Position: Member

TEL: (803) 327-7800

FAX: (803) 328-5656

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Website: www.mcgowanhood.com

Admitted: South Carolina, 2000

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Practice Areas: Plaintiff Personal Injury, Civil Litigation, Trucks, Head, Amputations, Cerebral Palsy, Birth Injuries, Defective Products, Malpractice, Personal Injury, Workers Compensation, Physicians, Medical Malpractice, Death Claims,

Additional Information: ROBERT V. PHILLIPS focuses his practice on catastrophic motor vehicle/18-wheeler collisions, cycling accident/injuries, medical malpractice and bad faith insurance litigation. Mr. Phillips has tried to verdict numerous medical malpractice, auto/trucking and insurance cases in South Carolina and North Carolina and in both State and Federal Courts. He has obtained numerous verdicts and settlements in excess of $1 Million. Just recently he obtained a jury verdict in a case involving pedestrian/SUV collision for $1.025 Million. (Read about case in Lawyer's Weekly) It should be noted that the Defendant's insurance carrier had only offered $10,000 prior to trial. In a separate 18-wheeler / trucking case, Mr. Phillips obtained a settlement of the eve of trial of $1.7 Million. This case had been previously refused by a very prominent Carolina law firm due to their belief that the case was too complicated. He as also been very successful in getting a large number of UIM/UM policies reformed up to the liability limits resulting from the insurance agent's failure to make a meaningful offer of UIM/UM coverage. These cases occur when an individual becomes catastrophically injured and their insurance policy was inadequately explained and offered to the insured pursuant to South Carolina Sate Law. In 2006 Mr. Phillips was elected by his fellow lawyers to serve on the Board of Governors for the South Carolina Trial Lawyers Association. In his capacity on the Board, Mr. Phillips works with State legislators to ensure that South Carolina citizens maintain their rights afforded to them under the State Constitution and Code of Laws. Mr. Phillips was born in Huntsville, Alabama where he grew up playing junior tennis and ice hockey. After becoming one of the top junior tennis players in the United States he attended Clemson University on a tennis scholarship. After his junior year, he turned professional and competed on the ATP Tour (professional tennis tour). While on tour he attained a ranking in the top 250 players in the world and won the Dutch National Team Championships with the 1996 Wimbledon Champion Richard Krajicek. For five years he was also the team captain and number one player for a professional team in the French Premier Division. After retiring from the tour, Robert returned to Clemson University where he completed his undergraduate studies. He then went back to France and attended the Université Catholique de Lille where he studied business for a year. He then returned home to South Carolina and attended law school at USC. When not practicing law, Robert spends his time snow skiing, playing in semi-professional tennis tournaments, competing in triathlons and playing with his German Shepherd dog, Heidi. He is single and lives in the Charlotte, NC area.