Marty R. Phillips

Mr. Phillips is a Member of Rainey, Kizer, Reviere & Bell, P.L.C., and has been associated with the Firm since receiving his Doctor of Jurisprudence in 1991 from the University of Tennessee College of Law. In law school, Mr. Phillips was on Law Review, a member of the Order of Barristers, and a member of the University of Tennessee Constitutional Law Moot Court Team. Mr. Phillips received the Best Oralist Award at the constitutional law moot court national competition, the Vinson & Elkins Award for proficiency in moot court, the Advocates Prize, and the Am Jur Award for Trial Practice. Mr. Phillips is the author of “The Admissibility of Failing the Board Certification Exam,” published by the Defense Research Institute. In addition, he is a Fellow of the Tennessee Bar Foundation and has been selected by his peers for inclusion in The Best Lawyers in America® in the specialty of Medical Malpractice Law.  He has also been selected to Super Lawyers, Mid-South.  He has earned a Martindale-Hubbell AV preeminent rating.

Mr. Phillips is a member of the Jackson-Madison County Bar Association, the Tennessee Bar Association, the Defense Research Institute, and the International Association of Defense Counsel. Mr. Phillips is Past President of the Jackson-Madison County Bar Association and Past Chairman of the Medico-Legal Committee of the Tennessee Bar Association. Mr. Phillips is a member of the Advisory Board of West Tennessee Business College and President of the Birth Choice, Inc. Board of Directors.

Mr. Phillips has significant experience representing clinics, hospitals, physicians, and nurses in medical malpractice actions. He also has significant experience in general civil litigation. Mr. Phillips is a member and the Group Leader of the Firm’s Malpractice Practice Group.  Mr. Phillips is a frequent lecturer on topics related to medical malpractice and trial practice.

The following are selected reported cases which Mr. Phillips argued in the courts: Calaway ex rel. Calaway v. Schucker, 193 S.W.3d 509 (Tenn. 2005); Abels ex rel. Hunt v. Genie Industries, Inc., 202 S.W.3d 99 (Tenn. 2006); Mabon v. Jackson Madison County General Hospital, 968 S.W.2d 826 (Tenn. Ct. App. 1997); Bowers v. Hammond, 954 S.W.2d 752 (Tenn. Ct. App. 1997); Vestal v. Lawler, 66 S.W.3d 866 (Tenn. Ct. App. 2001); Roberts v. Bicknell, 73 S.W.3d 106, (Tenn. Ct. App. 2001); Daniel v. Hardin County General Hospital, 971 S.W.2d 21 (Tenn. Ct. App. 1997); Isbell v. Medtronic, Inc., 97 F. Supp. 2d 849 (W.D. TN 1998); Hall v. Haynes, 319 S.W.3d 564 (Tenn. 2010); Elliott v. Cobb, 320 S.W.3d 246 (Tenn. 2010); Dotson v. Correctional Medical Services, 584 F. Supp. 2d 1063 (W.D. Tenn. 2008).

Mr. Phillips was admitted to practice by the Supreme Court of Tennessee in 1991. He is also admitted to practice in the United States District Court of Tennessee (Western District, Middle District, and Eastern District), the Sixth United States Court of Appeals, and the United States Supreme Court.

Certifications of Specialization are available to Tennessee lawyers in all areas of practice relating to or included in the areas of Civil Trial, Criminal Trial, Business Bankruptcy, Consumer Bankruptcy, Creditor’s Rights, Medical Malpractice, Legal Malpractice, Accounting Malpractice, Elder Law, Estate Planning and Family Law. Listing of related or included practice areas herein does not constitute or imply a representation of certification of specialization.