Layn Raymond Phillips (born January 2, 1952) is a former
United States district judge of the
. He conducts alternative dispute resolution, including mediation and arbitration.
Education and career
Born in
Oklahoma City,
Oklahoma
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, Phillips received dual
Bachelor of Science and
Bachelor of Arts degrees as an economics major from the
University of Tulsa
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in 1974 and a
Juris Doctor
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and one of several Doctor of Law degrees. The J.D. is the standard degree obtained to practice law ...
from the
University of Tulsa College of Law
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in 1977. He competed in tennis for Tulsa.
He was a trial attorney of the Bureau of Competition of the
Federal Trade Commission
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in
Washington, D.C. from 1977 to 1980. He was an
Assistant United States Attorney
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of the Central District of California from 1980 to 1983. He was a Special Assistant United States Attorney in
Miami,
Florida from 1980 to 1981. He was the
United States Attorney for the Northern District of Oklahoma from 1984 to 1987. He was an adjunct professor at the University of Tulsa from 1984 to 1987.
Federal judicial service
Phillips was nominated by President
Ronald Reagan
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on February 2, 1987, to a seat on the
vacated by Judge
Luther Boyd Eubanks. He was confirmed by the
United States Senate on June 11, 1987, and received his commission on June 15, 1987. Phillips served in that capacity until his resignation on June 22, 1991.
Post judicial service
Phillips entered private practice in
Newport Beach,
California, serving as partner at
Irell & Manella
Irell & Manella LLP is an American law firm founded in 1941 by lawyers Lawrence E. Irell (1912–2000) and Arthur Manella (1917–1997). It has approximately 70 lawyers (down from a high of over 220), and placed 183rd on The American Lawyer's 202 ...
for 23 years.
Following his departure from Irell & Manella, Phillips founded Phillips ADR, a dispute resolution firm. He currently serves as CEO of the firm, as well as an arbitrator and mediator at the firm.
Personal
Phillips currently resides in Laguna Beach, California with his wife, Kathryn. He has three grown children Amanda, Parker and
Graham
Graham and Graeme may refer to:
People
* Graham (given name), an English-language given name
* Graham (surname), an English-language surname
* Graeme (surname), an English-language surname
* Graham (musician) (born 1979), Burmese singer
* Clan G ...
; a granddaughter, Stella Kathryn; and a grandson, Owen Layn.
References
Sources
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1952 births
Living people
Assistant United States Attorneys
Judges of the United States District Court for the Western District of Oklahoma
United States Attorneys for the Northern District of Oklahoma
United States district court judges appointed by Ronald Reagan
20th-century American judges
University of Tulsa alumni
University of Tulsa College of Law faculty
University of Tulsa College of Law alumni
Tulsa Golden Hurricane men's tennis players