Loraleigh C. Phillips

Loraleigh C. Phillips is an equity partner with Upshaw, Williams, Biggers & Beckham , LLP, and devotes her practice primarily to workers' compensation defense, and handles general liability claims and the defense of personal injury claims. She is a member of the Mississippi Bar and the Louisiana Bar, and is admitted to practice in all State Courts in Mississippi, as well as the Northern and Southern U.S. District Courts, federal courts and the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals. Mrs. Phillips has also been admitted to all Louisiana state and federal courts. Mrs. Phillips has extensive litigation and trial experience before the Mississippi Workers’ Compensation Commission and in state and federal courts. Mrs. Phillips graduated cum laude from Louisiana Tech University in 2002 and received her J.D. from Mississippi College School of Law in 2006. During law school, she clerked for workers' compensation litigation firms, served as the Vice President of Phi Delta Phi, and was a moot court board member and officer , also competing in national moot court competitions. Following law school, Mrs. Phillips served as a judicial law clerk for the late Honorable William "Bill" H. Myers of the Mississippi Court of Appeals. Loraleigh Phillips is appointed as a prosecutor for the City of Madison in its municipal court.

Outside of work, Loraleigh is a sustaining member of the Junior League of Jackson, having served in various leadership positions for her community projects. She also volunteers at her children’s school, serving as a room mom, and gives her time back to her law school, coaching moot court teams. Mrs. Phillips has served her third term as the President of the Madison County Republican Women and and in various appointments for the Mississippi Federation of Republican Women. Mrs. Phillips was appointed by the Governor to serve as the Parliamentarian for the Third Congressional District for the Mississippi Republican Party during its 2024 Convention and is a member of the Madison County Republican Executive Committee, currently. She is a Member of Madison Methodist Church, Loraleigh resides in Madison, Mississippi with her husband, Jay, and their two children.

LORALEIGH C. PHILLIPS

EMAIL: lphillips@upshawwilliams.com
CELL: 601-937-4325
DIRECT: 601-988-1481