Brian O. Phillips - Attorney

Brian O. Phillips practices in the areas of civil litigation, criminal defense, personal injury, contract disputes, family law, and criminal/civil appeals. He is currently admitted to the Bar of Pennsylvania and New Jersey, the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania, the United States District Court for the District of New Jersey, and the Third Circuit Court of Appeals. Mr. Phillips graduated from Widener University School of Law, earning his Juris Doctorate degree in 2007.

While at Widener Law, he was qualified as a Certified Legal Intern by the Pennsylvania Supreme Court and defended clients through the Widener Pennsylvania Criminal Defense Clinic. He was a member of the winning trial-advocacy team for the 2007 Widener Law Hugh B. Pearce Mock Trial Competition. Mr. Phillips earned the Certificate of Achievement in Appellate Practice & Procedure, taught by the Honorable Joseph T. Walsh, retired Justice of the Delaware Supreme Court. Before starting law school, he was a clerk for the District Court in Montgomery Township.

Mr. Phillips earned his undergraduate Bachelor’s degree in Telecommunication from Michigan State University in 1992. At Michigan State he was a member of Phi Alpha Theta, the International Honor Society in History. For ten years, he lived and worked in Washington, D.C., where he was an award winning producer and director of documentary and public relations films/videos.

Mr. Phillips is the past President of the Widener Law Brehon Society (Irish Law Society), a member of the Philadelphia Brehon Society and the Bucks County Bar Association, and serves on the leadership council of Trinity Church in Ambler. Mr. Phillips is also an Adjunct Professor at Delaware Valley College where he teaches Business Law.