employee Benefits; Energy and Minerals; Environmental; Gaming; Health Care; Insurance and Reinsurance; Intellectual Property; Labor and Employment; Legislative and Governmental Relations; Municipal Finance; Oil and Gas; Products Liability; Public Utilities and Electric Power; Railroad; Real Estate; Regulatory and Governmental Matters; Tax; Tort Litigation; Toxic Tort Litigation; Trusts and Estates; and White Collar Criminal Defense.
Year Established: 1853
Representative Clients:
Altria Group, Inc. FKA Philip Morris Incorporated; AmSouth Bancorporation; BancorpSouth Bank; Bank of America; Bender Shipbuilding & Repair Co., Inc.; The Britannia Steamship Insurance Assn., Ltd.; Capital One Financial Corporation; Cleco Corporation; Credit Suisse First Boston; Dillard Department Stores; Dow Chemical USA; Edison Chouest Offshore; Entergy Louisiana, Inc.; Fairfield Industries, Inc.; Frito-Lay, Inc.; GATX Corp.; General Motors Corporation; Georgia Pacific Corporation; GlaxoSmithKline; Isle of Capri Casinos, Inc.; J.P. Morgan Chase & Company; Kmart Corporation; Laitram Corporation; Louisiana Lottery Corporation; Louisiana Workers' Compensation Corporation; Lundy Enterprises, Inc.; North Mississippi Health Services, Inc. (and affiliated entities); L3 Communications Vertex Aerospace; Rolls-Royce North America; Rubicon Inc.; Scottsdale Insurance Company; Southern Farm Bureau Life Insurance Company; Steamship Mutual Underwriting Assn., Ltd.; Stolt-Nielsen Transportation Group Ltd.; Tenet Healthcare Corporation; Thibodaux Regional Medical Center; The Tribune Company; Trustmark National Bank; Underwriters at Lloyd's London; Union Pacific Railroad Company; Viking Range Corporation; Westinghouse Electric Corporation; Zurich Reinsurance (London), Ltd.
(For Complete Biographical Data on all Personnel, see Professional Biographies at other locations)
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