Richard Phillips

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Experience: 52 years

Insurance Claims, Personal Injury, Business Law and 4 others

Mississippi, 5th Circuit and U.S. Supreme Court

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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.

Jurisdictions Admitted to Practice

Mississippi

5th Circuit

U.S. Supreme Court

Education

1972

University of Mississippi

J.D.

1969

University of Mississippi

B.A.

Contacts

Main Office 695 Shamrock Dr. P.O. Drawer 1586 Batesville MS 38606 Telephone: (662) 563-4613 Fax: (662) 563-1546

Hernando Office 2545 Caffey St. P.O. Box 346 Hernando MS 38632 Telephone: (662) 429-5041

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Richard Phillips

Experience: 52 years

Website: Open

Phone: (662) 563-4613

Location: USA

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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

Languages

English: Spoken, Written

Websites

Smith Phillips Mitchell Scott & Nowak, LLP