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Columbus Office
614- 228-5822
Fax: 614-540-7473
Email: MPhillips@RichCrites.com
Mr. Phillips is originally from Steubenville, Ohio. In his 20+ years as an attorney in the Columbus area, he has primarily practiced law in the areas of business law and family law. His business law practice currently involves the creation of businesses, the purchase and/or sale of businesses, the resolution of employment issues, the drafting and negotiating of commercial leases, the general representation of skilled professionals (physicians, dentists) and litigating business disputes including evictions. Mr. Phillips has also represented clients in tax disputes with the IRS. While currently focusing his family law practice in the areas of probate administration and estate planning, Mr. Phillips has also practiced extensively in the areas of residential real estate (purchase, sale, leasing), domestic relations (divorces, dissolutions, post-decree matters) and adoptions.
ADMITTED TO PRACTICE
Ohio, 1984
West Virginia, 1986
United States Tax Court, 1989
United States District Court, Southern District of Ohio, 1985
United States District Court, Southern District of West Virginia, 1986 United States Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit, 1991
REPRESENTATIVE CLIENTS BY INDUSTRY
Mr. Phillips has represented and continues to represent a wide variety of industries in his business practice including real estate developers and property management companies, bowling centers, physicians, dentists, landfills, information technology companies, commercial and residential lighting, bars and restaurants and many others.
COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT
Mr. Phillips has been and continues to be actively involved in his community. He is a past president of a local service club, the Northwest Kiwanis Club, serving the Upper Arlington, Grandview Heights and Marble Cliff areas; is a two-time member of the board of his local homeowners association; and is currently a member of three fraternal organizations.
EDUCATION
B.S.B.A., The Ohio State University , 1976
J.D., Capital University Law School , 1984 |
