Before joining CLF, Phelps was an environmental litigation associate at Sugarman, Rogers, Barshak & Cohen in Boston. Phelps holds a Bachelor of Arts from McGill University and a Bachelor of Common Law and a Bachelor of Civil Law from McGill University. In his free time, Phelps enjoys running, skiing, hiking and canoeing. Phelps is admitted to practice in Massachusetts, New York, Maine, Quebec, the United States District Court for the District of Massachusetts and the District of Maine, and before the United States Court of Appeals for the First and Second Circuits.