Reid L. Phillips
Brooks, Pierce, McLendon, Humphrey & Leonard LLP
Recognized since 2001
Greensboro, North Carolina
Bet-the-Company Litigation
Commercial Litigation
Litigation - Banking and Finance
Litigation - Intellectual Property
An experienced trial and appellate attorney, Reid Phillips represents companies and their owners in complex business disputes, including defense of class action lawsuits, malpractice claims, and serious personal injury and death claims.
Reid represents businesses and business owners before federal and state courts in lawsuits involving contracts, securities, antitrust, unfair competition, copyright and trademark infringement, and non-compete agreements. His recent experience includes the successful defense of shareholder, customer and employee class action lawsuits in retail, banking, insurance, and manufacturing businesses. The 2020 Chambers USA guide states that "Reid Phillips is an accomplished attorney particularly noted for handling business and corporate litigation." A peer notes, "He’s a great trial lawyer.”
Reid has experience representing legal and accounting professionals in professional liability litigation.
Reid represents banks, business owners and investors in state and federal court litigation and arbitration related to banking, securities and antitrust issues. He has consistently been recognized by top industry publications, including The Best Lawyers in America© and Benchmark Litigation, for his litigation success.
Reid defends businesses and product manufacturers before state and federal courts in wrongful death, serious personal injury and products liability claims.
- E-mail: rphillips@brookspierce.com
- Direct Phone Number: 336-373-8850
- Phone Number: 336-373-8850
- Lawyer Page: https://www.brookspierce.com/our-people/attorneys/reid-l-phillips
- 230 North Elm Street
P.O. Box 26000
Greensboro, NC 27420
- The University of Texas, JD with Honors, graduated 1977
- The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, BA, graduated 1974
- North Carolina, United States
- North Carolina Bar Association - Vice-President, Board of Governors (2019-2021)
- National Association of Railroad Trial Counsel - Member
- Joseph Branch Inn of Court - Master of the Bench
- U.S. Supreme Court
- U.S. Court of Appeals - 2nd, 4th, 5th Circuits
- U.S. District Court - Southern District of Illinois
- U.S. District Court - Western District of North Carolina
- U.S. District Court - Middle District of North Carolina
- U.S. District Court - Eastern District of North Carolina
Brooks, Pierce, McLendon, Humphrey & Leonard LLP 63 The Best Lawyers in America® awards
10 Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch® in America awards
Visit Website View Firm Profile - Litigation - Banking and Finance, Triad (2023)
- Litigation - Banking and Finance, Greensboro (2019)
- Litigation - Banking and Finance, Greensboro (2017)
- Litigation - Banking and Finance, Greensboro (2015)
- Bet-the-Company Litigation
- Commercial Litigation
- Litigation - Banking and Finance
- Litigation - Intellectual Property
- Civil Litigation
- Commercial Disputes
- Complex Litigation
- Covenants Not to Compete
- COVID-19
- Crossing Accidents
- FELA
- Fraud
- Large Case Litigation
- Railroad
Order of the Long Leaf Pine (2022)
Selected by his peers for inclusion in The Best Lawyers in America© in Bet-the-Company Litigation, Commercial Litigation, Banking & Finance Litigation, and Intellectual Property Litigation (1999-2025); Triad "Lawyer of the Year" in Banking & Finance Litigation (2015, 2017, 2019, 2023)
- Recognized in Business North Carolina's "Legal Elite" in Litigation (2006, 2012-2015)
- Recognized in Super Lawyers Business Edition for Business Litigation (2015)
- Fellow, American College of Trial Lawyers, 2003-present
- Winner of the Denise E. Maleska Leadership Service Award, Leadership Greensboro (2018)
- Recognized in North Carolina Lawyers Weekly's "Leaders in the Law" (2017)
- Recipient of the John B. McMillan Distinguished Service Award, North Carolina State Bar (2021)
- Recognized in Business North Carolina's "Power List" (2021-2024)
- Winner of the Distinguished Service Award, Greensboro Bar Association (2018)
- Recognized by Chambers USA: America's Leading Lawyers for Business for Litigation: General Commercial (2008-2025)
- Recognized by Benchmark Litigation as a "Local Litigation Star" in Antitrust, General Commercial, Intellectual Property, Personal Injury and Securities Law (2016-2023)
- Recognized in North Carolina Super Lawyers (Thomson Reuters) in Business Litigation (2006-2024); Top 100 (2008-2010, 2013-2015, 2018, 2022)
- Transportation Law
- Professional Malpractice Law
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