Top Rated Family Law Attorney in Jacksonville, FL

Michael R. Phillips is a partner in Fletcher & Phillips PLLC, located in Jacksonville, Florida. Focusing his practice on family law, he represents clients in Jacksonville and throughout northern Florida on complex divorce issues and matters involving child custody and support, alimony, equitable distribution and property settlements, qualified domestic relations orders, premarital and postnuptial agreements, paternity, annulment and post-divorce modification. Mr. Phillips also provides advice and counsel on military issues and business valuations.

A graduate of the Darla Moore School of Business at the University of South Carolina, Mr. Phillips attended Florida Coastal School of Law, where he obtained his Juris Doctor. Admitted to practice in Florida, he is also admitted to practice before the U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Florida. Mr. Phillips served as an assistant district legal counsel for the Florida Department of Children and Families in both St. Johns and Duval counties before joining Fletcher & Phillips PLLC in 2006.

In order to keep informed of the latest developments in his practice area, Mr. Phillips is a member of the Family Law Section of The Florida Bar, and he is a member of the Jacksonville and Clay County bar associations. A barrister and member of the executive committee of the Florida Family Law American Inn of Court, he has authored materials for continuing legal education presentations as well as articles for professional journals. Mr. Phillips enjoys supporting his local community and is an active member of the Rotary Club of Jacksonville Oceanside. He also serves as president of the Jacksonville chapter of the Carolina Alumni Association.