Phil has 31 years of experience representing clients in medical malpractice cases. His practice focuses in the areas of medical malpractice defense, legal malpractice defense, and insurance defense. He represents clients in a variety of medical malpractice claims defending doctors, nurses, and other health care professionals. He also has experience in the defense of attorneys in professional liability cases at all stages of litigation, including trial and appellate practice.
Professional Associations
- Utah State Bar
- Salt Lake County Bar Association
- Master of the Bench, George Sutherland Inns of Court II, 1983–present
- Member, American Board of Trial Advocates, 1981–present
- Chair, Supreme Court’s Advisory Committee on the Rules of Criminal Procedure, 1995
- Co-Chairperson, Professional Liability Committee, Utah State Bar, 1995
- Fellow, American College of Trial Lawyers, 1995
- Fee Arbitration Committee, Utah State Bar, 1982–1986
- Utah State Judiciary Sentencing Committee, 1983–1985
- Executive Committee, Salt Lake County Bar, 1977–1986
- Bar Examiner and Reader, Utah State Bar, 1977–1983
Professional Awards & Recognitions
- “AV” rated with Martindale-Hubbell, the highest rating awarded to attorneys for professional competence and ethics
- Recognized in Utah Business Magazine’s “Utah Legal Elite”
- Recognized as a Mountain States Super Lawyer by Mountain States Super Lawyers magazine
- Governor’s Task Force, Implementation of the Amendment to the Judicial Article, 1985
- 3rd Judicial District Court Judge, 1982–1986 (Presiding Judge from 1985 to 1986)
Education
- National Judicial College, 1983
- University of Utah, J.D., 1969
- University of Utah, B.S., History, 1968
Admissions
- Utah State Bar, 1969
- U.S. District Court, District of Utah, 1969
- U.S. Supreme Court, 1976
- U.S. Court of Appeals, Tenth Circuit, 1980