Phillip A. Kilgore

Phillip A. Kilgore


Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart, P.C.

Recognized since 2008

Greenville, South Carolina

Practice Areas

Commercial Litigation

Employment Law - Management

Labor Law - Management

Lawyer of the Year Badge - 2020 - Labor Law - Management
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Phillip Kilgore has been in the practice of litigation and labor and employment law in the Greenville office of Ogletree Deakins since 1986. Phillip has extensive litigation experience, representing clients in state and federal courts and administrative tribunals. He has handled a wide range of cases from traditional employment discrimination claims to tort claims and from environmental claims to shareholder derivative actions and minority shareholder disputes. Phillip also is an expert in advising clients on the protection of business assets and litigating acts of misappropriation.

Location
  • The Ogletree Building
    300 North Main Street
    Greenville, SC 29601
Education
  • The University of South Carolina School of Law, J.D., graduated 1983
Bar Admissions
  • South Carolina, South Carolina Bar
  • District of Columbia, The District of Columbia Bar
Affiliations
  • Blue Ridge Council, Boy Scouts of America - Executive Board, President (2013-14); Vice President (1990-present)
  • Commission of Public Works, Greenville, South Carolina - Chair
  • Greenville Chamber of Commerce - Board of Directors, Vice Chair Public Policy
  • Greenville City Board of Zoning Appeals (1997-2002) - Former Member
  • Greenville County Bar Association - Member
  • Poinsett Club - Board of Governors (1997-2000, 2003-2006); President (2006)
  • Rotary Club of Greenville - President (2000-2001); Board of Directors (2011)
  • South Carolina Council for Conflict Resolution - Certified Mediator and Certified Arbitrator
  • South Carolina Defense Trial Attorneys Association - Executive Committee, 1998-2003
  • Urban League of the Upstate - Executive Committee, General Counsel
State Clerkships
  • South Carolina - Trial Courts

Lawyer of the Year Badge - 2020 - Labor Law - Management
Named "Lawyer of the Year" by Best Lawyers® for:
  • Labor Law - Management, Greenville (2020)
Recognized in The Best Lawyers in America® 2024 for work in:
  • Commercial Litigation
  • Employment Law - Management
  • Labor Law - Management
Special Focus:
  • Contract Disputes
  • Covenants Not to Compete
  • COVID-19
  • Defense
  • Disability
  • Discrimination
  • Litigation
  • Management
  • State and Federal
  • Trade Secrets
Awards:
  • Martindale-Hubbell® Peer Review Rating™ of AV® Preeminent (since 1999)
  • South Carolina Super Lawyers

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