Mr. Phillips is a cum laude graduate of Dartmouth College and a magna cum laude graduate of New York Law School.  He is Director of the ADR Skills Program and Distinguished Adjunct Professor of Law at New York Law School and a frequent teacher, trainer, lecturer and presenter at law schools and professional associations in the United States and internationally.

• CPR Panels of Distinguished Neutrals (Insurance, Franchise and Employment)
• American Arbitration Association
• Certified Mediator, International Mediation Institute
• Mediator, Liberty Mutual Sandy ADR Program
• FINRA Panel of Arbitrators and Panel of Mediators
• Accredited Mediator, New Jersey Association of Professional Mediators
• Panel of Mediators, New Jersey Administrative Office of the Courts
• Mediation Panel, U.S. District Courts for the Southern District of New York and for New Jersey
• Mediation Panel, E.D.N.Y.  and D.N.J. Bankruptcy Courts
• Panel of Mediators, China Council for Promotion of International Trade
• Panel of Arbitrators and Panel of Mediators, Beijing Arbitration Commission
• International Mediator Panel, Milan Chamber of Commerce
• ABA Business Law Section (former Chair, Dispute Resolution Committee) and Dispute Resolution Section (former Council Member)
• Garibaldi ADR Inns of Court (former member, Executive Committee)
• World Mediation Forum, Union International des Avocats (member, Advisory Committee)
• Panel of Mediators, Florence Mediation Centre

Mr. Phillips is Director of the ADR Skills Program and Distinguished Adjunct Professor at New York Law School.  A well-known figure in dispute resolution both regionally and nationally, he served for nearly ten years as Senior Vice President and Interim President of the International Institute for Conflict Prevention and Resolution (CPR Institute). During that time, he earned a reputation as an author, teacher, industry liaison, and systems designer for the avoidance, management and resolution of complex business conflicts.  He is the author or editor of four books, including "ADR Handbook for Business Lawyers" (ABA 2016), and wrote and co-produced four films on the use of mediation in corporate/community conflicts that were awarded Best Publication by London's CeDR.  He is Chapter Author for three books, including "International Mediation" for Roth et al., Alternative Dispute Resolution Practice Guide (West 2021).  He specializes in mediations and arbitrations involving franchise, insurance, employment, securities and general commercial matters, as well as conflicts in faith-based communities.

$450/hour for most commercial matters; $350/hour for most court-appointed matters; daily rates upon request