Academy Member Inducted 2016
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James G. Wyly III
Diplomate member
2602 13th Street, Suite 300
Gulfport, MS 39501
Video ConferencingAvailable
- Practice Commenced2000
- # of MEDS (as of 21/12/24)1000
- # of ARBS (as of 21/12/24)15
Current Practice
Online / In-Person
- CLEVELAND-INDIANOLA
- GULFPORT/BILOXI
- HATTIESBURG
- JACKSON
- MEMPHIS-FORREST CITY
- NEW ORLEANS/METAIRIE
Biographical
Jim Wyly, a partner in Phelps Dunbar, has been a certified mediator and arbitrator for 18 years. His 38 year litigation experience has enabled him to appreciate the perspectives of the trial attorneys participating in ADR.
Mr. Wyly has served as a mediator for serious personal injury and property damage cases, presiding over hundreds of mediations. He also has served as an arbitrator in numerous commercial and personal injury claims. His ADR experience ranges from garden variety tort cases to construction litigation to insurance coverage disputes.
Mr. Wyly is AV rated by Martindale Hubbell and recognized by Chambers, Mid-South and Super Lawyers.
Case Experience
- Admiralty
- Appellate
- Automotive
- Banking & Finance
- Civil Rights
- Commercial/Business
- Community Associations
- Condominiums
- Construction
- Contract Disputes
- Debt Collections
- Education
- Insurance
- Intellectual Property
- Landlord/Tenant
- Legal Malpractice
- Libel & Slander
- Local Govt./Municipalities
- Medical Malpractice
- Nursing Homes
- Personal Injury
- Police
- Premises Liability
- Probate
- Product Liability
- Professional Fees
- Professional Liability
- Professional Malpractice
- Professional Negligence
- Property Damage
- Railroad & Trucking
- Real Estate
- Shareholder Disputes
- Sports
- Torts
- Transportation
- Trusts / Estates
- Wrongful Death
Education
- Mississippi College School of Law, J.D., 1980
- Louisiana State University, B.S., in Business Administration, 1975
Memberships & Affiliations
- Certified Mediator
- Certified Arbitrator
- The Mississippi Bar
- Louisiana State Bar Association
- Harrison County Bar Association
- Louisiana Association of Defense Counsel
- Business Court Committee – Appointed by Mississippi Secretary of State
- Slidell Bar Association (Past President)
- Visiting Professor, University of New Orleans
Rates Information
Please contact Annette Rishel at Annette.Rishel@phelps.com (228-679-1320 direct) for scheduling and for rates.