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Phelps Dunbar Florida Attorneys Receive RecognitionJune 01, 2007Phelps Dunbar attorneys in the firm's Tampa office have been named as Florida Super Lawyers and Florida Trend magazine's "Florida Legal Elite" again in 2007. In the June 2007 Florida Super Lawyers magazine, five partners, Karl J. Brandes, Lawrence P. Ingram, Dennis M. McClelland, John D. Mullen and John E. Phillips, Jr., are recognized as outstanding lawyers in Florida for attaining a high degree of peer recognition and professional achievement. The Super Lawyers publication recognizes attorneys in private practice, prosecutors, in-house counsel and public service lawyers and are chosen by Law & Politics, who performs a complex and thorough polling, research, and selection process from which the top five percent are identified. Karl J. Brandes is recognized in the area of General Litigation. He is a partner in the firm's regional commercial litigation practice group. His litigation practice includes petroleum marketing, other trade regulation, class action, environmental, computer, construction, condominium, personal injury including insurance and self-insured defense, toxic tort, product liability, landlord and tenant disputes, and other real property. Lawrence P. Ingram is recognized in the area of Business Litigation. He is the managing partner and the practice coordinator of the commercial litigation group in the Tampa office. He practices primarily in insurance coverage, professional liability, securities, restrictive covenents, and trade secrets. Dennis M. McClelland is recognized in the area of Employment and Labor. He is a partner in the firm's regional employment law practice group. His practice focuses on representing employers in almost all aspects of labor and employment law. He is a Board Certified specialist in labor and employment law. John D. Mullen is recognized in the area of Employment and Labor. He is a partner in the firm's regional employment law practice group. His practice includes a joint emphasis in labor and employment law and in securities litigation and arbitration. John E. Phillips, Jr. is recognized in the area of Employment and Labor. He is a partner in the firm's regional employment law practice group. He represents employer clients in labor and employment matters throughout the state of Florida, and regularly appears in Florida's state and federal courts. Florida Trend magazine has recognized Harvey S. Kauget, Dennis M. McClelland, John D. Mullen, John E. Phillips, Jr. and Bret M. Feldman as a part of the 2007 "Florida Legal Elite," a select group comprised of only the top two percent of lawyers practicing in Florida. The "Florida Legal Elite" selection process began with notifying and inviting members of The Florida Bar to participate in a balloting process. Nominators were asked to provide the names of Florida lawyers they hold in the highest regard, through working with them personally or recommending them to others. Nominators were allowed to cast only one vote and could not vote for themselves. These nominations were then counted by an independent research firm, and a panel of lawyers reviewed and selected those lawyers who received the most votes. Harvey S. Kauget is a partner in the firm's regional commercial litigation group. He practices in the area of intellectual property litigation, focusing primarily upon patent litigation. Bret M. Feldman is an associate in the firm's regional commercial litigation practice group. His practice includes construction, contracts, product defect litigation, evictions, mortgage foreclosures, title insurance defense, intellectual property, non-competes, insurance, ad valoren taxation, eminent domain, bankruptcy and ERISA. Please see the practice descriptions for Dennis M. McClelland, John D. Mullen and John E. Phillips, Jr. in the section above. Phelps Dunbar is a regional law firm of more than 260 attorneys, with offices in New Orleans and Baton Rouge, Louisiana; Jackson, Tupelo, and Gulfport, Mississippi; Houston, Texas; Tampa, Florida; and London, England. ### |
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