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

101 Dauphin Street, Suite 1000, Mobile, Alabama 36602

Mailing Address: P.O. Box 2727, Mobile, AL 36652-2727

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
  • 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


William J. Gamble, Jr.

Mobile, AL

Admitted
  • Alabama, 1999
  • Florida, 2000
  • U.S. District Court, Middle, Northern and Southern Districts of Alabama, 1999
  • U.S. District Court, Northern and Southern Districts of Florida, 2000
  • U.S. Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit, 2001
Additional Biographical Details:

Alabama State Court Mediator Roster

Memberships:
  • American, Escambia/Santa Rosa Counties and Mobile Bar Associations
  • Alabama State Bar
  • The Florida Bar
  • Alabama Defense Lawyers Association
Education:
  • The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, B.A. (with honors), 1995
  • The University of Alabama School of Law, J.D., 1999

Allen E. Graham

Mobile, AL

Admitted
  • Alabama, 1990
  • Mississippi, 1992
  • U.S. District Court, Southern District of Alabama, 1991
  • U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth and Eleventh Circuits, 1992
  • U.S. District Court, Southern District of Mississippi, 1993
Memberships:
  • Alabama State Bar
  • The Mississippi Bar
  • Council for Litigation Management
  • Alabama Defense Lawyers Association
  • Southeastern Admiralty Law Institute
  • Defense Research Institute
Certifications:
Registered Mediator, Alabama Center for Dispute Resolution
Education:
  • The University of Alabama, B.S., 1988
  • Tulane University Law School, J.D., 1990
  • Tulane University Law School, LL.M., 1991

Richard B. Johnson

Mobile, AL

Admitted
  • Alabama, 2002
  • Mississippi, 2003
  • U.S. District Court, Southern District of Mississippi
  • U.S. District Court, Southern District of Alabama
Memberships:
  • The Mississippi Bar
  • Alabama State Bar
  • Mobile and Baldwin Bar Associations
  • Defense Research Institute
Education:
  • Auburn University, B.A. (magna cum laude), 1999
  • The University of Alabama School of Law, J.D., 2002

Joseph J. Minus, Jr.

Mobile, AL

Admitted
  • Alabama, 1985
  • U.S. District Court, Northern and Southern Districts of Alabama
  • U.S. Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit, 1992
Memberships:
  • Alabama State Bar
  • Alabama Association for Municipal Attorneys
  • Alabama Defense Lawyers Association
  • Defense Research Institute
Education:
  • The University of Alabama, B.S., 1981
  • Cumberland School of Law of Samford University, J.D., 1985

J. Day Peake, III

Mobile, AL

Admitted
  • Alabama, 2005
  • Tennessee
  • U.S. District Court, Middle, Northern and Southern Districts of Alabama
  • U.S. District Court, Middle and Western Districts of Tennessee
  • U.S. District Court, Northern District of Florida
  • U.S. Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit
Memberships:
  • American Bar Association (Committees: Equal Employment Opportunity; Employment Rights and Responsibilities; Labor and Employment Law Section)
  • Tennessee Bar Association (Labor and Employment Law Section)
  • Alabama State Bar (Labor and Employment Law Section)
Education:
  • Sewanee, The University of the South, B.A., 1995
  • The University of Alabama School of Law, J.D., 2005

Cooper C. Thurber

Mobile, AL

Admitted
  • Alabama, 1970
  • Mississippi
  • U.S. District Court, Middle, Northern and Southern Districts of Alabama
  • U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth and Eleventh Circuits, 1972
  • U.S. Supreme Court, 1975
Memberships:
  • Alabama State Bar
  • Mobile Bar Association
  • National Conference of Bar Presidents
  • Alabama Defense Lawyers Association
  • American Board of Trial Advocates
  • Federation of Defense and Corporate Counsel
Education:
  • The University of Mississippi, B.A., 1966
  • The University of Alabama School of Law, J.D., 1970

A. Grady "Bo" Williams IV

Mobile, AL

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

Breanne Stanley Zarzour

Mobile, AL

Admitted
  • Alabama, 2012
  • Florida, 2013
  • U.S. District Court, Southern District of Alabama
  • U.S. District Court, Northern District of Florida
  • Poarch Creek Indian Tribal Court
Memberships:
  • American (Labor & Employment Law Section; Committees: Equal Employment Opportunity; Employment Rights and Responsibilities) and Mobile (Women Lawyers Section) Bar Associations
  • Alabama State Bar
  • The Florida Bar
  • Alabama Defense Lawyers Association (New Member Committee)
Education:
  • The University of Georgia, B.A. Political Science, 2009
  • Cumberland School of Law at Samford University, J.D., 2012

Counsel


William E. Shreve, Jr.

Mobile, AL

Admitted
  • Alabama, 1987
  • U.S. District Court, Middle, Northern and Southern Districts of Alabama
  • U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth and Eleventh Circuits, 1989
  • U.S. Supreme Court, 1994
Memberships:
  • American and Mobile Bar Associations
  • Alabama State Bar
  • Alabama Defense Lawyers Association
Education:
  • Davidson College, A.B., 1984
  • The University of Alabama School of Law, J.D., 1987

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