Thirty years fighting for people
the other side assumed would lose.
Paul N. Philips is a Beverly Hills personal injury trial attorney who has spent 30 years taking on the corporations, insurers, and manufacturers that hurt people and then hire expensive lawyers to minimize what they owe. He does not operate out of a volume PI firm. He takes the cases where the outcome truly matters. He tries them.
He was part of the legal team that fought Pacific Gas & Electric in the original Erin Brockovich case, the environmental battle that secured a $300M+ resolution for hundreds of Hinkley, California residents and became one of the most iconic legal stories in American history.
His $7.4 million verdict against Pharrell Williams, Robin Thicke, and their label is not proof of an entertainment specialty. It is proof that Paul knows how to fight powerful corporate defendants with sophisticated legal teams and win in front of a jury. He has litigated against GM, Ford, Yamaha, Nike, Apple, Sony, and Universal Music Group. His clients are always the people, never the corporation.
In 2025, Paul convinced a Los Angeles jury that his client who rear-ended another vehicle on the freeway was not legally at fault. He won a $2.3M verdict. He was also the only litigator chosen to participate in authoring Jordan's Law, a first-in-the-nation statute, and has appeared as a legal analyst on multiple LA television stations.
Paul takes personal injury cases on contingency. You pay nothing unless he wins. If you have been seriously injured, lost a family member, or been wronged by a defective product or an insurer acting in bad faith, this is the conversation to have first.
Schedule a Consultation →Erin Brockovich v. Pacific Gas & Electric
Part of the legal team · $300M+ resolution for Hinkley, CA residents suffering chromium-6 contamination · Basis of the Academy Award–winning film
$7.4M Verdict Against Pharrell Williams, Robin Thicke & T.I.
Proof that Paul defeats powerful, well-funded corporate defendants · Not an entertainment specialty. A litigation result · Same firepower protects every PI client
Jordan's Law, CA Penal Code §667.95
First-in-the-nation statute deterring social media-motivated felonies · Authored by Paul N. Philips · Signed into law in 10 months
Jillian Michaels v. Major National Law Firm
Represented the celebrity fitness personality · Case resolved before Paul's first witness finished testifying
$2.3M Freeway Verdict
Paul convinced a Los Angeles jury that his client who rear-ended another vehicle on a California freeway was not legally at fault · The jury agreed · $2.3M verdict