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    Chambers USA 2023 Ranks 20 Phelps Practice Areas and 60 Lawyers

    June 01, 2023

    NEW ORLEANS, La. — June 1, 2023  — Chambers USA recognized 60 Phelps lawyers in its 2023 edition. The guide, which features premier lawyers and law firms across the country, ranked Phelps as a leading law firm in 20 practice areas.

    For the first year, Phelps’ Texas Real Estate: Zoning/Land Use practice was ranked by Chambers USA, earning a spot in Band 1. The Texas real estate group’s attorneys are best known for their skill and knowledge regarding property rights litigation, eminent domain, zoning, and land acquisition and disposition. They have deep experience handling large scale condemnation projects involving the acquisition of property rights needed for public infrastructure and prosecuting litigation on behalf of public utilities, pipeline companies and governmental entities for the protection of easements and other property rights. Client feedback cited the Texas real estate practice as “excellent eminent domain attorneys” with “in-depth knowledge to provide great and timely service.”

    Phelps earned Chambers USA’s highest recognition, Band 1, in eleven practice areas:

      • Banking and Finance – Louisiana
      • Energy & Natural Resources: Utilities – Louisiana
      • Environment – Louisiana
      • Gaming & Licensing – Louisiana
      • Insurance – Louisiana
      • Intellectual Property – Louisiana
      • Labor and Employment – Louisiana
      • Labor and Employment – Mississippi
      • Real Estate – Louisiana
      • Real Estate: Zoning Land/Use – Texas
      • Transportation: Shipping/Maritime: Litigation (outside New York) – Nationwide

    Chambers USA also recognized Phelps in nine other practices:

      • Construction – Florida
      • Construction – Louisiana
      • Corporate/M&A – Louisiana
      • Employee Benefits and Executive Compensation – Louisiana
      • Health Care – Louisiana
      • Insurance – Florida
      • Labor and Employment – Florida
      • Litigation: General Commercial – Louisiana
      • Litigation: General Commercial – Mississippi

    Chambers USA ranks lawyers based on exhaustive research compiled by its in-house independent research team and editors, including submissions and feedback from clients and comments from peers. Rankings are based on categories such as technical legal ability, client service, professionalism and diligence. Several of the firm’s lawyers were recognized in more than one practice area. Ranked Phelps lawyers include:

    Alabama

      • Christopher P. Couch – Banking and finance, mainly regulatory
      • James F. Henry – Health care
      • Crawford S. McGivaren, Jr. – Litigation: general commercial

    Florida

      • Brian Albritton – Litigation: white-collar crime and government investigations
      • Bret Feldman – Construction
      • Matthew L. Litsky – Insurance
      • Dennis McClelland – Labor and employment
      • Michael McGriskin – Insurance
      • John Phillips – Labor and employment
      • Reed L. Russell – Labor and employment
      • Seth M. Schimmel – Construction

    Louisiana

      • Lee Adler – Marine finance
      • Nan Alessandra – Labor and employment
      • Bart C. Bacigalupi – Banking and finance, marine finance
      • Jeffrey M. Barbin – Gaming and licensing
      • William Bishop – Corporate/mergers and acquisitions
      • Shelton Dennis Blunt – Litigation: general commercial
      • Kim M. Boyle - Labor and employment
      • Philip deV. Claverie, Sr. – Banking and finance, real estate
      • Philip deV. Claverie, Jr. – Banking and finance, real estate
      • Virginia Dodd – Insurance
      • Warner Delaune – Intellectual property
      • Mark A. Fullmer – Corporate/mergers and acquisitions
      • Kelsey Funes – Construction
      • Susan W. Furr – Labor and employment
      • Cecile L. Gordon – Health care
      • Karleen J. Green – Employee benefits and executive compensation
      • Alan Harrell – Environment: litigation
      • David D. "Beau" Haynes - Health care
      • Michael D. Hunt – Construction
      • Nathan Huntwork – Energy and natural resources: utilities
      • Thomas H. Kiggans – Labor and employment
      • Errol King, Jr. – Health care
      • David M. Korn – Labor and employment
      • Steve J. Levine – Environment, environment: litigation
      • Daniel Lund, III – Construction
      • Daniel Pancamo – Energy and natural resources: utilities
      • David Patrón – Litigation: general commercial
      • Drew Patty – Intellectual property
      • Erik Piazza – Real estate: zoning/land use
      • Christopher Ralston – Litigation: general commercial
      • Ragan Richard – Real estate
      • Harry Rosenberg – Litigation: general commercial, white-collar crime and government investigations
      • Randy P. Roussel – Real estate, Real estate: zoning/land use
      • Mary Ellen Roy – Intellectual property
      • Rick Shelby – Bankruptcy/restructuring
      • John O. Shirley – Energy and natural resources: utilities
      • James A. Stuckey – Banking and finance, Real estate
      • Michael Williams – Employee benefits and executive compensation
      • Alan C. Wolf – Energy and natural resources: utilities

    Mississippi

      • Todd Butler – Labor and employment
      • James W. O'Mara – Bankruptcy/restructuring
      • Thomas Siler, Jr. – Labor and employment
      • James Shelson – Litigation: general commercial
      • James G. Wyly III – Litigation: general commercial

    Texas

      • Shaun Clarke – Litigation: white-collar crime and government investigations
      • Frederick Junkin – Real estate: zoning/land use

     USA - Nationwide

      • Gary Hemphill – Transportation: shipping/maritime: litigation - outside New York
      • Kevin LaVie – Transportation: shipping/maritime: litigation - outside New York
      • Ivan M. Rodriguez – Transportation: shipping/maritime: litigation - outside New York

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    Christopher P. Couch

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    James F. Henry

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    Crawford S. McGivaren, Jr.

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    A. Brian Albritton

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    Bret M. Feldman

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    Matthew L. Litsky

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    Dennis M. McClelland

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    Michael A. McGriskin

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    John E. Phillips

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    Reed L. Russell

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    Seth M. Schimmel

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    Lee R. Adler

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    M. Nan Alessandra

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    Bart C. Bacigalupi

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    Jeffrey M. Barbin

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    William R. Bishop

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    Shelton Dennis Blunt

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    Kim M. Boyle

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    Philip deV. Claverie, Jr.

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    Philip deV. Claverie, Sr.

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    Virginia Y. Dodd

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    Warner J. Delaune

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    Mark A. Fullmer

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    Kelsey Kornick Funes

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    Susan W. Furr

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    Karleen J. Green

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    J. Alan Harrell

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    David "Beau" D. Haynes

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    Michael D. Hunt

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    Nathan G. Huntwork

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    Thomas H. Kiggans

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    Errol J. King, Jr.

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    David M. Korn

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    Steven J. Levine

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    Daniel Lund III

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    Daniel T. Pancamo

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    David L. Patrón

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    Drew Patty

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    Erik Piazza

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    Christopher K. Ralston

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    Patrick Ragan Richard

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    Harry Rosenberg

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    Randy P. Roussel

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    Mary Ellen Roy

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    John O. Shirley

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    James "Jim" A. Stuckey

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    Michael S. Williams

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    G. Todd Butler

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    James W. O'Mara

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    W. Thomas Siler, Jr.

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    James "Jim" G. Wyly, III

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    Frederick D. Junkin

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    Gary A. Hemphill

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    Kevin J. LaVie

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    Ivan M. Rodriguez

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