Phelps Elects Five New Partners in 2022 Class

NEW ORLEANS — Jan. 5, 2022 — As we enter 2022, Phelps is pleased to name five new equity partners to the firm.

“These attorneys have long proven their ability to help clients solve their most challenging legal and business issues,” said Managing Partner Marshall Redmon. “They will greatly contribute to the Firm’s strategic focus on being the region’s go-to resource on corporate and litigation matters. Additionally, they expand the firm’s strength in the health care, construction and insurance sectors.”

Phelps’ 2022 partner class includes:

• Madison DeWitt (Baton Rouge, Business) is an advisor to public and private companies on commercial contracts, financing, franchising, mergers and acquisitions, and exit strategies. Clients value her candid and practical advice.
• Sumpter M. McGowin II (Mobile, Business) represents businesses and individuals in a wide array of business transactions and in complex tax planning. Part of his work is focused on helping health care providers and large physicians’ practices with corporate structure, provider agreements, regulatory issues, merger and acquisition transactions and joint venture arrangements.
• Michael A. McGriskin (Tampa, Insurance) advises and defends insurers on complex first-party coverage matters and allegations of insurer “bad faith.” His counsel is sought on a wide range of coverage issues from business interruption to suspected fraud to natural disasters.
• Rhett C. Parker (Tampa, Litigation) is a litigator recognized for his courtroom skill, having tried more than 40 cases to date. His experience includes construction litigation, insurance coverage, criminal defense and commercial disputes.
• William J. Tinsley Jr. (Tampa, Real Estate and Construction) helps design professionals, owners and contractors resolve construction disputes. Bill has a long track record in successful litigation and mediation for a wide range of major construction projects, including commercial and public buildings as well as transportation projects.

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Phelps is a full-service law firm of more than 350 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 legal solutions on a broad range of sophisticated business needs regionally, nationally, and internationally.