Laura D. Phillips

Laura D. Phillips is a co-founder of Phillips Froetschel and has spent nearly two decades representing seriously injured individuals in Pennsylvania’s state and federal courts. Her practice focuses on medical malpractice and personal injury cases, including wrongful death, birth injuries, catastrophic injuries, and motor vehicle collisions. Laura considers it a privilege to advocate for clients during some of the most difficult times in their lives. Her approach blends zealous, results-driven advocacy with compassionate, responsive client service.

An accomplished trial attorney, Laura has obtained significant verdicts for clients in cases involving delayed cancer diagnoses, surgical errors, and auto accidents. She has been a member of the prestigious Academy of Trial Lawyers of Allegheny County since 2015, where she currently serves as Treasurer and sits on the Board of Governors.

Laura holds an AV Preeminent® Peer Review Rating from Martindale-Hubbell—the highest possible rating for both legal ability and ethical standards as determined by her peers.

Her excellence in advocacy has been recognized consistently by Super Lawyers, where she has been named a Top 50 Pittsburgh and Top 50 Pennsylvania Super Lawyer from 2019 through 2025, and a Top 100 Pennsylvania Super Lawyer in 2022, 2024, and 2025. Since 2013, she has been selected annually as either a Super Lawyer or Rising Star.  

Laura is actively involved in several professional organizations, including the Washington County Bar Association and Foundation, Allegheny County Bar Association and Foundation, Western Pennsylvania Trial Lawyers Association, and the Pennsylvania Association for Justice.

She earned both her Bachelor of Science in International Politics and her Juris Doctor from Georgetown University, where she was a member of the International Politics Honors Program and served as a Legal Research and Writing Fellow, respectively. As a member of Georgetown Law’s Appellate Litigation Clinic, Laura represented clients before the U.S. Courts of Appeals for the Fourth and D.C. Circuits.

Law runs deep in Laura’s roots. Raised in Washington, Pennsylvania, she is the daughter of the late William D. “Denny” Phillips (1938–2024), a highly respected trial attorney who was of counsel to Phillips Froetschel until his passing. Laura began working at her family’s firm—originally Phillips & Faldowski and later Phillips, Phillips & Smith-Delach—in high school, and returned to practice there after law school until co-founding Phillips Froetschel in 2022.

A sought-after speaker, Laura frequently presents continuing legal education (CLE) courses on topics including trial strategy, professional ethics, courtroom technology, and proving damages.

Outside the courtroom, Laura lives in Thornburg with her husband, son, and their goldendoodle. She enjoys cooking, reading, traveling, and spending time with her family.