Fred L. Banks Jr.
Recognized since 2005
Jackson, Mississippi
Appellate Practice
Arbitration
Commercial Litigation
Mediation
After serving on the state supreme court for eleven years and before that, six years as a circuit court judge, Mr. Banks joined Phelps as a partner in November 2001. Prior to his judicial career, beginning in 1968, Mr. Banks was in private practice. He concentrated on civil rights litigation, criminal capital defense, and representing a variety of non-profit agencies providing services to the poor. In 1975, he was elected to the Mississippi House of Representatives where he served until he assumed the bench in 1984. In the Mississippi House, Mr. Banks served as chair of the House Ethics Committee, chair of a House Judiciary Committee and Chair of the Mississippi Legislative Black Caucus. He was also appointed by the governor to serve on the Mississippi Board of Bar Admissions and by numerous appointing authorities to serve on a variety of commissions at the state and federal level.
- 4270 I-55 North
Jackson, MS 39211-6391
- Howard University, J.D., graduated 1968
- Howard University, BA, graduated 1965
- District of Columbia, District of Columbia Bar Association
- Mississippi, Mississippi Bar Association
- American Bar Association - Member
- American Law Institute - Member
- Charles Clark Inn of Court - Member
- District of Columbia Bar Association - Member
- Magnolia Bar Association - Member
- Mississippi Bar Association - Member
- National Bar Association - Member
166 The Best Lawyers in America® awards
20 Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch® in America awards
- Arbitration, Jackson, MS (2023)
- Arbitration, Jackson, MS (2020)
- Arbitration, Jackson, MS (2017)
- Mediation, Jackson, MS (2016)
- Appellate Practice
- Arbitration
- Commercial Litigation
- Mediation
- Appellate
- Arbitration
- Mediation
- 2013 American Inns of Court Professionalism Award from the U.S. Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals
- Mississippi Business Journal - Lawyer of the Year, 2010
- Chambers USA: America's Leading Lawyers for Business
- The Best Lawyers in America
- Mid-South Super Lawyers
- Bet-the-Company Litigation
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