Phelps Dunbar Attorneys Recognized in 2012 Florida Super Lawyers

TAMPA – May 23, 2012 – Florida Super Lawyers magazine has named 14 Phelps Dunbar attorneys from the firm’s Tampa office “Florida Super Lawyers” for 2012.

Florida Super Lawyers magazine recognizes outstanding lawyers in Florida for attaining a high degree of peer recognition and professional achievement. Super Lawyers magazine names attorneys in each state who received the highest point totals, as chosen by their peers and through the independent research of Law & Politics, which performs a complex and thorough polling, research and selection process. From there, the top five percent are identified.
 
The following Phelps Dunbar attorneys were named “2012 Florida Super Lawyers” in the following practice areas:
 
Brian A. Albritton - White Collar Criminal Defense
Karl J. Brandes - General Litigation
Michael P. Brundage - Bankruptcy & Creditor/Debtor Rights
Michael S. Hooker - Business Litigation; Civil Litigation Defense
Harvey S. Kauget - Intellectual Property
Dennis M. McClelland - Employment Litigation
John D. Mullen - Employment & Labor
John E. Phillips, Jr. - Employment & Labor
Seth M. Schimmel - Construction Litigation

Super Lawyers magazine also recognizes “Rising Stars” who are the state's top up-and-coming attorneys 40 years old or younger or who have been practicing for 10 years or less. The following Phelps Dunbar attorneys were named “2012 Florida Rising Stars” in the following practice areas:
 
Bret M. Feldman - Construction Litigation
Jason A. Herman - Insurance
Morvarid M. Jones - Personal Injury Defense; Business Litigation
Eric R. Pellenbarg - Intellectual Property; Business Litigation
Kamilah L. Perry - Employment & Labor
 
Phelps Dunbar is a regional firm of more than 270 attorneys - in New Orleans and Baton Rouge, Louisiana; Jackson, Tupelo, and Gulfport, Mississippi; Houston, Texas; Tampa, Florida; Mobile, Alabama; Raleigh, North Carolina; and London, England - serving clients in the Gulf South as well as nationwide and abroad.

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