Background
Sr., William Russell Phillips was born on June 4, 1948 in New York City. Son of Samuel Russell and Annie Laura (Galloway) P.
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William Russell Phillips Sr.
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Bachelor of Science, Washington & Lee University, 1970; Juris Doctor, Georgetown University, 1974.
Career
Law clerk, attorney advisor, Environmental Protection Agency, Washington, 1973-1975; assistant regional counsel region IV, Environmental Protection Agency, Atlanta, 1976-1985; associate regional counsel region IV, Environmental Protection Agency, Atlanta, 1986-1990; senior associate, Thompson, Mann & Hutson, Atlanta, 1990-1991; of counsel, Peterson, Dillard, Young, Asselin & Powell, Atlanta, 1992-1997; chief deputy attorney general, State of Georgia, since 1997; senior assistant attorney general, State of Georgia, since 1998.
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Membership
Appointed by governor to Legislation Wetlands Study Committee, 1992. Cubmaster Cub Scouts American, Lilburn, Georgia, 1989-1992. President Wyndemere Neighborhood Association, Stone Mountain, Georgia, 1990-1994.
Vice president Methodist Men's Fellowship, Glenn Meml.United Methodist Church, 1989, president, 1990. First lieutenant United States Army, 1972. Member Georgia Bar Association (secretary environmental law section 1985, vice chairman 1986, chairman 1987), Virginia Bar Association, Lawyers Club Atlanta.
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Married Dorothy ElizabethLowery, April 10, 1976. 1 child, William Russell Junior.
