127 Phelps Lawyers Selected to Best Lawyers in America, 16 Named "Lawyer of the Year" and 37 Chosen for First Class of "Ones to Watch"
NEW ORLEANS — The Best Lawyers in America 2021 recognized 127 Phelps attorneys across 10 offices in its latest edition of lawyer rankings. The publication also named 16 Phelps attorneys as “Lawyer of the Year,” an honor reserved for one attorney in each legal field and location. Thirty seven Phelps lawyers made the first “Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch” list, a new recognition for lawyers with less than 10 years in practice.
The following Phelps attorneys were named “Lawyers of the Year":
Baton Rouge, La.
- Susan W. Furr - Litigation - Labor and Employment
- H. Alston Johnson III - Bet-the-Company Litigation
- Steven J. Levine - Litigation - Environmental
- Randy P. Roussel - Banking and Finance Law
Houston, Texas
- Frederick D. Junkin - Eminent Domain and Condemnation Law
Jackson, Miss.
- Gary E. Friedman - Litigation - Labor and Employment
- W. Thomas Siler Jr. - Employment Law – Management
- Frank W. Trapp - Criminal Defense: General Practice
Mobile, Ala.
- Cooper C. Thurber - Insurance Law
New Orleans, La.
- M. Nan Alessandra - Mediation
- Mark A. Fullmer - Venture Capital Law
- Harry Rosenberg - Criminal Defense: General Practice
- Patrick A. Talley Jr. - Railroad Law
- Alan C. Wolf - Utilities Law
Tampa, Fla.
- Dennis M. McClelland - Employment Law - Management
- John E. Phillips - Labor Law - Management
Those selected as “Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch” include:
Baton Rouge, La.
- Madison T. DeWitt - Corporate Governance and Compliance Law, Corporate Law, Mergers and Acquisitions Law
- Trevor J. Haynes - Banking and Finance Law
- Ryan H. King - Real Estate Law
- Katherine Cicardo Mannino - Health Care Law, Labor and Employment Law - Management, Litigation - Labor and Employment
- Molly C. McDiarmid - Litigation - Labor and Employment
- Kate Bernacchio Mire - Commercial Litigation, Insurance Law
- Michael B. Victorian - Litigation - Labor and Employment
- Kevin Welsh - Commercial Litigation, Government Relations Practice, Insurance Law
Fort Worth, Texas
- Laura B. Williams - Labor and Employment Law - Management, Litigation - Labor and Employment
Gulfport, Miss.
- Drury S. Holland - Commercial Litigation, Insurance Law
Houston, Texas
- Ashley M. Parker - Insurance Law
- Michael E. Streich - Commercial Litigation
Jackson, Miss.
- H. David Clark III - Administrative, Regulatory Law, Labor and Employment Law - Management
- Nicholas F. Morisani - Litigation - Labor and Employment
Mobile, Ala.
- E. Barrett Hails - Commercial Litigation
- Danielle Mashburn-Myrick - Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights, Insolvency and Reorganization Law, Mass Tort Litigation, Class Actions - Defendants
- Breanne Stanley Zarzour - Commercial Litigation, Personal Injury Litigation - Defendants
New Orleans, La.
- Isabel Bonilla-Mathé - Health Care Law
- Lindsay Calhoun - Commercial Litigation
- Caroline F. Crosby - Insurance Law
- James H. Gilbert - Commercial Litigation
- Harrison Golden - Commercial Litigation
- Ashley J. Heilprin - Commercial Litigation
- Arthur R. Kraatz - Commercial Litigation
- Thomas H. Peyton - Insurance Law
- Matthew R. Slaughter - Commercial Litigation, Litigation - Construction
- Sarah E. Sullivan - Corporate Law
Tampa, Fla.
- Julie A. Girard - Litigation - Labor and Employment
- Derek Larsen-Chaney - Real Estate Law, Trusts and Estates
- Jonathan E. Lewerenz - Commercial Litigation, Insurance Law
- Michael A. McGriskin - Insurance Law
- Catriana N. Messina - Insurance Law
- Rhett C. Parker - Litigation - Construction, Personal Injury Litigation - Defendants
- Justin N. Shindore - Insurance Law
- Sarah J. Smith - Insurance Law
- Mallory H. Thomas - Insurance Law
- Katherine Tilka - Insurance Law
Best Lawyers publishes its annual rankings of lawyers in practice areas and locations. The 2021 edition is based on more than 8 million surveys and recognizes more than 65,000 lawyers in 147 practice areas.
A full list of the 127 Phelps attorneys named to The Best Lawyers in America 2021 list can be found on the publication’s website.
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