Laura Phillips

Bar / Professional Activity

• Pennsylvania, 2006
• U.S. District Court Western District of Pennsylvania, 2006
• Pennsylvania Association for Justice, Board of Governors, 2008 to 2017, 2022-present
• Pennsylvania Association for Justice, Vice-Chair, 2011 to 2012
• Pennsylvania Association for Justice, Future Leaders Section, 2011 to 2012
• Western Pennsylvania Trial Lawyers Association, Board of Governors, 2007 to 2022
• American Association for Justice, New Lawyers Division, 2009 to 2010
• American Association for Justice, Board of Governors, 2009 to 2010
• Washington County Health Partners, Board of Directors, 2009 to 2014
• Washington County Bar Association, Young Lawyers' Division, 2008
• Washington County Bar Association, Executive Committee, 2008
• Women’s Bar Association, Member, 2013 to Present
• Pennsylvania Bar Association, Member, 2006 to Present
• American Bar Association, Member, 2004 to Present
• Allegheny County Bar Association, Member, 2006 to Present
• American Association for Justice, New Lawyers Division Board of Governors, 2009 to 2010

Verdicts / Settlements (Case Results)

• Pscolka v. Boehme, 987 WDA 2014, 2015, Pa. Super.
• Phillips v. Washington Co. Trans. Auth., et al., 986 A.2d 925, 2009, Pa. Commw.
• Olatunji v. Ashcroft, 387 F.3d 383, 2004, 4th Cir.

Educational Background

• Georgetown University Law Center, Washington, District of Columbia - J.D., Honors: Legal Research and Writing Fellow, Appellate Litigation Clinic, 2004
• Georgetown University, Washington, District of Columbia - B.S., Major: Foreign Service, Honors: Dean's List, Second Honors and International Politics Honors Program, 2001

Scholarly Lectures / Writings

• My First Trial(s), PA Justice News, Fall, 2008
• Interview with the Hon. Debbie O’Dell Seneca, PA Justice News, May, 2011
• 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

Honors

• AV Preeminent Peer Review Rating -Martindale Hubbell, 2012 – Present
• Academy of Trial Lawyers of Allegheny County, 2015 – present
• Academy of Trial Lawyers of Southwestern Pennsylvania, 2016 - present
• Pennsylvania Super Lawyers, 2015 - present
• Pennsylvania Super Lawyers Rising Star, 2010, 2013, 2014
• Vice-President, Academy of Trial Lawyers of Southwestern Pennsylvania, 2018
• Secretary/Treasurer, Academy of Trial Lawyers of Southwestern Pennsylvania, 2017
• Top 50 in Pittsburgh, Super Lawyers, 2019 - 2022
• Top 50 Women in Pennsylvania, Super Lawyers, 2019 - 2022
• Board of Governors, Academy of Trial Lawyers of Allegheny County, 2020-present
• Top 100 Lawyers in Pennsylvania, Super Lawyers, 2022

“Laura is a superstar! She is an excellent attorney who fights hard for her clients and knows how to win cases.”

“Laura is a brilliant trial attorney with an even better sense of humor!”

“Laura and I were an opposite sides of a case years ago. We worked together diligently to achieve an amicable and fair resolution that both of our clients found to be satisfactory. More recently, I became involved in complex litigation that involved a number of attorneys from several other firms. When the case required a medical malpractice attorney, the other attorneys all spoke highly of Laura and she was unanimously selected. In the course of that case, I personally observed the dedication that Laura displayed toward our mutual client and the client has also given her numerous accolades.”

“Laura is an excellent personal injury attorney.”

“Laura is an excellent attorney who is well-respected by both sides of the bar, and the Court.”