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John E. Phillips

Phelps Dunbar LLP
  • Recognized Since:
    2005
  • Recognized in:
    Commercial Litigation
    Employment Law - Management...
  • Website:
    https://www.phelps.com
  • Location:
    100 South Ashley Drive, Suite 2000
    Tampa, FL 33602-5311
John Phillips practices in the area of labor and employment. He represents employer clients in labor and employment matters throughout the United States. Past and present clients include manufacturers, retailers, rental car companies, financial institutions, medical services, hospitals, hotels, physicians’ professional associations, employee leasing companies, government contractors, insurance companies, shipyards, mining companies, and restaurants. He regularly appears in both state and federal courts.

Mr. Phillips has served as lead employers’ counsel in race, sex, sexual harassment, age, religion, national origin, and handicap (disability) employment discrimination charges filed with the United States Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, the Florida Commission on Human Relations, and other state and local EEO agencies. He has litigated claims brought against employers under the Civil Rights Acts of 1866 (§ 1981) and 1964 (Title VII), the Age Discrimination in Employment Act, and the analogous state statutes.

He prepares employment contracts and has helped develop companies' severance and confidentiality agreements. He frequently litigates breaches of employment contracts, alleged breaches of compensation and discretionary compensation agreements, and enforcement of non-competition agreements. He develops or reviews clients’ personnel policy manuals, employee and supervisor handbooks, employee applications, arbitration and ADR or EDR programs, and personnel policies (including drug testing and polygraphing policies) for compliance with EEO and wage-and-hour laws. He frequently assists clients in complying with the Americans with Disabilities Act.

Mr. Phillips has acted as management counsel in organized labor disputes (including arbitration of contract and employee discipline disputes). He has litigated equal pay claims and a segment of his practice focuses on employee safety and health issues, and he represents employers in contesting citations issued by the Occupational Safety and Mine Safety and Health Commissions.

Mr. Phillips serves as the practice coordinator of Phelps Dunbar's labor and employment group in the Tampa office.

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Lawyer Bio

John Phillips practices in the area of labor and employment. He represents employer clients in labor and employment matters throughout the United States. Past and present clients include manufacturers, retailers, rental car companies, financial institutions, medical services, hospitals, hotels, physicians’ professional associations, employee leasing companies, government contractors, insurance companies, shipyards, mining companies, and restaurants. He regularly appears in both state and federal courts.

Mr. Phillips has served as lead employers’ counsel in race, sex, sexual harassment, age, religion, national origin, and handicap (disability) employment discrimination charges filed with the United States Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, the Florida Commission on Human Relations, and other state and local EEO agencies. He has litigated claims brought against employers under the Civil Rights Acts of 1866 (§ 1981) and 1964 (Title VII), the Age Discrimination in Employment Act, and the analogous state statutes.

He prepares employment contracts and has helped develop companies' severance and confidentiality agreements. He frequently litigates breaches of employment contracts, alleged breaches of compensation and discretionary compensation agreements, and enforcement of non-competition agreements. He develops or reviews clients’ personnel policy manuals, employee and supervisor handbooks, employee applications, arbitration and ADR or EDR programs, and personnel policies (including drug testing and polygraphing policies) for compliance with EEO and wage-and-hour laws. He frequently assists clients in complying with the Americans with Disabilities Act.

Mr. Phillips has acted as management counsel in organized labor disputes (including arbitration of contract and employee discipline disputes). He has litigated equal pay claims and a segment of his practice focuses on employee safety and health issues, and he represents employers in contesting citations issued by the Occupational Safety and Mine Safety and Health Commissions.

Mr. Phillips serves as the practice coordinator of Phelps Dunbar's labor and employment group in the Tampa office.

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Education:

  • University of South Florida, BA, graduated 1986

Bar Admissions:

  • Florida, The Florida Bar

Affiliations:

  • Academy of Florida Management Attorneys - Member
  • American Bar Association - Member
  • American Employment Law Council - Member
  • Hillsborough County Bar Association - Member
  • The Florida Bar - Member

Named "Lawyer of the Year" by Best Lawyers for:

  • Labor Law - Management, Tampa (2021)
  • Litigation - Labor and Employment, Tampa (2020)
  • Labor Law - Management, Tampa (2015)
 

Recognized in The Best Lawyers in America for work in:

  • Commercial Litigation
  • Employment Law - Management
  • Labor Law - Management
  • Litigation - Labor and Employment
 

Awards:

  • Chambers USA: America's Leading Lawyers for Business
  • The Best Lawyers in America
  • Florida Super Lawyers
  • Florida Trend Magazine "Legal Elite"

Special Focus:

  • COVID-19
  • Labor and Employment
  • Litigation
  • Management
 

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Phelps Dunbar LLP
https://www.phelps.com
 
Headquarters
365 Canal Street, Suite 2000
New Orleans, LA 70130-6534
(504) 566.1311
12 Office Locations
in 2 Countries

United Kingdom

United Kingdom

London, United Kingdom

One Lime Street, Level Seven, Suite 725

London EC3M 7DQ

United Kingdom

44 20 7929 4765

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United States

United States

Alabama

Alabama

Mobile, AL

101 Dauphin Street, Suite 1000

Mobile, AL 36602

United States

(251) 432.4481

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Florida

Florida

Tampa, FL

100 South Ashley Drive, Suite 2000

Tampa, FL 33602-5311

United States

(813) 472.7550

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Louisiana

Louisiana

Baton Rouge, LA

II City Plaza, Suite 1100

400 Convention Street

Baton Rouge, LA 70802-5618

United States

(225) 346.0285

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Mississippi

Mississippi

Gulfport, MS

2602 Thirteenth Street, Suite 300

Gulfport, MS 39501

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(228) 679.1130

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Jackson, MS

4270 I-55 North

Jackson, MS 39211-6391

United States

(601) 352.2300

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Tupelo, MS

One Mississippi Plaza, Seventh Floor

201 South Spring Street

Tupelo, MS 38804

United States

(662) 842.7907

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North Carolina

North Carolina

Raleigh, NC

GlenLake One, Suite 100

4140 ParkLake Avenue

Raleigh, NC 27612

United States

(919) 789.5300

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Texas

Texas

Fort Worth, TX

201 Main Street, Suite 1100

Fort Worth, TX 76102

United States

(817) 386.1166

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Houston, TX

One Allen Center, Suite 1300

500 Dallas Street

Houston, TX 77002

United States

(713) 626.1386

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Southlake, TX

115 Grand Avenue, Suite 222

Southlake, TX 76092

United States

(817) 488.3134

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