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G. Mark Phillips

G. Mark Phillips

Partner

Liberty Center
151 Meeting Street
Suite 600
Charleston, SC 29401
T 843.534.4383
F 843.722.8700
mark.phillips@nelsonmullins.com
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Mark is a sitting Regent of the American College of Trial Lawyers. A first-chair trial attorney whose litigation practice focuses on product liability cases, he has tried personal injury cases to verdict in 11 states and has participated in trials in nine other states.

Mark is a sitting Regent of the American College of Trial Lawyers. A first-chair trial attorney whose litigation practice focuses on product liability cases, he has tried personal injury cases to verdict in 11 states and has participated in trials in nine other states.

G. Mark Phillips

Experience

The following is a selected sampling of matters and is provided for informational purposes only. Past success does not indicate the likelihood of success in any future matter.
  • Has tried asbestos personal injury cases to verdict in California, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Ohio, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Washington State, and West Virginia, and has participated in asbestos personal injury trials in Alabama, Kentucky, Maryland, Minnesota, New York, North Carolina, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, and Virginia
  • Handled a “high profile” false arrest and defamation trial to verdict for a national charity (October 2022)
  • Handled a dram shop trial to verdict for a national restaurant chain (Jan. 9, 2014)
  • Handled a six-week trial to verdict in a mesothelioma product liability case involving a $20.5 million exposure in a plaintiff-friendly venue (June 2013)
  • Asbestos personal injury trial verdicts on Sept.17, 2015; June 21, 2013; May 17, 2011; April 25, 2008; Oct. 26, 2006; March 1, 2006; Aug. 14, 2005; May 19, 2005; Jan. 27, 2005; Aug. 20, 2003; Nov. 1, 2002; and Oct. 18, 2001
  • Involved in extensive litigation in defense of rehabilitation hospitals
  • Handled a two-week federal trial to verdict for an automobile manufacturer, which arose under the state and federal Dealers Day in Court Act (Feb. 18, 2009)
  • Has handled the defense of more than 200 synthetic stucco (Exterior Insulation and Finish Systems – EIFS) cases for South Carolina homebuilders, including the first trial of a South Carolina EIFS case (May 2000) and another homebuilder's synthetic stucco case to verdict (April 30, 2002)
  • Trial experience encompasses building product, construction, commercial, general liability, product liability, and other personal injury cases in South Carolina and in other venues across the United States, during nearly 40 years of practice
The following is a selected sampling of matters and is provided for informational purposes only. Past success does not indicate the likelihood of success in any future matter.
  • Has tried asbestos personal injury cases to verdict in California, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Ohio, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Washington State, and West Virginia, and has participated in asbestos personal injury trials in Alabama, Kentucky, Maryland, Minnesota, New York, North Carolina, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, and Virginia
  • Handled a “high profile” false arrest and defamation trial to verdict for a national charity (October 2022)
  • Handled a dram shop trial to verdict for a national restaurant chain (Jan. 9, 2014)
  • Handled a six-week trial to verdict in a mesothelioma product liability case involving a $20.5 million exposure in a plaintiff-friendly venue (June 2013)
  • Asbestos personal injury trial verdicts on Sept.17, 2015; June 21, 2013; May 17, 2011; April 25, 2008; Oct. 26, 2006; March 1, 2006; Aug. 14, 2005; May 19, 2005; Jan. 27, 2005; Aug. 20, 2003; Nov. 1, 2002; and Oct. 18, 2001
  • Involved in extensive litigation in defense of rehabilitation hospitals
  • Handled a two-week federal trial to verdict for an automobile manufacturer, which arose under the state and federal Dealers Day in Court Act (Feb. 18, 2009)
  • Has handled the defense of more than 200 synthetic stucco (Exterior Insulation and Finish Systems – EIFS) cases for South Carolina homebuilders, including the first trial of a South Carolina EIFS case (May 2000) and another homebuilder's synthetic stucco case to verdict (April 30, 2002)
  • Trial experience encompasses building product, construction, commercial, general liability, product liability, and other personal injury cases in South Carolina and in other venues across the United States, during nearly 40 years of practice

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Recognitions

The bar rules of some states require that the standards for an attorney's inclusion in certain public accolades or recognitions be provided. When such accolades or recognitions are listed, a hyperlink is provided that leads to a description of the respective selection methodology.

Professional Activities

  • Fellow, American College of Trial Lawyers (Feb. 2009–present)
  • Advocate-level member, American Board of Trial Advocates (Jan. 2004–present)
  • Permanent Member, Fourth Circuit Judicial Conference (since 2003)

Community

  • Board Member, Clemson University Foundation 
  • Past Board of Trustees, University of the South (Sewanee)
  • Past Chairman and President, Coastal Carolina Council of the Boy Scouts of America
  • Past Board Member, Gibbes Museum of Art
  • Board of Directors, Kanuga Conferences, Inc.
  • Development Board Member, Bishop Gadsden Episcopal Retirement Community
  • Past Vestryman and Senior Warden, St. Philip’s Episcopal Church
  • Trustee, The Society for the Relief of the Widows and Orphans of the Clergy of the Protestant Episcopal Church in the State of South Carolina

Leadership

  • Regent, American College of Trial Lawyers (2021–present) (State Chair, 2017–2019)
  • Past President, American Board of Trial Advocates, Charleston Chapter (2016–2017) 
  • Past President, South Carolina Defense Trial Attorneys’ Association (2005–2006)

Mark is a sitting Regent of the American College of Trial Lawyers. A first-chair trial attorney whose litigation practice focuses on product liability cases, he has tried personal injury cases to verdict in 11 states and has participated in trials in nine other states.

Experience

The following is a selected sampling of matters and is provided for informational purposes only. Past success does not indicate the likelihood of success in any future matter.

  • Has tried asbestos personal injury cases to verdict in California, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Ohio, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Washington State, and West Virginia, and has participated in asbestos personal injury trials in Alabama, Kentucky, Maryland, Minnesota, New York, North Carolina, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, and Virginia
  • Handled a “high profile” false arrest and defamation trial to verdict for a national charity (October 2022)
  • Handled a dram shop trial to verdict for a national restaurant chain (Jan. 9, 2014)
  • Handled a six-week trial to verdict in a mesothelioma product liability case involving a $20.5 million exposure in a plaintiff-friendly venue (June 2013)
  • Asbestos personal injury trial verdicts on Sept.17, 2015; June 21, 2013; May 17, 2011; April 25, 2008; Oct. 26, 2006; March 1, 2006; Aug. 14, 2005; May 19, 2005; Jan. 27, 2005; Aug. 20, 2003; Nov. 1, 2002; and Oct. 18, 2001
  • Involved in extensive litigation in defense of rehabilitation hospitals
  • Handled a two-week federal trial to verdict for an automobile manufacturer, which arose under the state and federal Dealers Day in Court Act (Feb. 18, 2009)
  • Has handled the defense of more than 200 synthetic stucco (Exterior Insulation and Finish Systems – EIFS) cases for South Carolina homebuilders, including the first trial of a South Carolina EIFS case (May 2000) and another homebuilder's synthetic stucco case to verdict (April 30, 2002)
  • Trial experience encompasses building product, construction, commercial, general liability, product liability, and other personal injury cases in South Carolina and in other venues across the United States, during nearly 40 years of practice

Education

  • University of South Carolina School of Law, JD (1986)
  • University of the South (Sewanee), BA (1983)
  • St. John’s College, Oxford University

Admissions

  • Florida
  • South Carolina
  • U.S. District Court for the District of South Carolina
  • U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
  • Supreme Court of the United States

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Industries

The bar rules of some states require that the standards for an attorney's inclusion in certain public accolades or recognitions be provided. When such accolades or recognitions are listed, a hyperlink is provided that leads to a description of the respective selection methodology.

  • Fellow, American College of Trial Lawyers (Feb. 2009–present)
  • Advocate-level member, American Board of Trial Advocates (Jan. 2004–present)
  • Permanent Member, Fourth Circuit Judicial Conference (since 2003)
  • Board Member, Clemson University Foundation 
  • Past Board of Trustees, University of the South (Sewanee)
  • Past Chairman and President, Coastal Carolina Council of the Boy Scouts of America
  • Past Board Member, Gibbes Museum of Art
  • Board of Directors, Kanuga Conferences, Inc.
  • Development Board Member, Bishop Gadsden Episcopal Retirement Community
  • Past Vestryman and Senior Warden, St. Philip’s Episcopal Church
  • Trustee, The Society for the Relief of the Widows and Orphans of the Clergy of the Protestant Episcopal Church in the State of South Carolina
  • Regent, American College of Trial Lawyers (2021–present) (State Chair, 2017–2019)
  • Past President, American Board of Trial Advocates, Charleston Chapter (2016–2017) 
  • Past President, South Carolina Defense Trial Attorneys’ Association (2005–2006)