Paul G. Phillips
Phillips Law
Paul Phillips has an AV Preeminent® rating, the highest peer rating standard. This is given to attorneys who are ranked at the highest level of professional excellence for their legal expertise, communication skills, and ethical standards by their peers. Paul has successfully tried cases throughout Georgia in State and Federal court since 1993. He has won cases in a wide variety of areas, including wrongful death, medical malpractice, vehicular and trucking, and catastrophic injury including brain and spinal cord injury cases.
Paul graduated from Middlebury College in 1987 cum laude with a B.A. in Philosophy and Physics, before working in New York City as a product liability underwriter for a specialty lines insurer before law school. He earned his law degree from the College of William & Mary’s Marshall-Wythe School of Law in 1993. After graduating, Paul practiced at a large litigation firm in Atlanta until 2000, when he moved his family to Albany, Georgia. He has since focused on representing plaintiffs and their families. Paul has been a member of the State Bar of Georgia since 1993. He is licensed to practice in all trial and appellate courts in Georgia, as well as the Federal District Courts for the Northern and Middle Districts of Georgia, and the 11th Circuit Federal Court of Appeals. He holds memberships in the American Bar Association, the Dougherty Circuit Bar Association, and numerous professional legal associations.
- Medical Malpractice
- Birth Injury, Medical Misdiagnosis, Pharmacy Errors, Surgical Errors
- Personal Injury
- Brain Injury, Car Accidents, Construction Accidents, Motorcycle Accidents, Premises Liability, Truck Accidents, Wrongful Death
- Auto and Truck Accidents
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Free Consultation
I am always happy to discuss your case over the phone or in person. I will thoroughly evaluate your legal issues, and provide you with my initial opinion free of charge. -
Contingent Fees
When handling plaintiffs' cases, my usual representation is on a contingency fee basis, in which I am compensated only when I recover for my client. -
Rates, Retainers and Additional Information
I've successfully tried and won cases in southwest Georgia courts for over twenty years, obtaining numerous multi-million dollar recoveries for my clients. I know the courts, judges and juries in this area, and I will put this knowledge to use for you when you need it most. I focus my law practice on: Catastrophic injury and wrongful death; Medical malpractice; Vehicular and trucking litigation.
- Georgia
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- English: Spoken, Written
- Trial Lawyer
- Phillips Law
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- Partner
- Flynn Peeler Phillips, LLC
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- Partner
- Mccall Phillips
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- Associate
- Drew, Eckl & Farnham
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- William & Mary Marshall-Wythe School of Law
- J.D.
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- Middlebury College
- B.A. (1987) | Philosophy, Physics
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- Honors: Cum Laude
- Activities: Varsity Football
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- Top 25 medical Malpractice
- National Trial Lawyers
- Selected in the tope 25 medical malpractice trial lawyers in Georgia.
- Top 100
- National Trial Lawyers Top 100
- Selected as a top 100 trial lawyer in Georgia
- AV Rated
- Martindale- Hubbell
- AV Preeminent®: The highest peer rating standard. This is given to attorneys who are ranked at the highest level of professional excellence for their legal expertise, communication skills, and ethical standards by their peers.
- Million-dollar verdict in gall bladder case
- Moultrie Observer
- Winners: $20.5M Verdict Against Drugmaker Proves Rural Juries Don't Always Skimp
- The Daily Report (Fulton County GA)
- Simplifying Your Case: Cutting Loose Defendants and Apportionment, JURY TRIAL January 12, 2018, Atlanta, Georgia
- Georgia Institute of Continuing Legal Education
- In a televised talk to the Georgia Bar Associations Trial Practice section, Paul Phillips spoke on the practical application of Georgia’s apportionment statute, O.C.G.A. § 51-12-33, including its interpretation by Georgia appellate Courts in several recent cases.
- Website
- pgp.law
- Q. does a dismissal without prejudice require an order to be signed by a judge?
- A: No, but be careful! A Plaintiff in Georgia is allowed to voluntarily dismiss their case without prejudice before the first witness is called, but there are important limitations on refiling the case. There may be a statute of repose, barring any refiling after a certain time following the event. Also, voluntarily dismissing a case more than once will result in adjudication “on the merits” of the entire action, barring any refiling.
