Background
Phillips, Thomas P. was born on December 25, 1940 in Los Angeles, California, United States.
Phillips, Thomas P. was born on December 25, 1940 in Los Angeles, California, United States.
Pomona College (Bachelor of Arts, 1962). Hastings College of Law, University of California (Juris Doctor, 1965).
Worked at Phillips & Branch. Admitted to the bar, 1966, California. Author: "Negligence versus
Fraud in Commodity Hearings," 2 Los Angeles Lawyers 39.
"How to Survive the Insurance/Product Liability Crisis," 1986. Lecturer, University of California, Continuing Education of the Bar, "How to Handle a Short Non-Jury Trial," 1976.
Delegate to Conference of State Bar Delegates, 1967, 1976, 1977, 1979. Faculty Member, Los Angeles College of Trial Advocacy, Pepperdine University School of Law, 1979-1980.
Member, Special Committee to prepare Civil Trial Manual for the Los Angeles Superior Court, 1975.
Member, Bench and Bar Council, Los Angeles Superior Court, 1976-1977. Judge Pro Tem, Los Angeles Municipal Courts, 1977-1980. Arbitrator, Los Angeles County Superior Court, 1981-1985.
Member, Panel of Arbitrators, American Arbitration Association.
Member: Los Angeles County (Member, 1973-1981, Secretary, 1973-1975, Vice-Chairman, 1975-1976 and Chairman, 1976-1977, Executive Committee, Trial Lawyers Section. Founding Member and Company-Chairperson, Appellate Courts Committee, 1977-1979.
Member: Lawyers Referral Committee, 1978-1980. By-laws Committee, 1981-1982) and American (Southern California Membership Chairman, 1966-1968) Bar Associations.
The State Bar of California.
Association of Business Trial Lawyers. The Association of Trial Lawyers of America.
Author: "Negligence vs. Fraud in Commodity Hearings," 2 Los Angeles Lawyers 39. "How to Survive the Insurance/Product Liability Crisis," 1986.
Lecturer, University of California, Continuing Education of the Bar, "How to Handle a Short Non-Jury Trial," 1976. Delegate to Conference of State Bar Delegates, 1967, 1976, 1977, 1979. Faculty Member, Los Angeles College of Trial Advocacy, Pepperdine University School of Law, 1979-1980.
Member, Special Committee to prepare Civil Trial Manual for the Los Angeles Superior Court, 1975. Member, Bench and Bar Council, Los Angeles Superior Court, 1976-1977. Judge Pro Tem, Los Angeles Municipal Courts, 1977-1980.
Arbitrator, Los Angeles County Superior Court, 1981-1985.
Member, Panel of Arbitrators, American Arbitration Association. Member: Los Angeles County (Member, 1973-1981, Secretary, 1973-1975, Vice-Chairman, 1975-1976 and Chairman, 1976-1977, Executive Committee, Trial Lawyers Section.
Founding Member and Company-Chairperson, Appellate Courts Committee, 1977-1979. Member: Lawyers Referral Committee, 1978-1980.
By-laws Committee, 1981-1982) and American (Southern California Membership Chairman, 1966-1968) Bar Associations.
The State Bar of California. Association of Business Trial Lawyers. The Association of Trial Lawyers of America.