Litigation Percentage

• 100% of Practice Devoted to Litigation

Bar Admissions

• South Carolina, 2000
• U.S. District Court District of South Carolina, 2001

Education

• University of South Carolina School of Law, Columbia, South Carolina, 2000
  • J.D.
• Clemson University, Clemson, South Carolina, 1994
  • B.A. , Language and International Trade (French)

Memberships

• American Association for Justice
  • Insurance Section
  • Medical Negligence Section
  • Motor Liability Section
• South Carolina Association for Justice
  • Board of Governors (2006 – Present)
  • Executive Committee (2008 – Present)
• Million Dollar Advocates Forum
  • Membership is restricted only to those lawyers who have obtained a trial verdict of $1 Million or more. Less than 1% of lawyers qualify for membership
• Top 100 Lawyers
  • Voted one of the Top 100 Lawyers in South Carolina

South Carolina injury lawyer Robert V. Phillips focuses his practice on catastrophic motor vehicle and 18-wheeler collisions, cycling accident/injuries, medical malpractice, bad faith insurance litigation and civil rights claims, also referred to as U.S.C. 1983 claims. Robert has tried to verdict numerous medical malpractice, auto/trucking and insurance cases in South Carolina and North Carolina and in both State and Federal Courts.

Robert has obtained numerous verdicts and settlements in excess of $1 Million. Recently he has obtained jury verdicts of $8 Million in a negligent security/night club beating case, $1.025 Million for the family of a pedestrian killed by an SUV collision (Read about case in Lawyer’s Weekly). It should be noted that the Defendant’s insurance carrier had only offered $10,000 prior to trial. In a separate 18-wheeler / trucking case, Robert obtained a settlement of the eve of trial for $1.7 Million. This case had been previously refused by a very prominent Carolina law firm due to their belief that the case was too complicated.

Robert has also been very successful in reforming a large number of UIM/UM policies up to the liability limits resulting from the insurance agent’s failure to make a meaningful offer of UIM/UM coverage. These cases occur when an individual becomes catastrophically injured and their insurance policy was inadequately explained and offered to the insured pursuant to South Carolina State Law.

In 2006, Robert was elected by his fellow lawyers to serve on the Board of Governors for the South Carolina Association for Justice (formerly SCTLA). In his capacity on the Board, Robert works with State legislators to ensure that South Carolina citizens maintain their rights afforded to them under the State Constitution and Code of Laws.

Robert was born in Huntsville, Alabama, where he grew up playing junior tennis and ice hockey. After becoming one of the top junior tennis players in the United States, he attended Clemson University on a tennis scholarship. Following his junior year, he turned professional and competed on the ATP Tour (professional tennis tour). While on tour, he attained a ranking in the top 250 players in the world and won the Dutch National Team Championships with the 1996 Wimbledon Champion Richard Krajicek. For five years, he was also the team captain and number one player for a professional team in the French Premier Division.

After retiring from the tour, Robert returned to Clemson University where he completed his undergraduate studies. He then went back to France and attended the Université Catholique de Lille, where he studied business for a year and then returned home to South Carolina and attended law school at USC.

When not practicing law, Robert spends his time snow skiing, playing in semi-professional tennis tournaments, competing in triathlons and playing with his German shepherd dog, Heidi. In addition to currently representing North Carolina for the Southern Cup Tennis Championships, in the past few years, Robert has completed several Ironman Triathlons. He is single and lives in the Charlotte, NC area.