Mr. Phillips is a litigator, working mainly on commercial disputes dealing with business and asset valuation issues, including eminent domain and intellectual property disputes, as well as cases dealing with electronically stored information (ESI) and e-discovery issues. He has helped litigate condemnations in numerous jurisdictions, including Tennessee, Illinois, Indiana, New Mexico and California, among others, and has participated in multiple jury trials involving the valuation of land and assets. He has also given multiple presentations at seminars and continuing education courses regarding valuation issues across a variety of legal fields.
Mr. Phillips' other main focus surrounds several aspects of e-discovery, with a focus on effectively managing and supervising large scale document review and production in complex, multi-state litigation. He has been a member of the Firm's e-discovery task force since its inception several years ago, and has given presentations at many of the Firm's offices on e-discovery topics. As a result of his extensive knowledge, he has managed many large document productions involving the review of voluminous amounts of documents, resolving production problems, analyzing an opposing party's production, and dealing with the various legal issues that arise during most large scale document productions.
Mr. Phillips also maintains an active appellate practice, having authored numerous successful appellate briefs before state supreme and appellate courts.