Robert K. Phillips

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Robert K. Phillips is a San Francisco trial attorney currently serving as a Marin County Commissioner. [1] Phillips also serves as Trustee for Garrett Theological Seminary [2] and recently[ when? ] received Commendation from the United States Department of Justice for his contributions in trial advocacy. He has been a frequent guest on the legal program, Legal InCite.

Phillips has a B.A. degree from the University of Arizona, a M.Th. from Boston University, a J.D. from the University of Notre Dame and an LL.M. from the London School of Economics and Political Science.

Phillips is founding partner of Phillips, Spallas & Angstadt LLP which is based in San Francisco and is a veteran of over 100 trials. He has numerous published appellate decisions.

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References

  1. "County of Marin - Board of Supervisors - Search Boards and Commissions". www.marincounty.org. Archived from the original on 2013-10-29.
  2. "Board of Trustees". www.garrett.edu. Archived from the original on 2013-10-29.