Robert K. Phillips Explained

Robert K. Phillips is a San Francisco trial attorney currently serving as a Marin County Commissioner.^[1] Phillips also serves as Trustee for Garrett Theological Seminary ^[2] and recently received Commendation from the United States Department of Justice for his contributions in trial advocacy. He has been a frequent guest on the legal program, Legal InCite.

Phillips has a B.A. degree from the University of Arizona, a M.Th. from Boston University, a J.D. from the University of Notre Dame and an LL.M. from the London School of Economics and Political Science.

Phillips is founding partner of Phillips, Spallas & Angstadt LLP which is based in San Francisco and is a veteran of over 100 trials. He has numerous published appellate decisions.

Published Appellate Decisions

• Creditors’ Collection Service v. Hanzell Vineyards, Ltd., 5Cal. App. 4th Supp. 1 (1992)
• State Farm Fire and Casualty Company v. Yu Kiyo, Ltd., etal., 870 Fed. Supp. 292 (1994)
• Edwards v. A.L. Lease & Co., (1st Dist., Div. 5) 46 Cal. App. 4th 1029 (1996)
• Wilson v. Wal-Mart Stores, Inc., 72 Cal. 2 App. 4th 382 (1999)
• Moore v. Wal-Mart Stores, Inc., 111 Cal. App. 4th 472 (2003)
• Sanchez v. Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. et al., 221 P.3d 1276 (2009)
• V&P Trading Co., Inc. v. United Charter LLC, CA 3rd C070571. (2012)

Notes and References

1. Web site: County of Marin - Board of Supervisors - Search Boards and Commissions . www.marincounty.org . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20131029213808/http://www.marincounty.org/depts/bs/boards-and-commissions/search-boards-and-commissions?bzy44a=http://egovwebprd.marincounty.org/depts/BS/Members/BCResultsApp_s.cfm?Appointee=Phillips . 2013-10-29.
2. Web site: Board of Trustees . www.garrett.edu . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20131029205347/http://www.garrett.edu/trustees . 2013-10-29.