A. Grant Phelan is a business lawyer practicing in the firm's Litigation Department. He has broad experience in both federal and state courts at the trial and appellate levels and has also represented clients in Alternative Dispute Resolution forums. Mr. Phelan has authored numerous articles and has frequently been asked to lecture on a wide variety of topics.
His practice involves litigating a full range of business and commercial matters including contract disputes, shareholder and partnership disputes, real estate disputes, securities fraud, government investigations, trade secrets and restrictive covenants, insurance coverage, business fraud and employment disputes. Within the firm, Grant serves as Chairman of the Associates' Committee and also is responsible for assigning and staffing all litigation matters as the firm's Assigning Partner. Clients praise Grant for his steady and discerning counsel citing the calm and insightful guidance he provides to allow them to achieve successful outcomes in their business and legal dealings.
Outside of the firm, Grant is an active community member who volunteers regularly. Grant is a Montgomery County Republican Committeeman representing Lower Merion. He currently serves as Chair of the Board of Directors of Soccer for Success, a 501(c)(3) located in Chester, Pennsylvania, that works closely with US Soccer to provide free, youth, after school programs that utilize soccer as a catalyst to promote nutrition, education, mentorship, physical activity and family engagement within educationally and/or economically challenged communities. Grant is also a current member of the Alumni Executive Council for the Haverford School located in suburban Philadelphia.
Grant previously was the Chairman of the Board of Directors of Art-Reach, a 501(c)(3) located in Philadelphia that creates, advocates for and expands accessible opportunities in the arts for physically, mentally and economically challenged individuals. Grant has been recognized as one of the region’s individuals who provide the leadership, connections and action that hold the community together when he was named a 101 Top Connector by Leadership Philadelphia. Grant served two terms as President for the College of William and Mary’s Alumni Association in Philadelphia and he was previously nominated to the MS Leadership Class for the National Multiple Sclerosis Society’s Delaware Valley Chapter. When not assisting his clients or working with these community groups, Grant likely will be found on the sidelines or in the audience of a youth sporting/cultural event with his wife cheering on their two children.
