Richard Phillips founding partner

Flip Phillips is a founding partner of Smith, Phillips, Mitchell, Scott & Nowak, LLP. He is a graduate of the University of Mississippi School of Law where he served as President of the Law School Student Body and Member of the Mississippi Law Journal. For over 40 years, Flip has represented plaintiffs and insurance policyholders nationwide. Flip’s landmark cases have helped abolish sovereign immunity and define the rules of automobile insurance in Mississippi. They have expanded the role of punitive and extra-contractual damages in personal injury litigation insurance regulation and contract enforcement throughout the United States. A pioneer in the field of 21st Century civil litigation, Flip has served as Lead Class Counsel, Co-Lead Counsel and member of the Plaintiffs Steering Committees in nationwide class actions and Multi-District Litigation throughout the nation. His cases have involved life insurance deceptive sales practices, interest crediting practices, supplemental health insurance, cancer insurance, institutional investment and financial products, and personal injury/defective products cases.