Philip W. Gaines, Attorney at Law

hilip W. Gaines has been practicing law in Mississippi since 1986, having worked primarily in the field of insurance defense with two prominent firms in Jackson, where he built a reputation as a top-level trial and appellate litigator and a fair and effective Mediator and Arbitrator. He specialized in significant insurance claims processing and bad faith defense, while still also maintaining a voluminous personal injury trial schedule in State and Federal Courts throughout Mississippi. Philip still has a substantial defense practice, but he now primarily represents individual and business claimants. He is also especially hired by other attorneys to assist with particular litigation cases or matters involving insurance or other issues for which he has special expertise. Philip has tried over 200 jury trials, with an emphasis on insurance claim, automobile, personal injury, bad faith, and trucking cases. He has helped parties resolve hundreds of cases as a Mediator and Arbitrator, with a