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

910 Louisiana Street, Suite 4300, Houston, Texas 77002

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
  • 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


Peri H. Alkas

Houston, TX

Admitted
  • Texas, 1992
  • U.S. District Court, Eastern, Northern, Southern and Western Districts of Texas
  • U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit
Memberships:
  • State Bar of Texas
  • Houston Bar Association
  • Defense Research Institute
  • Texas Association of Defense Counsel
Education:
  • Rice University, B.A., 1989
  • University of Houston Law Center, J.D., 1992

David Lee Crawford

Houston, TX

Admitted
  • Texas, 1977
Memberships:
  • American, Fifth Federal Circuit and Houston Bar Associations
  • State Bar of Texas
  • National Association of Railroad Trial Counsel
Certifications:
  • Board Certified, Personal Injury Trial Law, Texas Board of Legal Specialization
Education:
  • The University of Texas, B.A., 1974
  • University of Houston Law Center, J.D., 1977

Patricia A. Hair

Houston, TX

Admitted
  • Texas, 1973
  • U.S. Supreme Court
Memberships:
  • State Bar of Texas
  • Houston Bar Association
Certifications:
  • Board Certified, Civil Trial Law, Texas Board of Legal Specialization
Education:
  • Louisiana State University, B.A., 1970
  • Tulane University Law School, J.D., 1973

George B. Hall, Jr.

New Orleans, LA and Houston, TX
Admitted
  • Louisiana, 1977
  • Texas, 1992
Memberships:
  • Louisiana State, Houston and New Orleans Bar Associations
  • State Bar of Texas
  • Defense Research Institute
Education:
  • Tulane University, B.A., 1970
  • The University of Tennessee, M.S.P., 1973
  • Tulane University Law School, J.D., 1977

Marc Matthews

Houston, TX

Admitted
  • Texas, 2006
  • U.S. District Court, Eastern, Northern and Southern Districts of Texas
  • U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit
Memberships:
  • Federal and Houston Bar Associations
  • State Bar of Texas
  • The Maritime Law Association of the United States
Education:
  • The University of Texas, B.A., 2003
  • The University of Texas School of Law, J.D. (with honors), 2006

Ivan M. Rodriguez

Houston, TX

Admitted
  • Louisiana, 1993
  • Florida, 1995
  • Texas, 2007
Education:
  • Louisiana State University, B.S., 1990
  • Louisiana State University Law Center, J.D., 1993

Michael E. Streich

Houston, TX

Admitted
  • Texas, 2011
  • U.S. District Court, Eastern, Northern and Western Districts of Texas
  • U.S. Bankruptcy Court, Southern District of Texas
  • U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit
Memberships:
  • State Bar of Texas
  • The Maritime Law Association of the United States
  • Southeastern Admiralty Law Institute
Education:
  • The University of Texas at Austin, B.A., 2008
  • University of Houston Law Center, J.D. (cum laude), 2011

Marcus R. Tucker

Houston, TX

Admitted
  • Texas, 1990
Memberships:
  • State Bar of Texas (Construction and Insurance Section)
  • The Maritime Law Association of the United States
  • Trucking Industry Defense Association
Education:
  • Baylor University, B.B.A., 1987
  • The University of Texas School of Law, J.D., 1990

Counsel


Mary Cazes Greene

Houston, TX

Admitted
  • Louisiana, 1991
  • Texas, 1998
  • U.S. District Court, Eastern, Middle and Western Districts of Louisiana
  • U.S. District Court, Eastern, Northern, Southern and Western Districts of Texas
  • U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit
Memberships:
  • Louisiana State and Houston Bar Associations
  • State Bar of Texas
  • Defense Research Institute
Education:
  • Louisiana State University, B.S., 1986
  • Louisiana State University, Paul M. Hebert Law Center, J.D., 1991

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