D. Michael Phillips

My name is Michael Phillips and in my 25 years as a courtroom lawyer I have dedicated my career to fighting for fairness and justice for real people, not corporations or the government. I am very proud of that fact.

Phillips Law Offices is a small trial litigation law firm that represents individuals and families throughout Nevada County, Placer County and surrounding communities. Because we are a small litigation law firm, we take only a select number of cases at any one time.

The reason we limit the number of cases is so we can strive to provide unparalleled personal service. That’s why we say, ” Big City Experience, Small Town Service”. It was Clarence Darrow that said, “Real lawyers are trial lawyers, and trail lawyers, try cases to juries!”.

If you have been hurt because of no fault of your own, you need a lawyer that has real experience in the courtroom. I have that experience. After a judicial clerkship for a trial judge, I have tried over 75 jury trials to verdict and countless judge trials.

The Constitution’s guarantee of the right to trial by jury- is one of our most important rights. Our philosophy is simple: as good citizens, we take personal responsibility for our actions in our daily lives, and we recognize our duty to hold ourselves responsible for any harm our actions may cause our neighbors.

Unfortunately, when someone is seriously hurt because of no fault of their own, often times they find large insurance companies put profits ahead of their responsibility to the people they insure, who have in good faith paid premiums to cover their negligent actions. When this happens we are here to help.