- Wrongful Death
- Sex Crimes
- Corporate LawCorporate - We provide advice concerning corporate governance issues and general corporate counseling to a broad spectrum of small and closely held private companies.
- Business DisputesPractice primarily focused upon all aspects of business law and litigation from startup to dissolution, including bankruptcy, insolvency, business reorganization and related appellate work in state and federal court.
- Business TransactionsNative American Law - Our attorneys have experience handling the unique legal issues arising with Native American Indian Tribes, especially concerning Indian gaming casinos and the application of tribal sovereignty on personal injury claims, workers compensation, employment law and business transactions. Our attorneys have been successful in overcoming tribal sovereignty in California courts and have also appeared on behalf of clients in Indian tribal courts.
- Workers CompensationWorkers Compensation - Our attorneys have over twenty-five years experience representing injured workers and employers in workers compensation claims. Our attorneys have also been successful in obtaining additional compensation for injured workers by pursuing claims against third parties, other than the employer, who may have contributed to causing the injury. The firm is very experienced in the subrogation issues that arise in third-party cases.
- Wrongful TerminationEmployment and Labor Law - Our employment litigation practice includes wrongful termination claims and work related injuries and disabilities. Additionally, our firm provides clients with service in preparation and evaluation of employment contracts.
- Employment Contract
- Employment Litigation
- Real Estate LitigationBusiness Litigation and Transactions, Real Estate Law, Bankruptcy (Debtors, Creditors, Trustees, Professionals, and litigants), Trademarks, Appellate Practice.
- Premises Liability
- Construction LitigationProducts Liability - Defectively designed or manufactured products can cause serious injury or even death. Our attorneys have successfully litigated numerous product liability cases including unstable vehicle roll-overs, defective machinery such as table saws, unsafe children toys, construction defects, faulty golf carts, defective scaffolding, cranes, defective seat belts, ladders, defective drugs, defective braking systems, unsafe motor vehicle crashworthiness design on motor vehicles, defective vehicle suspension systems and other unsafe product claims.
- Real Estate TransactionsHe has broad transactional experience in real estate matters including development, partnerships, acquisitions and disposition, commercial lending, workouts and bankruptcy. Mr. De Phillips’ practice has emphasized the representation of sellers, purchasers, real estate developers and institutional lenders in a wide range of commercial and residential transactions, including office buildings, apartments and single-family residential developments. He has counseled numerous private developers, lenders, investors, owners, operating businesses and construction companies in a multitude of real estate transactions.
- Landlord-Tenant DisputesLandlord/Tenant Law - Our lawyers have extensive experience in representing small businesses, large corporations and shopping centers in various types of commercial landlord tenant litigation. We also have experience with residential landlord tenant matters.
- Personal InjuryPersonal Injury - Our attorneys have over twenty-five years experienced obtaining reasonable compensation for persons sustaining accident injuries. Our attorneys have handled all types of personal injury cases including...
- Medical MalpracticePractice Areas: Personal Injury; Products Liability; Medical Malpractice, Workers’ Compensation; Subrogation; Civil Litigation & Trials; Wrongful Termination; Securities Law; Native American Law.
- Dog Bites
- Estate PlanningReal Estate Law – Milberg & De Phillips’ real estate practice represents major real estate actors on projects throughout California. We provide representation in foreclosures, receiverships and other real estate litigation. We structure, negotiate and document purchases, sales and financings across a wide spectrum of real estate products, from mixed-use projects to single and multifamily residential projects. These transactions range from relatively simple single-asset deals to some of the most complex real estate portfolios and entity transactions in the industry.
- WillsPersonal Injury; Products Liability; Medical Malpractice, Workers Compensation; Civil Litigation & Trials; Employment/Labor Law; Securities Law; Wills & Trusts, Native American Law.
- Trusts
- BankruptcyMr. De Phillips has been involved in commercial litigation and bankruptcy law since 1981. He has significant experience in large, complex financial insolvency proceedings on behalf of debtors in possession, creditors and other interested parties. He is skilled in negotiating, documenting and litigating complicated financial transactions, particularly in the real estate field.Mr. De Phillips co-founded the firm in 1981 and practices business litigation, real estate law, bankruptcy law and commercial litigation. He is the managing shareholder of the firm.
- ForeclosureCreditors’ Rights and Workouts: Negotiating and documenting loan workouts on behalf of secured creditors and debtors, obtaining the appointment of federal and state court receivers, prosecuting judicial and non-judicial foreclosures, representing diverse parties in out-of-court bankruptcy alternatives such as common law assignments for the benefit of creditors and informal creditor compositions, as well as negotiating and documenting complex debt restructurings.