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December 2002

Phelps Dunbar Partner Named Chancellor of Southern University Law Center

Phelps Dunbar is pleased to announce that Freddie Pitcher, Jr., a partner in the Baton Rouge Litigation practice group, has been elected to serve as the new chancellor of Southern University Law Center. Mr. Pitcher was one of six candidates vying for the position, which has been vacant since September 2001. He will occupy the position in January 2003.

Mr. Pitcher received both his undergraduate and law degrees from Southern University and has served as an Adjunct Professor since 1983. He has been a member of the firm for five years and has handled matters involving commercial litigation, insurance coverage litigation, employment law and casualty litigation.