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October 2002
Phelps
Dunbar LLP Attorneys Named "The Best Lawyers in America" 2003-2004
Twenty-Two Partners from Phelps Dunbar were recently named in the 2003-2004
issue of the bi-annual publication "The Best Lawyers in America." Selection is
based on a year-long survey in which 15,000 leading attorneys through out the
nation are asked to rate the top practitioners in their specialties in their
jurisdictions. The new 2003-2004 edition marks the 20th year of the publication
that has come to be regarded - by both the legal profession and the public -
as the definitive guide to legal excellence in the U.S. Phelps Dunbar partners
listed in "The Best Lawyers in America® 2003-2004" include:
New Orleans
M. Nan Alessandra, Labor and Employment Law
Jane E. Armstrong, Employee Benefits Law
Brent B. Barriere, Business Litigation
Roy Cheatwood, Business Litigation
Philip Claverie, Banking Law and Real Estate Law
Nancy Scott Degan, Business Litigation
Mark A. Fullmer, Corporate, M&A, and Securities Law
Robert W. Nuzum, Tax Law
James H. Roussel, Maritime Law
Mary Ellen Roy, First Amendment Law
James A. Stuckey, Banking Law
Harvey D. Wagar, III, Banking Law
Jackson
Ross F. Bass, Jr., Business Litigation
Jerome C. Hafter, Corporate, M&A, and Securities Law
E. Clifton Hodge, Jr., Banking Law and Corporate, M&A, and Securities Law
C. Delbert Hosemann, Jr., Employee Benefits Law
Luther T. Munford, First Amendment Law
James W. O'Mara, Bankruptcy and Creditor-Debtor Rights Law
W. Thomas Siler, Labor and Employment Law
Frank W. Trapp, Criminal Defense
Michael B. Wallace, Business Litigation
Tupelo
F.M. Bush III, Corporate, M&A, and Securities Law and Trusts and Estates
Nationwide, only about 17,000 attorneys (less than 3% of all attorneys in the
country) were selected for this honor. Because listings are based on the votes
of other lawyers and cannot be bought, inclusion in Best Lawyers is considered
a singular honor.
