Christopher Lee Phillips

Offers Video Calls | Open for Business
Christopher Lee Phillips: Attorney with Christopher L. Phillips Law Group, LLC
Attorney Awards
  • Martindale-Hubbell Peer AV Preeminent Rating
About Attorney Awards

Biography

Chris is a graduate of the Virginia Military Institute, 1990, with a B.A. in History (Minor in English) with academic distinction. He attended Cumberland School of Law, Samford University, and graduated in 1994 with scholastic honors.Chris served on active duty in the Judge Advocate General Corp, U.S. Navy from 1995-1998, wherein he acted as a prosecutor for numerous criminal jury and non-jury trials involving such charges as Negligent Homicide, Hazarding a Naval Vessel, Rape, and Child Molestation. He then went to the Georgia Attorney General’s office, from 1998-1999, and served in the Capital Litigation department, wherein he represented the State of Georgia in numerous Death Penalty Habeas Corpus hearings and Appellate proceedings. Since 1999, Chris has served as a civil litigator specializing in the fields of automobile wrecks, eminent domain, personal injury, and medical malpractice.
See more ›

Areas of Practice (18)

  • Medical Malpractice
  • Plaintiffs Personal Injury
  • Wrongful Death
  • Catastrophic Injury
  • Automobile Accidents
  • Automobile Negligence
  • Bicycle Accidents
  • Dog Bites
  • Head Injury
  • Motorcycle Accidents
  • Pedestrian Injuries
  • Psychological Injury
  • Sexual Abuse
  • Slip and Fall
  • Spinal Injury
  • Traumatic Brain Injury
  • Condemnation Litigation
  • Civil Litigation

Education & Credentials

University Attended:
Virginia Military Institute, B.A., History/Minor in English with Academic Distinction, 1990
Law School Attended:
Cumberland School of Law of Samford University, J.D., Dean's Scholastic Honors List, 1994
Year of First Admission:
1995
Admission:
1995, Georgia
Memberships:

Admitted to Georgia State Bar, 1995
Supreme Court of Georgia, 1995
Supreme Court of the United States, 1999
United States Court of Appeals, 11th Circuit, 1999
United States District Court, Northern District of Georgia, 1995.

Military:
CAPT (O-6), JAGC, USNR
Special Agencies:
United States Navy
Reported Cases:
$17,416,000.00 TOTAL RECOVERY (Personal Injury): Negligent Road Construction and Maintenance Causing Loss of Limb Injury.
$6,500,000.00 TOTAL RECOVERY (Personal Injury): Negligence in Maintaining Rental Truck Causing Spinal Fracture Injury.
$1,566,000.00 TOTAL RECOVERY (Wrongful Death – Automobile Wreck): Passenger in SUV Killed by Automobile Crossing Median on Highway.
$1,300,000.00 TOTAL RECOVERY (Tractor Trailer Wreck): Head on Collision with Tractor Trailer Causing Arm and Wrist Injury.
$1,210,000.00 TOTAL RECOVERY (Medical Malpractice): Misdiagnosis of Heart Attack Causing Delay in Treatment.
$975,000.00 TOTAL RECOVERY (Personal Injury): Construction Site Negligence Causing Fractured Pelvis Injury.
$680,000.00 TOTAL RECOVERY (Automobile Wreck): Collision with Work Truck Resulting in Colon Injury.
$636,130.00 TOTAL RECOVERY (Medical Malpractice): Misdiagnosis of Breast Cancer Resulting in Delay of Medical Treatment Injury.
$600,000.00 TOTAL RECOVERY (Auto Wreck/Dram Shop Action): Negligent Sale of Alcohol to Inebriated Patron Resulting in Automobile Wreck.
$550,000.00 TOTAL RECOVERY (Personal Injury/Wrongful Death): Malfunctioning Automatic Door Causes Broken Hip and Death to Elderly Resident at Senior Living Facility.
ISLN:
914473761

Payment Information

Other Information
Free initial consultation

Peer Reviews

4.9/5.0 (22 reviews)
Martindale-Hubbell® AV Preeminent Rating Badge

  • Legal Knowledge

    4.9/5.0

  • Analytical Capability

    4.9/5.0

  • Judgment

    4.9/5.0

  • Communication

    4.9/5.0

  • Legal Experience

    4.9/5.0

  • 5.0/5.0 Rated by a Managing Partner on 05/20/17 in Eminent Domain

    Chris is the most well-prepared and thorough litigator I have encountered in my 38 years of practicing law. Plus, he understands and exhibits the utmost courtesy between counsel which is such a rare commodity.

    Flag review

  • 5.0/5.0 Rated by a Associate on 05/20/17 in Eminent Domain

    Outstanding attorney who passionately represents his clients. Highest ethical standards.

    Flag review

  • 5.0/5.0 Rated by a Associate on 05/20/17 in Medical Malpractice

    Outstanding attorney who passionately represents his clients. Highest ethical standards.

    Flag review

  • 5.0/5.0 Rated by a Associate on 05/20/17 in Medical Malpractice

    Flag review

  • 5.0/5.0 Rated by a Associate on 05/20/17 in Eminent Domain

    Flag review

  • 5.0/5.0 Rated by a Associate on 05/20/17 in Eminent Domain

    Chris is an excellent attorney.

    Flag review

  • 5.0/5.0 Rated by a Associate on 05/20/17 in Medical Malpractice

    Chris Phillips is a lawyer of great integrity and character. He also is an organized and intelligent attorney.

    Flag review

  • 4.8/5.0 Rated by a Sole Practitioner on 05/21/17 in Eminent Domain

    I've known Chris since 1991, and respect him as a colleague and as an exceptional advocate for his clients.

    Flag review

  • 4.8/5.0 Rated by a Managing Partner on 05/20/17 in Eminent Domain

    Flag review

  • 4.8/5.0 Rated by a Partner on 05/20/17 in Eminent Domain

    He is competent, thorough and aggressive in pursuit of his objective.

    Flag review
Peer reviews submitted prior to 2008 are not displayed.

Other Legal Directories

Avvo Client Review
5.0/5.0 (5 reviews)

See more

Avvo Peer Endorsements

Client Reviews Write a Review

Location

Video Call Options

  • Zoom

Contact Christopher Lee Phillips

Contact Information:

470-529-0032  Phone

678-738-0066  Fax

mariettalawyers.com

Required Fields

Required Fields

Clear All Fields

By clicking on the "Submit" button, you agree to the Terms of Use, Supplemental Terms and Privacy Policy. You also consent to be contacted at the phone number you provided, including by autodials, text messages and/or pre-recorded calls, from Martindale and its affiliates and from or on behalf of attorneys you request or contact through this site. Consent is not a condition of purchase.

You should not send any sensitive or confidential information through this site. Emails sent through this site do not create an attorney-client relationship and may not be treated as privileged or confidential. The lawyer or law firm you are contacting is not required to, and may choose not to, accept you as a client. The Internet is not necessarily secure and emails sent though this site could be intercepted or read by third parties.