• Representation of vessel interest and insurers in Jones Act, Unseaworthiness and Maintenance and Cure claims.
• Representation of vessel owners in capsizing/sinking cases.
• Representation of shipyard in US L&H injury claims.
• Representation of vessel repair yard in tort cases.
• Representation of vessel owners in limitation of liability proceedings.
• Representation of cargo owners in in rem arrest action.

• "I'll Supervise, Your Honor: Ethical and Legal Considerations Arising from the Use of Law Students in Court Proceedings," 36 J. Legal Prof. 225 (2011-2012) Author

• "Introduction to Maritime Law," Mobile Bar Association's CLE by the Hour (Webinar, December 2020) Speaker
• "Recent Maritime Law Developments in the Eleventh, Sixth, Seventh, and Eighth Circuits," Southeastern Admiralty Law Institute 2020 Annual Conference (Webinar, June 2020) Speaker
• “National Survey on COVID-19’s Impact on Recreational Boating,” Maritime Law Association's Recreational Boating Committee Spring Meeting (Webinar, April 2020) Speaker
• “Entrenched Inter-Circuit Conflicts in Maritime Law: GML Damages, the McCorpen Counterclaim, and Red-Letter Clauses in Contracts to Repair Vessels,” Maritime Law Association Uniformity Committee Fall Meeting (Scottsdale, AZ, November 2019) Speaker
• “Choice of law and liability considerations arising from the 2015 Dauphin Island Race,” Maritime Law Association Recreational Boating Committee Spring Meeting (New York, NY, May 2019) Speaker
• “Applicable and not inconsistent—adjacent state employment law under OCSLA in light of Newton v. Parker Drilling,” Maritime Law Association Offshore Industries Committee Spring Meeting (New York, NY, May 2018) Speaker

• 15 Phelps Lawyers Honored by 2020 Mid-South Super Lawyers and Rising Stars (11/30/2020)
• 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" (8/20/2020)
• 16 Attorneys Named 2019 Mid-South Super Lawyers and Rising Stars (11/5/2019)

Professional

• Alabama State Bar
• The Florida Bar
• Mobile Bar Association
• Southeastern Admiralty Law Institute
• Maritime Law Association of the United States - Proctor in Admiralty

Civic

• Propeller Club of the United States, Port of Mobile

• Commercial Litigation, The Best Lawyers in America: Ones to Watch (2021)
• Mid-South Super Lawyers Rising Stars list, Super Lawyers (2018-2020)
• Beaumont Aviation Prize, University of Southampton (2013)