Best's Insurance Professional Resources
Client-Recommended Attorneys, Adjusters and Experts
Best's Insurance Professional Resources
Client-Recommended Attorneys, Adjusters and Experts


Best's Recommended Insurance Attorneys - General Defense

Lloyd's, Suite 725, Level 7, 1 Lime Street, London, United Kingdom EC3M 7DQ

Practice Areas

  • Admiralty and Maritime Law
  • Appellate Practice
  • Bad Faith
  • Bankruptcy
  • Commercial Litigation
  • Complex Litigation
  • Construction Litigation
  • COVID-19/Coronavirus
  • Employment Litigation
  • Employment Practices Liability
  • Energy
  • Environmental Litigation
  • ERISA
  • Health Care
  • Insurance Coverage & Defense
  • Intellectual Property
  • Jones Act
  • Labor and Employment
  • Litigation
  • Oil and Gas
  • Personal Injury
  • Premises Liability
  • Product Liability
  • Professional Liability
  • Railroad Law
  • Real Estate Litigation
  • Reinsurance
  • Securities
  • Tax Litigation
  • Toxic Torts
  • Tort Litigation

About Us

With offices positioned along the Gulf Coast from Texas to Florida, Phelps Dunbar is a regional law firm of nearly 270 attorneys uniquely equipped to serve clients in the major commercial centers of the burgeoning "Third Coast" of the United States. Locations in New Orleans and Baton Rouge, Louisiana; Jackson, Tupelo and Gulfport, Mississippi; Houston and Dallas/Fort Worth, Texas; Tampa, Florida; Mobile, Alabama as well as Raleigh, North Carolina; and London, England enable Phelps Dunbar to serve clients not only along the Third Coast, but also the South, nationwide and abroad.

Regardless of a client's size or stage of development, we believe that successful legal representation begins with a clear understanding of our client's business, industry and objectives, followed by collaboration with the client to achieve the best possible results. Our lawyers and our support staff work together to deepen client relationships through a commitment to understanding their businesses and their goals, and we strive to advance our clients' interests by providing excellent, effective and efficient legal services and creative solutions across all areas of our practice.

Additional Locations

  • New Orleans, Louisiana
  • Canal Place
  • 365 Canal Street, Suite 2000
  • New Orleans, Louisiana 70130-6534
    • Telephone: 504-566-1311
    • Fax: 504-568-9130
  • Baton Rouge, Louisiana
  • II City Plaza
  • 400 Convention Street, Suite 1100
  • P.O. Box 4412 (70821-4412)
  • Baton Rouge, Louisiana 70802-5618
    • Telephone: 225-346-0285
    • Fax: 225-381-9197
  • Jackson, Mississippi
  • 4270 I-55 North
  • P.O. Box 16114 (39236-6114)
  • Jackson, Mississippi 39211-6391
    • Telephone: 601-352-2300
    • Fax: 601-360-9777
  • Tupelo, Mississippi
  • One Mississippi Plaza
  • 201 South Spring Street, Seventh Floor
  • P.O. Box 1220 (38802-1220)
  • Tupelo, Mississippi 38804
    • Telephone: 662-842-7907
    • Fax: 662-842-3873
  • Gulfport, Mississippi
  • 2602 13th Street, Suite 300
  • Gulfport, Mississippi 39501
    • Telephone: 228-679-1130
    • Fax: 228-679-1131
  • Houston, Texas
  • 910 Louisiana Street, Suite 4300
  • Houston, Texas 77002
    • Telephone: 713-626-1386
    • Fax: 713-626-1388
  • Tampa, Florida
  • 100 South Ashley Drive, Suite 2000
  • Tampa, Florida 33602-5311
    • Telephone: 813-472-7550
    • Fax: 813-472-7570
  • Mobile, Alabama
  • 101 Dauphin Street, Suite 1000
  • P.O. Box 2727 (36652-2727)
  • Mobile, Alabama 36602
    • Telephone: 251-432-4481
    • Fax: 251-433-1820
  • Raleigh, North Carolina
  • 4141 Parklake Avenue, Suite 530
  • Raleigh, North Carolina 27612
    • Telephone: 919-789-5300
    • Fax: 919-789-5301
  • Dallas, Texas
  • 2102 E. State Highway 114, Suite 207
  • Southlake, Texas 76092
    • Telephone: 817-488-3134
    • Fax: 817-488-3214

Client Information

Insurance Clients

*Principal outside law firm as designated by insurance companies

Personnel Information

Members of the Firm


Richard N. Dicharry

New Orleans, LA and London, United Kingdom
Admitted
  • Louisiana, 1975
  • U.S. District Court, Eastern, Middle and Western Districts of Louisiana
  • U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit
Memberships:
  • American and Louisiana State Bar Associations
  • International Association of Claim Professionals (Adjunct Member)
  • American College of Coverage and Extracontractual Counsel
  • The Maritime Law Association of the United States
Education:
  • Loyola University, B.A. (magna cum laude), 1972
  • Loyola University New Orleans College of Law, J.D., 1975
  • Boston University, LL.M., 1978

Virginia Y. Dodd

Baton Rouge, LA and London, United Kingdom
Admitted
  • Louisiana, 1997
Memberships:
  • Louisiana State and Baton Rouge Bar Associations
  • Defense Research Institute
Education:
  • Louisiana State University, B.S., 1993
  • Louisiana State University, J.D. (Order of the Coif), 1997

Stephen P. Hall

New Orleans, LA and London, United Kingdom
Admitted
  • Louisiana, 1983
  • Texas
Memberships:
  • Federal, American and Louisiana State Bar Associations
  • State Bar of Texas
  • Louisiana Association of Defense Counsel
  • Defense Research Institute
Certifications:
  • Registered Civil Mediator, Louisiana State Bar Association
Education:
  • Tulane University, B.A., 1980
  • Tulane University Law School, J.D. (magna cum laude, Order of the Coif), 1983

Gary A. Hemphill

New Orleans, LA and London, United Kingdom
Admitted
  • Louisiana, 1981
Memberships:
  • American, Louisiana State and New Orleans Bar Associations
  • Louisiana Association of Defense Counsel
  • Southeastern Admiralty Law Institute
  • The Maritime Law Association of the United States
Education:
  • Harvard University, B.A., 1978
  • Tulane University Law School, J.D. (magna cum laude), 1981

Paige C. Jones

London, United Kingdom

Admitted
  • Mississippi, 1999
  • Texas, 2006
Education:
  • Mississippi State University, B.S. (magna cum laude), 1996
  • The University of Mississippi School of Law, J.D. (magna cum laude), 1999

Katherine Karam

New Orleans, LA and London, United Kingdom
Admitted
  • Louisiana, 1994
Memberships:
  • American, Louisiana State and New Orleans Bar Associations
  • Defense Research Institute
Education:
  • Louisiana State University, B.A. (cum laude), 1991
  • Tulane University Law School, J.D. (cum laude), 1994

Matthew L. Litsky

Tampa, FL and London, United Kingdom
Admitted
  • New York, 1992
  • Florida, 1993
  • Texas, 2004
  • U.S. District Court, Middle, Northern and Southern Districts of Florida
  • U.S. District Court, District of the Virgin Islands
  • U.S. Court of Appeals, Fourth and Eleventh Circuits
Memberships:
  • New York State and Virgin Islands Bar Associations
  • The Florida Bar
  • State Bar of Texas
Education:
  • Columbia University, B.A., 1987
  • New York Law School, J.D., 1991

Patricia A. McLean

Tampa, FL and London, United Kingdom
Admitted
  • Florida, 1997
  • U.S. District Court, Middle, Northern and Southern Districts of Florida, 1998
  • U.S. Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit, 2001
Memberships:
  • American and Hillsborough County Bar Associations
  • The Florida Bar
Education:
  • Vanderbilt University, B.A., 1990
  • Loyola University New Orleans College of Law, J.D. (magna cum laude), 1997

Evans Martin McLeod

New Orleans, LA and London, United Kingdom
Admitted
  • Louisiana, 1997
  • Mississippi, 1998
  • U.S. District Court, Eastern, Middle and Western Districts of Louisiana
  • U.S. District Court, Northern and Southern Districts of Mississippi
  • U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit
  • U.S. Supreme Court
Additional Biographical Details:

Licensed by the Securities and Exchange Commission Series 8

Memberships:
  • Louisiana State and New Orleans Bar Associations
  • The Mississippi Bar
  • Southeastern Admiralty Law Institute
Education:
  • The University of Mississippi, B.Accy, 1991
  • Loyola University New Orleans College of Law, J.D., 1996

Kyle S. Moran

Gulfport, MS and London, United Kingdom
Admitted
  • Mississippi, 1997
  • Louisiana
  • U.S. District Court, Northern and Southern Districts of Mississippi
  • U.S. District Court, Eastern, Middle and Western Districts of Louisiana
  • U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit
Memberships:
  • Louisiana State and Harrison County Bar Associations
  • The Mississippi Bar
Education:
  • Mississippi State University, B.B.A., 1994
  • The University of Mississippi School of Law, J.D., 1997

Kevin M. O'Brien

Raleigh, NC and London, United Kingdom
Admitted
  • Florida, 2001
  • North Carolina
Memberships:
  • The Florida Bar
  • North Carolina State Bar
  • Wake County and Tenth Judicial District Bar Associations
Education:
  • Florida State University, B.S. (magna cum laude), 1997
  • Florida State University, J.D. (summa cum laude), 2001

Marshall M. Redmon

New Orleans, LA and London, United Kingdom
Admitted
  • Louisiana, 1987
  • U.S. District Court, Eastern, Middle and Western Districts of Louisiana
  • U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit
Memberships:
  • Federal, American, Louisiana State, Baton Rouge and Fifth Federal Circuit Bar Associations
  • Louisiana Association of Defense Counsel
  • International Association of Defense Counsel
  • Professional Liability Underwriting Society
Education:
  • Rhodes College, B.A., 1984
  • Louisiana State University, Paul M. Hebert Law Center, J.D. (Order of the Coif), 1987

William J. Riviere

New Orleans, LA and London, United Kingdom
Admitted
  • Louisiana, 1991
  • U.S. District Court, Eastern and Middle Districts of Louisiana
  • U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit
  • U.S. Supreme Court
Memberships:
  • Louisiana State and New Orleans Bar Associations
  • The Maritime Law Association of the United States
  • Southeastern Admiralty Law Institute
Education:
  • Nicholls State University, B.S. (summa cum laude), 1987
  • Georgetown University Law Center, J.D. (magna cum laude), 1990

Jay Russell Sever

New Orleans, LA and London, United Kingdom
Admitted
  • California, 1993
  • Louisiana, 1995
  • U.S. District Court, Eastern, Middle and Western Districts of Louisiana
  • U.S. District Court, Central, Eastern, Northern and Southern Districts of California
  • U.S. District Court, Western District of Tennessee
  • U.S. Court of Appeals, Fourth, Fifth and Ninth Circuits
  • U.S. Supreme Court
Memberships:
  • Federal, American, Louisiana State and Fifth Federal Circuit Bar Associations
  • State Bar of California
  • American College of Coverage and Extracontractual Counsel
  • Defense Research Institute
  • Federation of Defense and Corporate Counsel
Education:
  • University of Maryland, B.S., 1986
  • Tulane University Law School, J.D., 1991

A. Grady "Bo" Williams IV

London, United Kingdom

Admitted
  • Alabama, 2007
  • Florida, 2009
  • U.S. District Court, Middle, Northern and Southern Districts of Alabama
  • U.S. Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit
Memberships:
  • American, Escambia/Santa Rosa Counties, Baldwin County and Mobile Bar Associations
  • Alabama State Bar
  • The Florida Bar
  • Southeastern Admiralty Law Institute (Board of Directors, 2009-2010, Editorial Committee, 2012-2013)
  • Defense Research Institute (Committees: Construction Law, Construction Defect and Design Professional)
  • The Propeller Club of the United States, Port of Mobile
  • Alabama Defense Lawyers Association
  • The Maritime Law Association of the United States
Education:
  • University of Louisiana, B.S., 2003
  • Louisiana State University Law Center, J.D./B.C.L., 2007

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