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| | Address | | One Mississippi Plaza, 201 South Spring Street, Seventh Floor, P.O. Box 1220 | | Tupelo, Mississippi 38802-1220 | | (Lee Co.) | | | |
| | | Reviser of the Louisiana Law Digest for this Directory. | Phelps Dunbar LLP practices in the following areas of law:
Admiralty; Appellate Litigation; Bankruptcy and Creditors' Rights; Biotechnology; Business and Finance; Commercial Litigation; Construction; Corporate and Securities; Employee Benefits; Energy and Minerals; Environmental; Gaming; Health Care; Insurance and Reinsurance; Intellectual Property; Labor and Employment; Legislative and Governmental Relations; Municipal Finance; Oil and Gas; Products Liability; Public Utilities and Electric Power; Railroad; Real Estate; Regulatory and Governmental Matters; Tax; Tort Litigation; Toxic Tort Litigation; Trusts and Estates; and White Collar Criminal Defense. | | Year Established: 1853 | Firm Profile:
Established in 1853 in New Orleans, Phelps Dunbar LLP is one of the oldest law firms in the South. At the same time, the progressive partnership has taken initiatives to transform the firm into a regional law firm with a practice that is international in scope. As a result of this transformation, Phelps Dunbar now has offices in New Orleans and Baton Rouge, Louisiana; Jackson, Tupelo, and Gulfport, Mississippi; Houston, Texas; Tampa, Florida; and London, England. Through a network of regional offices, clients have access to more than 250 attorneys representing an extensive and diverse range of talent and experience. No matter how intricate a client's legal needs, Phelps Dunbar's professional depth and experience allow the firm to provide accessible, cost-effective, prompt service to all clients. We are proud of the legal abilities and the personal qualities of our attorneys. Among past and present members, we count a United States Ambassador, a Chief of Protocol of the United States, two Judges of the United States District Court, a United States Attorney, three Justices of the Louisiana Supreme Court, a Louisiana Appellate Court Judge, a Presiding Justice of the Mississippi Supreme Court, two Associate Justices of the Mississippi Supreme Court, a City Attorney, a President of the American Bar Association, two Presidents of the Maritime Law Association of the United States, four Presidents of the Louisiana State Bar Association, two Presidents of The Mississippi Bar, three university board Presidents, and a law school Chancellor. | | Firm Size: 260 | Representative Clients:
American Furniture Manufacturing Co.; AmSouth Bancorporation; Arvin Industries, Inc.; Ashley Furniture Industries, Inc.; BancorpSouth Bank; B & B Concrete Company, Inc.; Blue Mountain College; Bryan Foods, Inc.; Canal Insurance Company; Capital One Financial Corporation; CBI Equifax; Clarendon National Insurance Company; Delta Regional Medical Center; Dillard Enterprises, Inc.; Eagle Ventures Incorporated; Employers Reinsurance Corp.; Forrest General Hospital; Golden Manufacturing, Inc.; GuideOne Insurance; Heller Financial, Inc.; Hickory Springs Manufacturing Co.; Independent Furniture Supply Co.; Isle of Capri Casinos, Inc.; Itawamba Community College; JESCO, Inc.; J.P. Morgan Chase & Company; Leggett & Platt Incorporated; Lucky Star Industries, Inc.; The Metalloy Corporation; Midland Risk Insurance Company; Mohasco, Inc.; Mueller Industries, Inc.; North Mississippi Health Services, Inc. (and affiliated entities); Northeast Mississippi Regional Water Supply; Omega Insurance Co.; Omega Motion, L.L.C.; The Peoples Bank & Trust Company; Pontotoc County, Mississippi; PPI, Inc.; Reed Manufacturing Company, Inc.; Rush Health Systems, Inc. (and affiliated entities); St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, Inc.; Sara Lee Corporation; Southern Farm Bureau Life Insurance Company; Spiegel, Inc.; State Farm Auto Insurance Companies; State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance; Sunbeam Corporation; Taylor Made Golf Company, Inc.; United Insurance Company of America; U.S. Aviation Underwriters; Wal-Mart Stores, Inc.; Weathers Auto. |
Other Office Locations of Phelps Dunbar LLP
New Orleans, Louisiana, U.S.A. (Main Office)
Tampa, Florida, U.S.A.
Baton Rouge, Louisiana, U.S.A.
Gulfport, Mississippi, U.S.A.
Jackson, Mississippi, U.S.A.
Houston, Texas, U.S.A.
London, England
| | PARTNERS | | William M. Beasley (Partner) born Tupelo, Mississippi, May 9, 1951; admitted to bar, 1975, Mississippi. Education: University of Mississippi (B.B.A., 1973; J.D., 1975). Member, Editorial Board, Mississippi Law Journal, 1974-1975. Member: Lee County and American Bar Associations; The Mississippi Bar. Practice Areas: Civil Litigation. Email: William M. Beasley | | F. M. Bush, III (Partner) born Washington, D.C., February 26, 1945; admitted to bar, 1969, Mississippi. Education: Brown University (B.A., 1967); University of Mississippi (J.D., with distinction, 1969); Harvard University (LL.M., 1972). Phi Kappa Phi; Phi Delta Phi. Editor, Mississippi Law Journal, 1969. Member, Mississippi Board of Bar Examiners, 1979-1982. Member, 1986-1988, and Chairman, 1987-1988, Mississippi Commission on Continuing Legal Education. Member: Lee County and American Bar Associations; The Mississippi Bar. [Lt., JAGC, USNR, 1972-1974]. Practice Areas: Corporate; Business. Email: F. M. Bush, III | | James T. Milam (Partner) born Greenwood, Mississippi, September 25, 1954; admitted to bar, 1980, Mississippi. Education: Delta State University (B.A., 1976); University of Mississippi (J.D., 1979). Editor-in-Chief, Mississippi Law Journal, 1979. Member: Washington County and American Bar Associations; The Mississippi Bar; Mississippi Defense Lawyers Association. Practice Areas: Business; Bankruptcy; Commercial Litigation; Lender Liability; Real Estate. Email: James T. Milam | | Jeffrey S. Moore (Partner) born Little Rock, Arkansas, September 12, 1966; admitted to bar, 1991, Mississippi. Education: Tulane University (B.A., magna cum laude, 1988; J.D., cum laude, 1991). Omicron Delta Kappa; Phi Beta Kappa. Past President, Lee County, Mississippi Young Lawyers Division. Member: The Mississippi Bar (Chairman, Health Law Section); American Bar Association; American Health Lawyers Association; Healthcare Financial Management Association. Practice Areas: Health Care; Corporate. Email: Jeffrey S. Moore | | Dinetia M. Newman (Partner) born Memphis, Tennessee, July 1, 1943; admitted to bar, 1989, Mississippi. Education: Rhodes College (B.A., 1965); University of Mississippi (J.D., summa cum laude, 1989). Phi Delta Phi (Magistrar, 1988-1989, and Exchequer, 1987-1988). Research Editor, 1987-1988, and Symposium Editor, 1988-1989, Mississippi Law Journal. Member: Lee County and American Bar Associations; The Mississippi Bar; American Health Lawyers Association; Healthcare Financial Management Association. Practice Areas: Health Care; Hospital Law. Email: Dinetia M. Newman | | Gregory D. Pirkle (Partner) born Monroe, Louisiana, January 27, 1962; admitted to bar, 1987, Mississippi. Education: Baylor University (B.A., 1984); University of Mississippi (J.D., 1987); New York University (LL.M. in Taxation, 1988). Member: Lee County and American Bar Associations; The Mississippi Bar (Member, Taxation and Estates and Trusts Sections). Practice Areas: Federal and State Taxation; Corporate; Estate Planning; Health Care. Email: Gregory D. Pirkle | | COUNSEL | | Lesley G. Casto (Counsel) admitted to bar, 2000, Mississippi. Education: University of Mississippi (B.B.A., 1997; J.D., 2000). Phi Kappa Phi; Phi Delta Phi. Member: The Mississippi Bar; American Bar Association. Practice Areas: Real Estate; Business; Finance. Email: Lesley G. Casto | | J. Max Edwards Jr. (Counsel) born Greenville, Mississippi, September 2, 1961; admitted to bar, 1988, Mississippi, U.S. District Court, Northern and Southern Districts of Mississippi, and U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit. Education: University of Mississippi (B.A., 1984; Master of Accountancy, 1987; J.D., 1988). Phi Delta Phi. Order of the Barristers. Listed Qualified Mediator by The Mississippi Bar and Federal Districts Courts. Member: Lee County, First Judicial District, Fifth Federal Circuit and American Bar Associations; The Mississippi Bar. [Lt., Mississippi Army National Guard, 108th AC, 1987-1989]. Practice Areas: Civil Litigation; Premises Liability; Commercial Litigation; Insurance Coverage; Alternative Dispute Resolution; General Governmental; Products Liability. Email: J. Max Edwards Jr. | | Mark N. Halbert (Counsel) admitted to bar, 1996, Arkansas; 2000, Mississippi. Education: Harding University (B.S., 1991); University of Arkansas at Little Rock (J.D., 1996). Survey-Comments Editor, University of Arkansas at Little Rock Law Journal, 1995-1996. Member: The Mississippi Bar; American Bar Association; Defense Research Institute. Practice Areas: Labor and Employment; Civil Litigation. Email: Mark N. Halbert | | ASSOCIATES | | E. Payne Atkinson (Associate) admitted to bar, 2001, Mississippi. Education: Millsaps College (B.A., cum laude, 1997); University of Mississippi (M.B.A., 2000; J.D., cum laude, 2001); New York University (LL.M. in Taxation, 2003). Phi Delta Phi. Member, Moot Court Board. Associate Mississippi Cases Editor, Mississippi Law Journal, 2000-2001, and Staff, Journal of National Security Law, 1999-2001. Law Clerk to The Hon. Leslie H. Southwick, Presiding Judge, Court of Appeals, State of Mississippi, 2001-2002. Member: The Mississippi Bar. Practice Areas: Taxation. Email: E. Payne Atkinson | | Kimberly L. Cappleman (Staff Attorney) admitted to bar, 2001, Mississippi. Education: Mississippi College (B.S., summa cum laude, 1998; J.D., summa cum laude, 2001). Member: The Mississippi Bar; American Bar Association; American Health Lawyers Association; Mississippi Chapter, Healthcare Financial Management Association. Practice Areas: Health Care. Email: Kimberly L. Cappleman | | Stephen Joseph Cramblitt, Jr. (Associate) admitted to bar, 2007, Mississippi and Mississippi Supreme Court. Education: University of Mississippi (B.B.A., magna cum laude, 2000; J.D., cum laude, 2007). Phi Delta Phi. Chairman, Moot Court Board Ole Miss/Mississippi College Trial Competition. Eastland Scholar. Ole Miss Hall of Fame. Member: The Mississippi Bar. Practice Areas: Commercial Litigation. | | Jared Wayne Eastlack (Associate) admitted to bar, 2007, Mississippi. Education: Millsaps College (B.A., summa cum laude, 2004); University of Mississippi (J.D., 2007). Executive Articles Editor, Mississippi Law Journal, 2006-2007. Member: The Mississippi Bar. Practice Areas: Commercial Litigation. | | Andrew V. Garner (Associate) admitted to bar, 2004, Alabama; 2007, Mississippi. Education: University of Mississippi (B.A., 1997; M.A., 1998); University of Alabama (J.D., 2004). Phi Delta Phi. Member, American Institute of Certified Public Accountants. Member: Alabama State Bar; The Mississippi Bar; American Bar Association. Practice Areas: Business. | | Rachel M. Pierce (Associate) admitted to bar, 2001, Mississippi. Education: Mississippi University for Women (B.A., summa cum laude, 1997); University of Mississippi (J.D., magna cum laude, 2001). Member: The Mississippi Bar; American Bar Association. Practice Areas: Commercial Litigation. Email: Rachel M. Pierce | | Amanda N. Turnage (Associate) born Jackson, Mississippi; admitted to bar, 2005, Mississippi; 2006, Tennessee. Education: University of Mississippi (B.A., cum laude, 2002; J.D., cum laude, 2005). Phi Delta Phi; Moot Court Board Member. Practice Areas: Business Law. | | OF COUNSEL | | Fred M. Bush, Jr. (Of Counsel) born New Hebron, Mississippi, January 25, 1917; admitted to bar, 1948, Mississippi. Education: U.S. Naval Academy (B.S., 1939); University of Mississippi (LL.B., 1950). Member, University of Mississippi Law Journal, 1949-1950. Executive Director, Mississippi Agricultural and Industrial Board (State Development Agency), 1960-1961. Member, Board of Directors, Tennessee Tombigbee Waterway Development Authority, 1980-1984. Chairman, Lamar Order, 1984-1985. Member: Lee County (President, 1969-1970), First Judicial District (President, 1974-1975) and American (Member, House of Delegates, 1986, 1989-1990) Bar Associations; The Mississippi Bar (President, 1986-1987); Mississippi Bar Foundation (President, 1975-1976); Mississippi Defense Lawyers Association (President, 1973-1974); Federation of Insurance and Corporate Counsel; Association of Insurance Attorneys; American Counsel Association. Practice Areas: Litigation; Alternative Dispute Resolution. Email: Fred M. Bush, Jr. | Other Office Addresses: Links to Other Offices
New Orleans, Louisiana Office: Canal Place, 365 Canal Street, Suite 2000. Telephone: 504-566-1311. Telecopier: 504-568-9130.
Baton Rouge, Louisiana Office: City Plaza, 445 North Boulevard, Suite 701, P.O. Box 4412. Telephone: 225-346-0285. Telecopier: 225-381-9197.
Jackson, Mississippi Office: 111 East Capitol Street, Suite 600, P.O. Box 23066. Telephone: 601-352-2300. Telecopier: 601-360-9777.
Gulfport, Mississippi Office: NorthCourt One, 2304 19th Street, Suite 300. Telephone: 228-679-1130. Telecopier: 228-679-1131.
Houston, Texas Office: Bank of America Center, 700 Louisiana Street, Suite 2600. Telephone: 713-626-1386. Telecopier: 713-626-1388.
Tampa, Florida Office: 100 South Ashley Drive, Suite 1900. Telephone: 813-472-7550. Telecopier: 813-472-7570.
London, England Office: Lloyd's, 1 Lime Street, Suite 725, Level 7, London EC3M 7DQ England. Telephone: 011-44-207-929-4765. Telecopier: 011-44-207-929-0046.
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