Mark C. Phillips, APC

MARK C. PHILLIPS, APC
mphillips@kdeklaw.com
(714) 848-8500 (Orange-San Diego)
(415) 933-7855 (Northern California)

Mark Phillips is a partner.  Since becoming an attorney in 1990, he has handled mediations, arbitrations, trials and appeals in State and Federal Courts throughout California involving Insurance Coverage/Bad Faith, Professional Liability, Construction Defect, Surety and Site Accident claims, Catastrophic Personal Injury and Business Litigation matters.  He has published several law review articles and is a former judge pro tem of the Contra Costa County Superior Court.  Before joining the firm, he was a claims counsel at a major insurance company.  A representative case is Alex R. Thomas & Co. v. Mutual Insurance Casualty Insurance Company, 98 Cal.App.4th 66 (2002), which resulted in a finding of no coverage for a first-party property loss claim.

A third-generation Californian and native of Los Angeles, Mark is married, and has three sons and a growing number of granddaughters.  He loves to travel, read and write, and is involved with amateur radio and various civic groups.

EDUCATION

• J.D.   California Western School of Law, San Diego, California
  
  Law Review Editor; Jessup Moot Court Winner
  Honors Legal Writing Instructor
• M.A.   Dominican School of Philosophy, Berkeley, California
• B.A.   Saint John’s College, Camarillo, California

BAR MEMBERSHIPS AND PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS

• Ninth U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals
• U.S. District Court for the Southern, Central, Eastern and Northern Districts of California
• State Bar of California (State Bar No. 150749)
• Association of Southern California Defense Counsel
• Defense Research Institute
• Phi Delta Phi Legal Fraternity