Phillip A. Kilgore

Shareholder || Greenville

Phillip Kilgore has been in the practice of litigation and labor and employment law in the Greenville office of Ogletree Deakins since 1986.

Phillip has extensive litigation experience, representing clients in state and federal courts and administrative tribunals. He has handled a wide range of cases from traditional employment discrimination claims to tort claims and from environmental claims to shareholder derivative actions and minority shareholder disputes.

Phillip also is an expert in advising clients on the protection of business assets and litigating acts of misappropriation.

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Phillip has litigated cases involving workplace disputes (claims of discrimination, wrongful discharge and tortious conduct), and other diverse areas such as products liability, shareholder disputes and other commercial cases.  He has litigated numerous restrictive covenant cases. Phillip specializes in complex litigation, where he has represented large industrial clients in intellectual property disputes, environmental cases and toxic tort cases.

Phillip also works with clients to protect valuable business assets, drafting employment agreements and restrictive covenants and advising clients on measures to protect trade secrets from misappropriation and customer relationships from unfair competition.  Phillip frequently assists his clients in finding answers to business problems arising in the context of local government, including zoning and ordinance matters.

An important part of Phillip’s practice is advising clients on preventive measures pertaining to employment laws, personnel policies, labor relations and business issues.  His objective is to help his clients find the most cost effective business solutions to workplace problems before they become expensive lawsuits.

Education

Admission to Practice

Professional Activities

  • South Carolina Bar
  • District of Columbia Bar
  • South Carolina Defense Trial Attorneys Association (Executive Committee, 1998-2003)
  • Greenville County Bar Association (President, Young Lawyers Association, 1991)
  • South Carolina Council for Conflict Resolution: Certified Mediator and Certified Arbitrator
  • Greenville (SC) Commission of Public Works (2003-present); Chair (2013-present)
  • Greenville (SC) Chamber of Commerce, Chairman (2019), Board of Directors and Vice Chair-Public Policy (2013-present)
  • Blue Ridge Counsel, Boy Scouts of America – President  (2013-2014); Executive Board (1990-present)
  • Rotary Club of Greenville (SC) – President (2000-2001)
  • Greenville (SC) City Board of Zoning Appeals (1997-2002)
  • Poinsett Club Board of Governors (1997-2000, 2003-2006); President (2006)
  • Urban League of the Upstate (SC) (1994-2000) – Executive Committee, General Counsel

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