Practice areas: Personal Injury, Criminal Defense, Insurance Coverage; view more
Licensed in Georgia since: 2017
Education: Georgia State University College of Law
Selected to Rising Stars: 2026 - 2027 Call today:
770-954-5145
The McPhillip Firm
730 Peachtree Street NESuite 570
Atlanta, GA 30308 Visit website
At The McPhillip Firm, in Atlanta, attorney W. Sean McPhillip has built a reputation as a trial-ready advocate for Georgia clients facing the aftermath of catastrophic injuries. His practice centers on cases involving traumatic brain injuries, trucking and 18-wheeler collisions, serious auto injuries, wrongful death, dog bites and motorcycle accidents. While managing each case, he combines thorough investigation, persuasive courtroom storytelling and unyielding negotiation to pursue outcomes that can change clients’ lives.
Mr. McPhillip’s path to personal injury law was anything but conventional. A native New Yorker, he earned a bachelor’s degree in computer science from New York University before relocating to Atlanta to build a career in information technology. That entrepreneurial drive led him to co-found and operate a successful translation company, proof of a mind equally at home with logic and language.
Yet a long-held ambition eventually pulled him toward the courtroom. Mr. McPhillip enrolled in law school, where he distinguished himself as a member of the Georgia State University Law Review’s editorial board, earned several CALI Excellence for the Future Awards for academic excellence and received the Excellence in Advocacy Award. Following graduation, he joined an AmLaw 100 firm, where he practiced as a registered patent attorney handling areas such as patents, trademarks and copyrights – a foundation that sharpened his precision and analytical rigor.
In 2020, Mr. McPhillip channeled that experience into a new mission when he founded The McPhillip Firm to serve his community directly. He broadened his focus to personal injury and criminal defense and, within four years, transformed the firm into a multimillion-dollar practice that has recovered millions of dollars on behalf of injured clients.
Recognized in 2017 on The National Black Lawyers: Top 40 Under 40 list, Mr. McPhillip is a registered attorney with the United States Patent and Trademark Office and holds memberships with the Gate City Bar Association, the Georgia Trial Lawyers Association and the National Bar Association.
Practice areas
Personal Injury - General: Plaintiff, Criminal Defense, Insurance CoverageFocus areas
Animal Bites, Brain Injury, Criminal Law, Insurance, Motor Vehicle Accidents, Personal Injury - Plaintiff, Premises Liability - Plaintiff, Trucking Accidents, Wrongful Death
- 70% Personal Injury - General: Plaintiff
- 20% Criminal Defense
- 10% Insurance Coverage
First Admitted: 2017, Georgia
Professional Webpage: https://www.tmfwins.com/team/sean-mcphillip
Bar / Professional Activity
- State Bar of Georgia, Attorney, admitted 2017
- Bar Association of the District of Columbia, Attorney, admitted 2023
- National Bar Association, Member
- Gate City Bar Association, Member
- Georgia Trial Lawyers Association, Member
- Intellectual Property Law Society, Member
- National Black Law Students Association, former Co-Chair, Community Service Committee
- Georgia State University Law Review, Business Editor
Verdicts / Settlements (Case Results)
- $3.5 million spinal injury verdict, 2023
- $2.4 million award in an I-75 rear-end collision involving a commercial vehicle and traumatic brain injury
- $1.85 million settlement in an I-85 distracted semi-truck collision involving a traumatic brain injury
- $1.2 million trucking crash settlement, 2024
- $1.1 million settlement in a premises liability case involving an elderly pedestrian with a traumatic brain injury
- $925,000 verdict in a Fulton County workplace fall resulting in a traumatic brain injury
Special Licenses / Certifications
- Registered Patent Attorney, United States Patent and Trademark Office, registered 2020, Credential ID 79,124
Pro bono / Community Service
- Chair of Community Service Committee, Black Law Students Association, Georgia State University
- National Black Law Students Association, Community Service Committee Co-Chair
Educational Background
- Juris Doctor, Intellectual Property Law, Georgia State University College of Law, 2017, Magna Cum Laude
- Master of Business Administration, Business Administration and Management, Georgia State University – J. Mack Robinson College of Business, 2017
- Bachelor of Arts, Computer Science, New York University, 2000
Scholarly Lectures / Writings
- Authored “Architectural Works: Mere Compilations or More” for the Georgia State University Law Review
- Business Editor, Georgia State University Law Review, where he proofread and edited law review articles
Other Outstanding Achievements
- Founded The McPhillip Firm in 2020
- Built The McPhillip Firm into a multimillion-dollar practice within four years
- Recovered millions of dollars for injured clients
- Previously practiced as a registered patent attorney at an AmLaw 100 firm, handling patents, trademarks, copyrights, and other intellectual property matters.
- Co-founded and operated a successful translation company during his information technology career
Honors
- The National Black Lawyers: Top 40 Under 40, 2017
- CALI Award, Biotechnology Law, Spring 2017
- Excellence in Trial Advocacy, Georgia State University College of Law, 2016
- CALI Award, Intellectual Property Survey, Fall 2015
- 3rd Place, NBMBAA Graduate Case Competition, 2016
- Magna Cum Laude, Georgia State University College of Law
Office location for W. Sean McPhillip
730 Peachtree Street NE
Suite 570
Atlanta, GA 30308
Phone: 770-954-5145
Selections
- Rising Stars: 2026 - 2027
