Background

Leroy Phillips was born on the 20th of February, 1935 in Chattanooga, Tennessee, United States, the oldest of seven children of Leroy Phillips, Sr. and Ruby Humphreys Phillips.

Education

Leroy Phillips attended the University of Tennessee in Knoxville where he received a Bachelor of Laws in 1960.

Career

Leroy began practicing law in Chattanooga at Phillips & Caputo as a trial attorney. He practiced law for 44 years and retired in December 2005. He was admitted to the practice of law in the State Courts of Tennessee, the United States Federal Courts including the Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals, and the United States Supreme Court.

With Mark Curriden Leroy wrote "Contempt of Court: The Turn-of-the-Century Lynching That Launched 100 Years of Federalism" in 1999.

Achievements

• Leroy Phillips was listed as a reputable lawyer by Martindale-Hubbell. His widely-known work "Contempt of Court" won the American Bar Association’s Silver Gavel Award in 2000 for excellence in media and the arts and for fostering the American public’s understanding of law and the legal system.

Works

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  • Contempt of Court: The Turn-of-the-Century Lynching That Launched 100 Years of Federalism

    (In this profound and fascinating book, the authors revisi...)

    1999

Membership

Leroy Phillips was a member of the Tennessee Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers and Criminal, Tort and Domestic Relations.

Connections

Leroy Phillips was married to Nancy. The marriage produced two sons, Tom Phillips and John Phillips, and two daughters, Lisa Garner and Michelle Farner.

Father:

Leroy Phillips

Mother:

Ruby Humphreys Phillips

Sister:

Thedna Ann Crisp

Brother:

Jack (Alice) Phillips

Brother:

Billy Joe Phillips

Sister:

Alice (Johnny) Stinnett

Sister:

Shirley Harmon

Sister:

Dianne (Dale) Shelton

Wife:

Nancy Phillips

Son:

John Phillips

Son:

Tom Phillips

Daughter:

Lisa Garner

Daughter:

Michelle Farner