by MBJ Staff Published: May 20,2013
Tags: Fred Banks, law, Phelps Dunbar
Fred L. Banks Jr., senior partner at Phelps Dunbar and former presiding justice of the Mississippi Supreme Court, was recently honored with the American Inns of Court Professionalism Award at the 2013 Judicial Conference of the Fifth Circuit in Fort Worth, Texas. Banks has practiced in the areas of commercial litigation, alternative dispute resolution, legislative [...] [...]
by MBJ Staff Published: May 17,2013
Tags: law, Phelps Dunbar, Steven Blake Adams
Mississippi attorney Steven Blake Adams has joined Phelps Dunbar’s Tupelo office as an associate within the firm’s health care practice, representing hospitals, physicians, managed care organizations and other health care providers in Mississippi and throughout the Southeast. With other health care attorneys in Phelps Dunbar’s Tupelo and Jackson offices, Adams provides counsel on corporate, tax, [...] [...]
by MBJ Staff Published: November 2,2012
Tags: Ben Ford, Bethel University, Krissy Casey, Mississippi State University, Phelps Dunbar
Phelps Dunbar, LLP has two new associates in its Tupelo office. Krissy Casey joined in the firm’s commercial litigation practice group. She received her J.D. summa cum laude from Mississippi College School of Law in 2010 and afterward served as a law clerk to the Honorable Sharion Aycock of the U.S. District Court for the [...] [...]
by MBJ Staff Published: March 25,2012
Tags: Adam B. Harris, Dukes Dukes Keating & Faneca, Mississippi State University, Phelps Dunbar, tort claims, University of Mississippi School of Law
Phelps Dunbar, LLP has hired Adam B. Harris as an associate in the regional admiralty and tort litigation group. His practice consists of defending a variety of tort claims, including personal injury, and property damage, professional liability, products liability, construction defects and maritime disputes. Prior to working at Phelps Dunbar, Harris practiced in the area [...] [...]
by MBJ Staff Published: January 22,2012
Tags: American Bar Association, Heather Duplantis, insurance law, Paige C. Jones, Phelps Dunbar, University of Mississippi School of Law
Paige C. Jones has been elected a partner at Phelps Dunbar, LLP. Jones practices in the firm’s Houston office in the area of insurance and reinsurance. Her litigation experience encompasses a broad range of insurance coverage matters. Jones represents admitted and surplus lines insurers regarding various first-party coverage and defense matters including large loss commercial [...] [...]
by MBJ Staff Published: January 22,2012
Tags: Adams & Reese, Junior League of Jackson, Mississippi Chapter of the Association of Legal Administrators, Phelps Dunbar, Susan McAllister
Susan McAllister has joined Adams and Reese as the regional office manager of the Jackson office, responsible for the daily administration of the office. McAllister brings close to 20 years of administrative experience in human resources and office administration at various law firms throughout Mississippi. McAllister has legal administrative experience at defense and plaintiff firms, [...] [...]
by MBJ Staff Published: August 14,2011
Tags: nternational Association of Defense Counsel, Phelps Dunbar, W. Thomas Siler Jr.
W. Thomas Siler Jr., managing partner of the Jackson office of the law firm of Phelps Dunbar and regional practice coordinator of the firm’s Labor and Employment Group, has been named to the board of directors of the International Association of Defense Counsel. He will serve a three-year term. Siler is a graduate of Millsaps [...] [...]
by MBJ Staff Published: May 22,2011
Phelps Dunbar attorney Troy Johnston was recently named general counsel for the Mississippi Municipal League (MML), the official organization of cities and towns of Mississippi. The MML represents the collective interests of over 288 cities and towns across Mississippi to the state legislature, provides timely information on critical municipal issues, offers certification and training for [...] [...]
by MBJ Staff Published: May 1,2011
Tags: Phelps Dunbar, Reuben V. Anderson
Phelps Dunbar attorney Reuben V. Anderson was recently inducted into the University of Mississippi School of Law’s Alumni Hall of Fame. Five alumni, including Anderson, comprised the second class inducted into the Hall of Fame. Anderson, the first African-American Supreme Court Justice in Mississippi, is a senior partner in the general litigation group in the [...] [...]
by MBJ Staff Published: January 30,2011
Tags: Chad A. Davidson, Mark W. Jeanfreau, Peri H. Alkas, Phelps Dunbar
Phelps Dunbar, LLP, is pleased to announce that the firm elected Chad A. Davidson to the partnership. Davidson is a member of the firm’s regional business practice group in the Jackson office. His practice is focused primarily in the areas of corporate and commercial transactional law with a particular emphasis in taxation. His tax practice [...] [...]
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