Paul G. Phillips
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Paul G. Phillips
Biography
Paul Phillips has an AV Preeminent® rating, the highest peer rating standard. This is given to attorneys who are ranked at the highest level of professional excellence for their legal expertise, communication skills, and ethical standards by their peers. Paul has successfully tried cases throughout Georgia in State and Federal court since 1993. He has won cases in a wide variety of areas, including wrongful death, medical malpractice, vehicular and trucking, and catastrophic injury including brain and spinal cord injury cases.
Paul graduated from Middlebury College in 1987 cum laude with a B.A. in Philosophy and Physics, before working in New York City as a product liability underwriter for a specialty lines insurer before law school. He earned his law degree from the College of William & Mary’s Marshall-Wythe School of Law in 1993. After graduating, Paul practiced at a large litigation firm in Atlanta until 2000, when he moved his family to Albany, Georgia. He has since focused on representing plaintiffs and their families. Paul has been a member of the State Bar of Georgia since 1993. He is licensed to practice in all trial and appellate courts in Georgia, as well as the Federal District Courts for the Northern and Middle Districts of Georgia, and the 11th Circuit Federal Court of Appeals. He holds memberships in the American Bar Association, the Dougherty Circuit Bar Association, and numerous professional legal associations.
Practice Areas
Medical Malpractice
Birth Injury, Medical Misdiagnosis, Pharmacy Errors, Surgical Errors
Personal Injury
Brain Injury, Car Accidents, Construction Accidents, Motorcycle Accidents, Premises Liability, Truck Accidents, Wrongful Death
Fees
- Free Consultation - I am always happy to discuss your case over the phone or in person. I will thoroughly evaluate your legal issues, and provide you with my initial opinion free of charge.
- Contingent Fees - When handling plaintiffs' cases, my usual representation is on a contingency fee basis, in which I am compensated only when I recover for my client.
- Rates, Retainers and Additional Information - I've successfully tried and won cases in southwest Georgia courts for over twenty years, obtaining numerous multi-million dollar recoveries for my clients. I know the courts, judges and juries in this area, and I will put this knowledge to use for you when you need it most. I focus my law practice on: Catastrophic injury and wrongful death
- Medical malpractice
- Vehicular and trucking litigation.
Jurisdictions Admitted to Practice
Languages
Professional Experience
Partner Flynn Peeler Phillips, LLC
Year: 2021 - 2021
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Partner Mccall Phillips
Year: 1999 - 2007
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Associate Drew, Eckl & Farnham
Year: 1993 - 1996
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Trial Lawyer Phillips Law
Year: 2021 - Current
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Publications
Million-dollar verdict in gall bladder case Moultrie Observer (December 24, 2019)
Winners: $20.5M Verdict Against Drugmaker Proves Rural Juries Don't Always Skimp The Daily Report (Fulton County GA) (April 19, 2017)
Jury awards $20M in Georgia couple case's against Lake Forest drug maker Akorn Chicago Tribune (April 7, 2017)
Awards
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Top 100
National Trial Lawyers Top 100 2022.0
Note: Selected as a top 100 trial lawyer in Georgia
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Top 25 medical Malpractice
National Trial Lawyers 2022.0
Note: Selected in the tope 25 medical malpractice trial lawyers in Georgia.
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AV Rated
Martindale- Hubbell 2022.0
Note: AV Preeminent®: The highest peer rating standard. This is given to attorneys who are ranked at the highest level of professional excellence for their legal expertise, communication skills, and ethical standards by their peers.
Education
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Middlebury College B.A. (1987) | Philosophy, Physics
Year: 1983 - 1987
Honors: Cum Laude Activities: Varsity Football
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William & Mary Marshall-Wythe School of Law J.D.
Year: 1990 - 1993
Speaking Engagements
Simplifying Your Case: Cutting Loose Defendants and Apportionment, JURY TRIAL January 12, 2018, Atlanta, Georgia, January 12, 2018, Georgia Institute of Continuing Legal Education, In a televised talk to the Georgia Bar Associations Trial Practice section, Paul Phillips spoke on the practical application of Georgia’s apportionment statute, O.C.G.A. § 51-12-33, including its interpretation by Georgia appellate Courts in several recent cases.
Simplifying Your Case: Cutting Loose Defendants and Apportionment, JURY TRIAL January 12, 2018, Atlanta, Georgia, January 12, 2018, Georgia Institute of Continuing Legal Education, In a televised talk to the Georgia Bar Associations Trial Practice section, Paul Phillips spoke on the practical application of Georgia’s apportionment statute, O.C.G.A. § 51-12-33, including its interpretation by Georgia appellate Courts in several recent cases.
Websites
https://www.pgp.law/
pgp.law
Phillips Law
249 Pine Avenue, Suite 1, Albany, GA 31701
(229) 461-6193