Michael E. Phillips

About Michael

Michael Phillips is a founding shareholder with Hagwood and Tipton. He serves on the Board of Directors as the Secretary. Michael oversees staff in both the Jackson, Mississippi, and Charlotte, North Carolina, offices. A significant portion of Michael’s cases involves the defense of physicians, nurses, hospitals, nursing homes, assisted living facilities, and other health care providers. He handles all phases of the litigation process - with a particular emphasis on trial - and has defended claims against nursing homes and assisted living facilities in Mississippi, Tennessee, Alabama, and North Carolina. Michael also has extensive experience in the areas of complex defense litigation involving premises security/liability, insurance coverage, and general insurance defense. Michael holds the AV Preeminent® Peer Review Rating from Martindale-Hubbell, its highest rating for ethical standards and legal ability. After law school, he served as a judicial law clerk for The Honorable William L. Waller Jr. of the Mississippi Supreme Court.

Licensed States

Education

Colleagues at HAT Law

Carl Hagwood

President

Pete Bloss

Of Counsel

Senith C. Tipton

Founding Shareholder (Retired)

Julie B. Mitchell

Shareholder

Hunter C. Carroll

Shareholder

Michael H. Gregory

Shareholder