Laura D. Phillips
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Partner, Co-founder at Phillips Froetschel, LLC
Top Rated Family Law Attorney with 17 years of experience
Personal Injury, Medical Malpractice
310 Grant Street, Suite 700, Pittsburgh, PA 15219
About Laura D. Phillips
Practice Areas
- Personal Injury
- Medical Malpractice
Education
- Georgetown University Law Center, Washington, District of Columbia, 2004J.D.
- Honors: Legal Research and Writing Fellow
- Honors: Appellate Litigation Clinic
- Georgetown University, Washington, District of Columbia, 2001B.S.
- Major: Foreign Service
- Honors: Dean's List
- Honors: Second Honors
- Honors: International Politics Honors Program
Representative Cases
- Pscolka v. Boehme, 987 WDA 2014 (Pa. Super. 2015)
- Phillips v. Washington Co. Trans. Auth., et al., 986 A.2d 925 (Pa. Commw. 2009)
- Olatunji v. Ashcroft, 387 F.3d 383 (4th Cir. 2004)
Classes and Seminars
- Civil Law Update, Washington County Bench Bar, 2023
- Academy of Trial Lawyers of Allegheny County, Annual Civil Trial Symposium, Moderator, 2019
- Effectively Preparing Your Expert for Trial, Women’s Bar Association, 2017
- Opening Statements: The Lawyer as Storyteller, Pennsylvania Bar Institute 2014, 2015
- What’s it Worth?, Pennsylvania Association for Justice, 2013
- How to Conduct an Effective Direct and Cross-Examination, Pennsylvania Bar Institute, 2013
- Ethical Rainmaking in Challenging Times, Washington County Bar Association, 2011
- Maximizing Recovery in Challenging Times, Pennsylvania Bar Institute, 2009
- Using Technology to Make Your Case, Washington County Bar Association, 2009
- Lawyer Advertising: The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly, Washington County Bar Association, 2008
- 20th Annual Symposium on Civil Trial Practice, Academy of Trial Lawyers of Allegheny County, 2019
- 19th Annual Symposium on Civil Trial Practice, Academy of Trial Lawyers of Allegheny County, 2018
Qualifications
Bar Admissions
- Pennsylvania, 2006
- U.S. District Court Western District of Pennsylvania, 2006
Other Affiliations
- Pennsylvania Association for Justice (Board of Governors, 2008 to 2017, 2022-present)
- Pennsylvania Association for Justice, 2011 - 2012 (Vice-Chair)
- Pennsylvania Association for Justice, Future Leaders Section, 2011 - 2012
- Western Pennsylvania Trial Lawyers Association, 2007 - 2022 (Board of Governors)
- American Association for Justice, New Lawyers Division, 2009 - 2010
- American Association for Justice, 2009 - 2010 (Board of Governors)
- Washington County Health Partners, 2009 - 2014 (Board of Directors)
- Washington County Bar Association, Young Lawyers' Division, 2008
- Washington County Bar Association, Executive Committee, 2008
- Women’s Bar Association, 2013 - Present (Member)
- Pennsylvania Bar Association, 2006 - Present (Member)
- American Bar Association, 2004 - Present (Member)
- Allegheny County Bar Association, 2006 - Present (Member)
- American Association for Justice, New Lawyers Division Board of Governors, 2009 - 2010
Articles
Published Works
- My First Trial(s), PA Justice News, Fall, 2008
- Interview with the Hon. Debbie O’Dell Seneca, PA Justice News, May, 2011
Office Info
Other Colleagues
- PartnerPersonal Injury, Medical Malpractice, Construction, Nursing Home Abuse, Insurance, Product Liability, Premises Liability, Car Accidents
Nearby Lawyers
- Personal Injury
- Medical Malpractice
- 0.1 mile away
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