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May 2004
Phelps Dunbar Ranks First in National Poll on Diversity
In the Spring 2004 issue of The Minority Law Journal, Phelps Dunbar received national recognition for having the highest percentage of African-American lawyers among the 250 largest law firms in the United States. In its annual survey of minority hiring at the nation’s leading firms, The Minority Law Journal reported that Phelps Dunbar led the nation with the highest percentage of African-American lawyers, at 9.2 percent. The survey was based on data collected by The National Law Journal as part of its census of the country’s 250 largest firms. 236 firms, the most ever, provided minority statistics as of September 2003. Phelps Dunbar has been ranked among the top firms in this category the past three years. The firm was first in 2002, among the top three last year, and reclaimed the top spot this year. Phelps Dunbar also received the first ever Defense Research Institute (DRI) National Diversity Award in 2002 to recognize outstanding achievements in the area of diversity.
Phelps Dunbar is a regional law firm of over 230 attorneys, with offices in New Orleans and Baton Rouge, Louisiana; Jackson, Tupelo, and Gulfport, Mississippi; Houston, Texas; Tampa, Florida; and London, England.