About Reid
An experienced trial and appellate attorney, Reid Phillips represents companies and their owners in complex business disputes, including defense of class action lawsuits, malpractice claims, and serious personal injury and death claims.Reid represents businesses and business owners before federal and state courts in lawsuits involving contracts, securities, antitrust, unfair competition, copyright and trademark infringement, and non-compete agreements. His recent experience includes the successful defense of shareholder, customer and employee class action lawsuits in retail, banking, insurance, and manufacturing businesses. The 2020 Chambers USA guide states that "Reid Phillips is an accomplished attorney particularly noted for handling business and corporate litigation." A peer notes, "He’s a great trial lawyer.”Reid has experience representing legal and accounting professionals in professional liability litigation.Reid represents banks, business owners and investors in state and federal court litigation and arbitration related to banking, securities and antitrust issues. He has consistently been recognized by top industry publications, including The Best Lawyers in America© and Benchmark Litigation, for his litigation success.Reid defends businesses and product manufacturers before state and federal courts in wrongful death, serious personal injury and products liability claims.
An experienced trial and appellate attorney, Reid Phillips represents companies and their owners in complex business disputes, including defense of class action lawsuits, malpractice claims, and serious personal injury and death claims.
Reid represents businesses and business owners before federal and state courts in lawsuits involving contracts, securities, antitrust, unfair competition, copyright and trademark infringement, and non-compete agreements. His recent experience includes the successful defense of shareholder, customer and employee class action lawsuits in retail, banking, insurance, and manufacturing businesses. The 2020 Chambers USA guide states that "Reid Phillips is an accomplished attorney particularly noted for handling business and corporate litigation." A peer notes, "He’s a great trial lawyer.”
Reid has experience representing legal and accounting professionals in professional liability litigation.
Reid represents banks, business owners and investors in state and federal court litigation and arbitration related to banking, securities and antitrust issues. He has consistently been recognized by top industry publications, including The Best Lawyers in America© and Benchmark Litigation, for his litigation success.
Reid defends businesses and product manufacturers before state and federal courts in wrongful death, serious personal injury and products liability claims.
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Awards & Recognition
- Lawyer of the Year: Litigation - Banking and Finance, Triad (2023)
- Lawyer of the Year: Litigation - Banking and Finance, Greensboro (2019)
- Lawyer of the Year: Litigation - Banking and Finance, Greensboro (2017)
- Lawyer of the Year: Litigation - Banking and Finance, Greensboro (2015)
- Recognized: Bet-the-Company Litigation
- Recognized: Commercial Litigation
- Recognized: Litigation - Banking and Finance
- Recognized: Litigation - Intellectual Property
- Practice Area: Transportation Law
- Practice Area: Professional Malpractice Law
- Special Focus: Civil Litigation
- Special Focus: Commercial Disputes
- Special Focus: Complex Litigation
- Special Focus: Covenants Not to Compete
- Special Focus: COVID-19
- Special Focus: Crossing Accidents
- Special Focus: FELA
- Special Focus: Fraud
- Special Focus: Large Case Litigation
- Special Focus: Railroad
- Order of the Long Leaf Pine (2022)
- Selected by his peers for inclusion in The Best Lawyers in America© in Bet-the-Company Litigation, Commercial Litigation, Banking & Finance Litigation, and Intellectual Property Litigation (1999-2025); Triad "Lawyer of the Year" in Banking & Finance Litigation (2015, 2017, 2019, 2023)
- Recognized in Business North Carolina's "Legal Elite" in Litigation (2006, 2012-2015)
- Recognized in Super Lawyers Business Edition for Business Litigation (2015)
- Fellow, American College of Trial Lawyers, 2003-present
- Winner of the Denise E. Maleska Leadership Service Award, Leadership Greensboro (2018)
- Recognized in North Carolina Lawyers Weekly's "Leaders in the Law" (2017)
- Recipient of the John B. McMillan Distinguished Service Award, North Carolina State Bar (2021)
- Recognized in Business North Carolina's "Power List" (2021-2024)
- Winner of the Distinguished Service Award, Greensboro Bar Association (2018)
- Recognized by Chambers USA: America's Leading Lawyers for Business for Litigation: General Commercial (2008-2025)
- Recognized by Benchmark Litigation as a "Local Litigation Star" in Antitrust, General Commercial, Intellectual Property, Personal Injury and Securities Law (2016-2023)
- Recognized in North Carolina Super Lawyers (Thomson Reuters) in Business Litigation (2006-2024); Top 100 (2008-2010, 2013-2015, 2018, 2022)