Phelps Elects Seven to Partnership, Six to Counsel Classes
NEW ORLEANS – The new year brings new opportunities for growth and leadership. To expand on its already well-recognized partner class, Phelps has named seven attorneys to the firm’s partnership, effective Jan. 1, 2020.
With the addition of these partners, Phelps is poised to begin the new year with its vision on expanding its practice areas while continuing to deliver personal service to clients.
“These attorneys demonstrate a commitment to client service and excellence that is the cornerstone of our Firm,” Managing Partner Marshall Redmon said. “We know that this group will contribute mightily to the Firm’s generational success and we are excited for them and for the Firm.”
Members of Phelps’ 2020 partner class are:
- Michael Held (New Orleans, Admiralty) practices in the areas of maritime law, commercial litigation and general insurance defense matters involving both third-party liability claims and first-party coverage issues.
- Nate Huff (Raleigh, Litigation) concentrates his practice on federal, business and constitutional litigation and white-collar defense.
- Katie Myers (New Orleans, Insurance) practices in the area of insurance and reinsurance.
- Joe Reimer (Dallas-Fort Worth, Business) practices in the area of business law with a focus on commercial real estate and general corporate representation.
- Michael Streich (Houston, Litigation) practices in the areas of litigation and admiralty in the U.S. and Phelps’ London energy group.
- Jeff Tomlinson (Baton Rouge, Business) practices in the areas of commercial real estate, oil and gas, and negotiating industrial facility agreements with contractors and suppliers.
- Brie Zarzour (Mobile, Litigation) focuses her practices on civil litigation, including product and professional liability, insurance coverage for healthcare providers, trucking and construction law.
In addition, six lawyers were named to Phelps’ 2020 counsel class:
- Blake Adams – Tupelo, Health Care
- Chris Gabriel – Dallas-Fort Worth, Insurance
- Chris Jones – Dallas-Fort Worth, Litigation
- Stella Lane – Tampa, Insurance
- Derek Larsen-Chaney – Tampa, Business
- Nick Morisani – Jackson, Employment
Phelps is a full-service law firm of 300 attorneys. We blend valuable traditions and progressive ideas to foster a culture of collaboration among our lawyers in Texas, Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama, Florida, North Carolina, and London. Our six core practice groups — admiralty, business, health care, insurance, labor and employment, and litigation — work together to offer clients a progressive, diverse practice and partnership that handles a broad range of sophisticated business needs regionally, nationally, and internationally.