Richard Phillips
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Richard Phillips
Biography
Flip Phillips is a founding partner of Smith, Phillips, Mitchell, Scott & Nowak, LLP. He is a graduate of the University of Mississippi School of Law where he served as President of the Law School Student Body and Member of the Mississippi Law Journal. For over 40 years, Flip has represented plaintiffs and insurance policyholders nationwide. Flip’s landmark cases have helped abolish sovereign immunity and define the rules of automobile insurance in Mississippi. They have expanded the role of punitive and extra-contractual damages in insurance regulation and contract enforcement throughout the United States. Flip has served as Lead Class Counsel, Co-Lead Counsel and member of the Plaintiffs= Steering Committees in nationwide class actions and Multi-District Litigation throughout the nation involving life insurance deceptive sales practices, interest crediting practices, supplemental health insurance, cancer insurance, institutional investment and financial products, and personal injury/defective products cases. His multi-million dollar jury verdicts in individual cases have been recognized in the National Law Journal=s ATop 100" verdicts; the WALL STREET JOURNAL, LawyersUSA, and the Canadian Press. He is a prolific author and frequent lecturer, presenting papers from coast to coast for ALI-ABA, ACI, American Inns of Court, multiple Bar Associations, and professional organizations as diverse as the National Association of Consumer Advocates (NACA) and the Defense Research Institute (DRI). Born in 1947, Flip is a native of North Mississippi. Flip and his wife Vera, also a University of Mississippi graduate. They are the parents of three children and five grandchildren.
Practice Areas
Insurance Claims
Bad Faith Insurance, Business Insurance, Disability Insurance, Health Insurance, Life Insurance, Motor Vehicle Insurance, Property Insurance
Personal Injury
Animal & Dog Bites, Brain Injury, Car Accidents, Construction Accidents, Motorcycle Accidents, Premises Liability, Truck Accidents, Wrongful Death
Business Law
Business Contracts, Business Dissolution, Business Finance, Business Formation, Business Litigation, Franchising, Mergers & Acquisitions, Partnership & Shareholder Disputes
Appeals & Appellate
Civil Appeals, Federal Appeals
Gov & Administrative Law
Administrative Law, Election Law, Government Contracts, Government Finance, Legislative & Government Affairs
Municipal Law
Products Liability
Drugs & Medical Devices, Motor Vehicle Defects, Toxic Torts
Fees
- Free Consultation
- Contingent Fees
Jurisdictions Admitted to Practice
Languages
Professional Associations
Panola County Industrial Development Foundation President (1993 - 1994)
Mississippi Trial Lawyers Association President (1993 - 1994)
William C. Keady Chapter of the American Inns of Court President (2002 - 2004)
University of Mississippi Lamar Order Member (Current)
University of Mississippi Law School Alumni Association Board of Directors (Current)
Mississippi Bar Foundation Fellow (Current)
Panola County Bar Association Member (Current)
Batesville Presbyterian Church Elder/Deacon/Trustee (Current)
American Bar Association Member (Current)
American College of Coverage and Extra-Contractual Counsel Board of Regents, Policyholder Representative (Current)
Mississippi State Bar Member (Current)
Education
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University of Mississippi J.D.
Year: 1972
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University of Mississippi B.A.
Year: 1969
Websites
http://www.smithphillips.com/index.php
Smith Phillips Mitchell Scott & Nowak, LLP
Main Office
695 Shamrock Dr., P.O. Drawer 1586, Batesville, MS 38606
(662) 563-1546
Hernando Office
2545 Caffey St., P.O. Box 346, Hernando, MS 38632