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Philip has
extensive trial experience and has tried numerous cases to verdict
in state and federal courts in Mississippi. In state court in
Mississippi he has tried cases to verdict in the circuit courts
of the following counties: Harrison; Hinds (First Judicial District, Jackson);
Jackson; Jasper (First Judicial District, Paulding); Jasper (Second
Judicial District, Bay Springs); Rankin, Union and Warren. He has also
tried cases to verdict in chancery court in Mississippi.
In addition,
he has argued before federal courts in Alabama and Massachusetts
and represented parties in arbitration disputes before the American
Arbitration Association, National Association of Securities Dealers (NASD) and National Arbitration Forum (NAF). He is admitted to practice before all
Mississippi state and federal courts as well as the First and
Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals.
In the past four years Philip tried two cases to verdicts of over $1.5 million and a third case to a verdict of $800,000 on behalf of plaintiffs. Two of the verdicts were in medical malpractice cases and one was in a nursing home abuse and neglect case. All of these trials lasted one to two weeks. He also continues to represent defendants and has tried multiple cases to defense verdicts. Major defense verdicts include three defense verdicts in life insurance sales practice cases in the circuit courts of Jasper County, Union County and Hinds County. The most recent of these verdicts was in February 2008 while representing a large life insurance company in Jackson, Hinds County, Mississippi. The plaintiff sought over $5 million in actual damages. Philip’s trial wins include separate cases tried against two former presidents of the Mississippi Bar and leading medical malpractice and nursing home attorneys from Mississippi and the nation.
Philip has also presented and observed deliberations of mock juries in many focus group studies. The studies were conducted by leading trial consulting and research firms and in association with prominent attorneys such as famed trial lawyer Mark Lanier. These studies provide valuable insight into persuasion techniques and the mindset of jurors.
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