David Phillips

Mediator @Signature Resolution

Los Angeles, CA, US

David Phillips, Esq. joined Signature Resolution as a mediator after more than 25 years of representing both plaintiffs and defendants. His background has taught him to carefully evaluate the legal risks and rewards faced by parties. He understands the challenges and opportunities motivating plaintiffs and defendants, as well as their respective counsel.With 10 years in employment litigation, Mr. Phillips has resolved emotionally charged disputes like gender, race, age, disability, and sexual orientation discrimination, as well as harassment, retaliation, and wrongful termination. He is also fully versed in all aspects of wage-and-hour class action. Mr. Phillips has handled complex business and commercial disputes, high profile casualty loss and insurance bad faith claims, as well as a wide variety of privacy, intellectual property and malpractice lawsuits.He brings the full spectrum of evaluative and facilitative skills to his role as mediator and helps the parties identify their core interests and evaluate their legal risks and opportunities as a catalyst to create a positive resolution. His experience and expertise empower him to assist clients in managing risk and optimizing results.

Stanford University

Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.), Comparative Literature

Yale University

Literature

Pinole Valley High School

High School

University of California, Berkeley - School of Law

Juris Doctor (J.D.)

Harvard Law School

Program on Negotiation, Mediating Disputes

Stanford University

Master’s Degree, Modern Thought and Literature

Stanford University

Bachelor’s Degree, Economics and Philosophy