Thomas L. Phillips, Jr. was born in Lynchburg, Virginia, on January 2, 1954. He attended Rustburg High School, then the College of William and Mary where he was a member of Phi Beta Kappa. After graduating from William and Mary with high honors in English in 1976, Mr. Phillips Jr. attended the University of Virginia Law School. While at UVA Law School he was a member of both the Editorial Board and the Managing Board of the Virginia Law Review. He graduated from the University of Virginia Law School in 1978, at which time he was awarded The Order of the Coif.

Mr. Phillips Jr. is a member of the Lynchburg and Campbell County Bar Associations; the Virginia State Bar; the Association of Trial Lawyers of America; and the Virginia Trial Lawyers Association. His practice is primarily devoted to plaintiff personal injury work, product liability, and criminal and traffic defense.

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