Justine Phillips is an associate in Baker & McKenzie’s Employment and Dispute Resolution Practice Groups in San Diego. Her experience includes successfully representing individuals and business entities in litigation and employment matters. She concentrates her practice on complex commercial disputes, employment litigation and advice. In her five years practicing law, Phillips has defended and deposed hundreds of individuals, argued dozens of motions in law, and has tried numerous arbitrations all resulting in favorable results for her clients.
Phillips regularly speaks on litigation issues to industry and trade associations, and appears frequently as a legal analyst for KUSI News, providing live on-air commentary on current legal issues. She is a member of Lawyers Club of San Diego, California Women Lawyers, SDCBA Children at Risk and the San Diego County Bar Association. She also serves as president for the Scripps Mercy Auxiliary, a board member for Scripps Mercy Foundation, a founding member and immediate past president of Mother Attorney Mentoring Association of San Diego (MAMAS), a founding board member and immediate past president of Women in E-Discovery San Diego, and chair of the American Bar Association’s New Products Subcommittee for Technology for the Litigator. She was previously selected as one of The Daily Transcript’s Young Attorneys in 2007 and 2008.
Prior to joining Baker & McKenzie, Phillips spent five years at Seltzer Caplan McMahon Vitek, where she obtained significant experience in all areas of complex business litigation.
Phillips received her B.A., cum laude, from the University of San Diego in 1999. She earned her J.D., magna cum laude, from the USD School of Law in 2005. While in law school she was a member of the San Diego International Law Journal, member of the Phi Delta Phi International Legal Fraternity and participated in the McLennon Moot Court Competition in 2003. She was also named to the Order of the Coif.
Phillips is the proud mother of Eliana (7), Kabe (4) and Kai Reef (2), and is actively involved at St. Columba Elementary School, where she volunteers her time and efforts.
This is the culmination of a peer nominating process that asked San Diego County lawyers to name the best young attorneys in San Diego County who are: Hard-Working & Detail-Oriented, Knowledgeable & Enthusiastic, Ethical & Professional, and Committed to Furthering the Interests of Justice in Society.
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| Nominations Open: | September 15 |
| Nominations Close: | October 20 |
| Nominees Announced: | November 3 |
| Finalists Notified: | November 5 |
| Sponsorship/Advertising: | December 7 |
| Publication Date: | December 15 |
San Diego County law firms maintain a competitive edge by attracting top attorneys as well as grooming outstanding young talent. In this special publication, The Daily Transcript recognizes the San Diego legal community’s up and coming stars with the fourth annual Young Attorneys honor.
From cloud computing and e-discovery to Skype and social media, technology is continually changing the way lawyers practice law.
When the economy collapsed in late 2008, the legal industry’s standard model of pricing -- the billable hour -- collapsed right with it.
San Diego maintains a strong connection to the issues that shape our nation and world. Many of those responsible for the perspective behind key decisions were educated at the region’s schools, including California Western School of Law. A number of California Western alumni -- thanks to their skills, circumstances, or both -- find themselves working in areas that attract the spotlight, and which potentially could impact thousands, if not millions of lives.
Although the growing use of debit cards, credit cards and electronic ACH transfers has helped streamline operations, there’s still a need to deal with traditional paper checks.
Only 5 years old, the Gomez Law Firm continues its rapid ascension as one of California’s top injury and trial firms. This year again, the firm’s lawyers achieved some remarkable successes. Attorney Robert Hamparyan obtained a $1.4 million verdict in Los Angeles for a woman that suffered a knee injury when she was struck by a vehicle while crossing a street. He also was named a “Super Lawyer” in the personal injury field, and received an “Outstanding Trial Lawyer” award from Consumer Attorneys of San Diego for his recent $13 million dollar verdict in a brain injury case.
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Transcript reporter Doug Sherwin talks to Nadia P. Bermudez of the Brown Law Group LLP at the 2007 Young Attorneys reception.
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