Area of Practice
General Litigation
Commercial and Business Litigation
Products Liability
Mass Torts
White Collar Crime
Civil Rights

Joshua Phillips joined Neal & Harwell in 2007. His practice is concentrated on litigation. His litigation experience includes complex business and commercial disputes, products liability defense, mass torts litigation, employment discrimination, and white collar criminal defense. He is admitted to practice before the state courts of Tennessee, the United States District Courts for the Middle and Eastern Districts of Tennessee, and the United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit.

Prior to joining Neal & Harwell, Mr. Phillips worked one year as a law clerk to Chief Justice William M. Barker of the Tennessee Supreme Court.

Mr. Phillips is a 2002 graduate of Duke University with a B.S. degree in Economics. He received his J.D. degree summa cum laude in 2006 from the University of Tennessee College of Law, where he was named to the Order of the Coif.

Articles

• Josh Phillips, Ed Tower, Omar Gokcekus, School Choice: Money, Race and Congressional Voting Behavior, Public Choice (2005), presented to the Public Choice Society Meetings in Nashville, TN, March 21-23, 2003.

Recognition

• American Jurisprudence Awards in Criminal Law, Torts II, Contracts II, Property, Land Use, Employment Law and Corporate Finance while a student at the University of Tennessee College of Law
• Order of the Coif

Professional Associations

• Member, American Bar Association
• Member, Tennessee Bar Association
• Member, Nashville Bar Association

Civic & Community Service

• Committee Member, Race Judicata
• Member, Tennessee Historical Society
• Attorney Coach, John Paul II High School Mock Trial Team