Michael E. Phillips
Practice Areas:
Jackson Office
One LeFleur's Square
4735 Old Canton Road
Suite 108
Jackson, MS 39211
P.O. Box 13429
Jackson, MS 39236-3429
Phone: 601-366-4343
Fax: 601-981-7608
Michael E. Phillips
MICHAEL E. PHILLIPS (Michael) was born in Jackson, Mississippi in 1970. He is a graduate of Louisville High School in Louisville, Mississippi. Mr. Phillips received a Bachelor of Science degree from Mississippi College in 1996 and received his Juris Doctorate, graduating magna cum laude, from Mississippi College School of Law in 2000. While in law school, he was the recipient of the Mississippi College Alumni Scholarship. After law school, he served as a judicial law clerk for The Honorable William L. Waller, Jr. of the Mississippi Supreme Court. He is a member of the Mississippi Bar, Tennessee Bar, Texas Bar, D.R.I. (Defense Research Institute) and the Mississippi Defense Lawyers Association.
Current Employment Position(s):
- Shareholder
Bar Admissions:
- Mississippi
- Tennessee
- Texas
- Arkansas
- U.S. District Court Southern District of Mississippi
- U.S. District Court Northern District of Mississippi
- U.S. Court of Appeals 5th Circuit
- U.S. District Court Western District of Tennessee
- U.S. District Court Middle District of Tennessee
- U.S. District Court Eastern District of Tennessee
- U.S. Court of Appeals 6th Circuit
Education:
- Mississippi College School of Law, Jackson, Mississippi, 2000
- Juris Doctorate
- Mississippi College, 1996
- Bachelor of Science
Professional Associations and Memberships:
- Mississippi State Bar
- Capitol Bar Association
- Tennessee State Bar
- Memphis Bar
- Texas State Bar
- Arkansas State Bar
- Mississippi Defense Lawyers Association
- Mississippi Health Care Association
- Tennessee Health Care Association
- American Medical Directors Association
- Associate Member
Past Employment Positions:
- The Honorable William L. Waller, Jr., Mississippi Supreme Court, Law Clerk
Recent Trial Decisions:
Webster v. National Heritage Realty, Inc., United States District Court (Natchez, Mississippi) (March 2009)
Michael Phillips and Carl Hagwood obtained a defense verdict in a nursing home case alleging that the operator of the nursing home was negligent resulting in multiple decubitus ulcers, malnutrition, dehydration, and death.
Jordan v. Mariner, et al, United States District Court, (June 2008)
Michael Phillips and Carl Hagwood defended this nursing home/medical malpractice action alleging negligence resulting in numerous pressure ulcers, amputation, malnutrition, and death. After a six-day trial, the jury returned a unanimous verdict in favor of the Defendants.
Johnson et al v. Mariner, United States District Court, (May 2008)
Michael Phillips and Carl Hagwood defended this nursing home/medical malpractice action alleging gangrenous pressure wounds resulting in bilateral amputations. At the conclusion of a five-day trial, the jury returned a unanimous verdict in favor of the Defendants.
Ward v. Mariner Health Care, Inc. d/b/a Columbia Health & Rehabilitation Center, Marion County, Mississippi, Circuit Court (August 2007)
Michael Phillips and Carl Hagwood successfully defended a nursing home in a case involving allegations of abuse and neglect wherein the resident developed over 21 “decubitus ulcers”, dehydration, malnutrition, and death.
Dillon vs. Mariner Health Care, Inc. d/b/a Columbia Health & Rehabilitation Center, Walthall County, Mississippi, Circuit Court (April 2006)
Michael Phillips, Carl Hagwood and David Eaton successfully defended claims of nursing home abuse and neglect wherein it was alleged that the nursing home was negligent in providing proper care to a quadriplegic who developed contractures, decubitus ulcers, malnutrition, and dehydration.
Appellate Court Decisions:
Bufkin v. Dr. William R. Staggers and Eastern Shore Plastic Surgery, P.C., United States District Court (January 2009)
Michael Phillips and Carl Hagwood received dismissal for their clients in a medical malpractice suit which was filed by a Mississippi resident against an Alabama physician and clinic. They successfully argued that the suit lacked proper jurisdiction for the claim to be heard in federal court in Mississippi.