Robert J. Phillips
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Email: phillips@montana.com

Practice Areas: Insurance Law; Insurance Defense; Insurance Coverage; Unfair Insurance Practice; Insurance Regulation; Construction Law; Product Liability Law; Food and Drug Regulation; Medical Malpractice Defense; Toxic Tort Defense; Technology Litigation.

Admitted: 1978, Montana and U.S. District Court, District of Montana; 1982, U.S. Court of Appeals, 9th Circuit; 1983, U.S. Claims Court; Salish Kootenai Tribal Court; 1988, U.S. Supreme Court; 2005, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit

Law School: University of Montana, J.D., 1978

College: University of Montana, B.A., 1975

Member: Western Montana (President, 1986-1987) and American Bar Associations; State Bar of Montana (President, 1994-1995); Montana Defense Trial Lawyers Association; Defense Research Institute; National Association of Railroad Trial Counsel; American Board of Trial Advocates (President, Montana Chapter, 2005-2007; National Board Member); International Association of Defense Counsel.

Biography: Listed, Outstanding Lawyer of High Achievement, Super Lawyers; President, ABOTA Montana Chapter, 2005-2007; President, Community Medical Center Board of Directors, 2004-; Adjunct Professor, University of Montana School of Law.

Languages: Russian, French.

Reported Cases: Stutzman v. Safeco Ins. Co., 284 Mont. 372, 945 P.2d 32 (1997); Jacobsen v. Farmers Union Mutual Insurance Company, 320 Mont. 375, 87 P.3d 995 (2004); Smith V. Salish Kootenal College, 434 F 3d 1127 (2006).

Born: Pensacola, Florida, September 13, 1952

ISLN: 904439791