Baton Rouge

• Phelps Elects Five to Partnership

  Jan 25, 2021 - NEW ORLEANS — As we emerge from 2020 and look confidently toward the future, Phelps is proud to name five new lawyers to the Firm’s partnership. The past year sharpened the Firm’s focus on resilience and leadership, and the addition of these partners... More

• Phelps Lawyer Joins Leadership Baton Rouge Class of 2021

  Jan 14, 2021 - Baton Rouge, La. — Phelps lawyer Michael B. Victorian was one of 29 emerging leaders chosen for the Baton Rouge Area Chamber’s Leadership Baton Rouge 2021 class. Leadership Baton Rouge prepares professionals across the Capital Region’s businesses, civic... More

• Phelps Lawyer Michael Victorian Honored by Baton Rouge Business Report's Forty Under 40

  Nov 13, 2020 - BATON ROUGE, La. — Phelps attorney Michael B. Victorian was chosen as one of this year’s Forty Under 40 by the Greater Baton Rouge Business Report. The Baton Rouge Business Report recognizes 40 honorees each year who have shown leadership, initiative and... More

• All Phelps U.S. Offices Make 2021 "Best Law Firms" List, Six Practice Areas Ranked Nationally

  Nov 05, 2020 - NEW ORLEANS — Each year, The Best Lawyers in America recognizes those deemed “Best Law Firms” through peer review and a transparent survey process. U.S. News – Best Lawyers “Best Law Firms” ranked six Phelps practice areas nationally: Tier 1 Admiralty &... More

• Phelps Elects Four to New Counsel Class

  Nov 01, 2020 - NEW ORLEANS — Phelps is proud to name four lawyers to its 2021 counsel class, effective Nov. 1. The move highlights the firm’s commitment to foster its lawyers’ professional growth and continue to raise the bar for client service. “We are proud of what these... More

• Phelps Advises LyondellBasell as Louisiana Counsel in $2 Billion Acquisition of Sasol Assets

  Oct 06, 2020 - Phelps advised LyondellBasell, one of the largest plastics, chemicals and refining companies in the world, as local transaction, real estate, construction, environmental and regulatory counsel in its $2 billion acquisition of certain Louisiana assets from... More

• Phelps Baton Rouge Office Named "Best Place to Work" by Business Report

  Sep 15, 2020 - BATON ROUGE, La. — The Greater Baton Rouge Business Report named Phelps’ Baton Rouge office one of the 2020 “Best Places to Work.” Phelps earned one of the top spots among the 50 recognized companies, ranking second overall in companies with 250 or more... More

• Phelps Partner Tapped for Judicial Evaluation Panel

  Sep 03, 2020 - BATON ROUGE, La. — Litigation partner Michael D. Hunt has been appointed to a three-year term on the ABA Standing Committee on the Federal Judiciary, Phelps announced today. The Committee evaluates all federal judicial nominees and provides ratings to the... More

• 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"

  Aug 20, 2020 - 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... More

• Phelps Represents Eldorado Resorts in Merger to Create the Country's Largest Casino and Entertainment Company

  Aug 05, 2020 - Phelps Dunbar represented Eldorado Resorts, Inc., as regulatory and local M&A counsel in its $17.3 billion merger with Caesars Entertainment Corporation. The transaction created the largest casino and entertainment company in the U.S., with more than 55... More

• Phelps Expands Intellectual Property Services

  Jun 23, 2020 - BATON ROUGE, LA — In every market cycle, innovation is the driving force behind a business’s success and longevity. To help our clients guard and benefit from their innovations, Phelps proudly welcomes intellectual property lawyer Warner Delaune, who has... More

• Phelps Partner Alan Harrell Obtains Favorable Summary Judgment Ruling in Florida Toxic Tort Litigation

  May 28, 2020 - Baton Rouge Partner Alan Harrell recently obtained a summary judgment ruling in favor of a product manufacturer defendant in toxic tort litigation filed in West Palm Beach, Fla. The plaintiff alleged that he developed Myelodysplastic Syndrome (MDS) from... More

• Phelps Dunbar Represents Moreau Physical Therapy in Acquisition of Advanced Wellness Louisiana

  Feb 27, 2020 - Phelps Dunbar represented Moreau Physical Therapy, a leading physical therapy, rehabilitation and wellness practice with 17 locations across Louisiana, in its acquisition of Advanced Wellness Louisiana, a physical therapy clinic serving patients in the Baton... More

• Phelps Associate Gregory Reda Earns Information Privacy Certification

  Feb 12, 2020 - BATON ROUGE, LA — Gregory Reda, an associate in Phelps Dunbar’s Baton Rouge office and the Firm’s cybersecurity, privacy and data protection group, has earned a Certified Information Privacy Professional credential from the International Association of... More

• Phelps Dunbar Represents Wampold Companies in Purchase of Historic New Orleans Whitney Bank Building

  Jan 31, 2020 - Phelps Dunbar represented Wampold Companies, a commercial office, multifamily and hospitality developer and property manager, in its purchase of the Whitney Bank Building Complex from the Hancock Whitney Corporation in a joint venture with Lenny Lemoine... More

• Brittany Holt Alexander
• Jeffrey M. Barbin
• Marissa A. Batiste
• Jonathan C. Benda
• Hayden O. Bigby
• Shelton Dennis Blunt
• Taylor J. Boudreaux
• Leah N. Bullock
• Taylor J. Crousillac
• Katherine H. Dampf
• Warner J. Delaune
• Madison T. DeWitt
• Virginia Y. Dodd
• Heather Duplantis
• Mark W. Fry
• Kelsey Kornick Funes
• Susan W. Furr
• Anthony J. Gambino
• Jane R. Goldsmith
• Karleen J. Green
• Walt Green
• Paul F. Guarisco
• J. Alan Harrell
• Trevor J. Haynes
• Jessica Coco Huffman
• Michael D. Hunt
• H. Alston Johnson III
• Thomas H. Kiggans

• Ryan H. King
• Errol J. King, Jr.
• W. Bradley Kline
• A. Paul LeBlanc, Jr.
• Steven J. Levine
• Katherine Cicardo Mannino
• Richard E. Matheny
• Molly C. McDiarmid
• Amanda W. Messa
• Cameron S. Miller
• Kate Bernacchio Mire
• William R. Mitchell
• Ryan Q. Moon
• Erik Piazza
• Freddie Pitcher
• Gregory J. Reda
• Marshall M. Redmon
• Patrick Ragan Richard
• Randy P. Roussel
• John O. Shirley
• Charles L. Spencer
• Gregory Thomas Stevens
• Jeffrey E. Tomlinson
• David J. Topping
• Monica Vela-Vick
• Michael B. Victorian
• Kevin Welsh

Phelps Dunbar’s Baton Rouge office has committed to supporting numerous well-deserving causes over the years. Our attorneys serve on various charitable, professional, civic and philanthropic boards of directors, which have driven the firm’s efforts to contribute to community activities.  This includes Community Fund for the Arts, Cancer Services of Greater Baton Rouge, Boys & Girls Club of Greater Baton Rouge and Capital Area CASA Association.

Each year we participate in an office-wide pledge to support the Capital Area United Way campaign. Our attorneys also volunteer to serve every month at the St. Vincent de Paul Dining Hall feeding the homeless and needy in the Baton Rouge community.