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= Phillip H. Miller = From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Intro
Phillip H. Miller is an American trial attorney and trial consultant nationally recognized for his work representing people and families who have experienced serious, catastrophic injuries and death, and helping law firms with their most serious, important cases. (Links www.philliphmiller.com)

Attorney Miller is nationally recognized for his work as a deposition/trial strategist and has been hired by firms in 30 states and the District of Columbia to help them prepare their biggest, most significant cases. He maintains an active practice in Nashville, TN. He has been certified and re-certified as a Civil Trial Specialist (     ), he is AV rated (     ), and has been designated as a Super Lawyer repeatedly (     ).

His innovative approaches and case strategy work, including techniques like the “Miller Mousetrap”, have earned him recognition among trial lawyers nationally. Although 70% of Phillip’s time is spent doing deposition/case strategy and focus groups for other firms, Phillip has personally tried to a verdict both a tractor-trailer case and a school bus case within the last 14 months.

His two most recent books co-authored with his now deceased friend, Paul Scoptur. are “Advanced Deposition Strategy and Practice” released by Trial Guides ( site ) in July 2013; and his most recent book “Focus Groups – Hitting the Bullseye” published by AAJ Press (   ) in 2017.

Attorney Miller added a chapter, “Focused Discovery” in the 2015 edition of “Anatomy of the Personal Injury Lawsuit” published by the American Association of Justice (AAJ). ( https://www.justice.org/books-and-multimedia/anatomy-personal-injury-lawsuit

Education
Attorney Miller received a B.S. degree and a Masters in Public Administration degree from Pennsylvania State University (1973) He holds his law degree from the Nashville School of Law (1975)  and has been admitted and is presently working toward his LLM degree at Baylor Law School (Citation). Mr. Miller will be continuing his trial and consulting practice as he earns his Master of Law Degree.

Attorney Miller maintains an active personal injury and trial consulting practice in Nashville, Tennessee. (Citation) He has been certified and re-certified as a Civil Trial Specialist (Citation Year, he is AV rated (Citation), and has been designated as a Super Lawyer (Citation) repeatedly over the last X years.

Attorney Miller is licensed to practice law in Tennessee. He is the member of the following bars: Supreme Court of Tennessee (date); United States Court of Appeals for the 6th Circuit (Date), and the Supreme Court of the United States (Date)

Attorney Miller has been recognized as one of the “Best of the Bar” by the Nashville Business Journal, a "Super Lawyer" (Citation), is "AV" rated and his firm has been designated as one of the pre-eminent law firms in the United States. (Citation)

He is the Past President of the Tennessee Association for Justice (Citation). He is a frequently sought lecturer on legal issues and has spoken at National Judicial College, Harvard Law School, the University of North Carolina, Sanford Law School, William Mitchell School of Law, the Nashville School of Law, the University of South Texas, and Duke University School of Law.

Publications
Recent Papers (2018-19)

American Association for Justice "Case +, Focus Groups for Plaintiffs ",

Designated Consultant/Group Moderator, 10/10-13, Oklahoma City, OK

American Association for Justice "Specialized Deposition College for

Trucking cases", Instructor, 10/24-25, Washington DC

American Association for Justice Trucking "Dealing with Obstruction in

Discovery,"11/21-22, Instructor

Washington DC

Arkansas Trial Lawyers Assn, "Future Trends in Litigation", Instructor, Big Cypress, Missouri 12/5-6

American Association for Justice, "Advanced Deposition College", Course Advisor and Instructor 1/16-20, New Orleans, LA

A Personal Side
Phillip Miller’s passions include education, the environment, dogs, and what he has often described as "making the world a little better and a little more fair for everyone." In addition to being a founding sponsor of School Aid, International (     ), and has sponsored a local Nashville Head Start class for more than 18 years.

He has also volunteered with a Nashville Junior Achievement group, bringing a businessman's perspective to middle school students. He is a lifetime member of the Sierra Club (     ) and belongs to the Tennessee Environmental Council (     ), Tennessee Greenways (     ), Nashville Greenways (     ), and the World Wildlife Organization (     ). Miller also sponsors "Rover" (     ) a free neutering/spaying program though the ASPCA.