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

2602 13th Street, Suite 300, Gulfport, Mississippi 39501

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
  • 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
  • London, United Kingdom
  • Lloyd's, Suite 725, Level 7
  • 1 Lime Street
  • London, United Kingdom EC3M 7DQ
    • Telephone: 011-44-207-929-4765
    • Fax: 011-44-207-929-0046
  • 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


Scott Ellzey

Gulfport, MS

Admitted
  • Mississippi, 1996
  • U.S. District Court, Northern and Southern Districts of Mississippi
  • U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit
  • Mississippi Band of Choctaw Indians Tribal Court
Memberships:
  • Harrison County Bar Association
  • The Mississippi Bar
  • Mississippi Claims Association
  • Defense Research Institute
  • Mississippi Defense Lawyers Association
Education:
  • The University of Mississippi, B.B.A., 1993
  • The University of Mississippi School of Law, J.D. (cum laude), 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

James G. Wyly, III

Gulfport, MS

Admitted
  • Mississippi, 1980
  • Louisiana, 1981
  • U.S. District Court, Eastern and Western Districts of Louisiana
  • U.S. District Court, Southern District of Mississippi
  • U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit
Memberships:
  • Louisiana State and Harrison County Bar Associations
  • The Mississippi Bar
  • Louisiana Association of Defense Counsel
Certifications:
  • Certified Arbitrator and Mediator
Education:
  • Louisiana State University, B.S., 1975
  • Mississippi College School of Law, J.D., 1980

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