Background
Phelps, Sam M. was born on January 18, 1932 in Grove Hill, Alabama, United States.
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Sam M. Phelps
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Alabama Polytechnic Institute (Bachelor of Science, 1953). University of Alabama (Bachelor of Laws, 1958).
Career
Worked at Phelps, Jenkins, Gibson & Fowler, Limited liability partnership (Tuscaloosa, Alabama) specializing in General Business, Tax and Corporate Matters, including Banking, Business Formation, Bonds and Tax-exempt Financing, Securities, Estate Planning and Administration, Trusts, Sales and Acquisitions of Businesses, Business Financing, Real Estate Development, Condominium Law, Commercial Transactions, Health Care Law, Employer Benefits and Retirement Plans, Creditor Rights, Environmental Law, Trademark and Copyright, Labor/Employment, and Tax Procedure and Litigation. General Litigation, Employment Discrimination Litigation, Medical Malpractice Defense, Products Liability, Workers" Compensation, School Law, Family Law, Real Estate Law, Condemnation Proceedings, Local Government Law, and Business, Tax, and Corporate Related Litigation Matters. Admitted to the bar, 1958, Alabama.
Omicron Delta Kappa.
Farrah Order of Jurisprudence. Phi Kappa Phi; Phi Alpha Delta. Listed in Best Lawyers in America, 1995.
Chairman, Department of Community Health Healthcare Authority.
Member, Civil Service Board of City of Tuscaloosa. Member: Tuscaloosa County and American Bar Associations.
Alabama State Bar. International Association of Insurance Counsel.
Fellow, American College of Trial Lawyers. The firm was officially organized in 1968 by senior partner Sam M. Phelps as a successor to the Mize, Spiro & Phelps firm that was founded in 1940.
As one of the largest and oldest firms in West Alabama, the Phelps firm has established a well-balanced mix between the attorneys in the firm who practice mainly in litigation and those engaged primarily in business, tax and corporate law.
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Membership
Member, Civil Service Board of City of Tuscaloosa. Member: Tuscaloosa County and American Bar Associations. Alabama State Bar; International Association of Insurance Counsel.
Fellow, American College of Trial Lawyers.
Fellow, American College of Trial Lawyers.
