Antwan D. Phillips

Antwan D. Phillips is a partner with Wright Lindsey Jennings in Little Rock, Arkansas. His practice includes insurance defense, professional liability, construction disputes, trucking litigation, medical malpractice, and local government matters. He represents clients in contested injury and liability cases while also advising municipal and county governments. His work spans courtroom advocacy and legal counseling for public entities and regulated businesses.

Phillips earned a B.A. from Bowdoin College and a J.D. from the University of Arkansas at Little Rock Bowen School of Law. He was admitted to the Arkansas bar in 2010 and is also admitted to the federal district courts for the Eastern and Western Districts of Arkansas. His legal education supports a practice that combines civil litigation, municipal finance, and advice to clients facing multiple legal and regulatory concerns.

Phillips has defended automobile insurers in personal injury cases, trucking companies in injury and fatality litigation, and dental professionals in malpractice actions. His experience also includes automobile manufacturer disputes under warranty laws and representation of municipalities obtaining bond financing for construction improvements. The firm describes his practice as trial-oriented, with matters involving premises liability, products liability, and local government legal and financing issues.

Antwan D. Phillips has developed a municipal government practice alongside his civil litigation work. Wright Lindsey Jennings reports that he was elected chair of ALFA International’s diversity, equity, and inclusion committee in 2023. He also participates in the firm’s sports law work concerning athletes and coaches. His professional activities reflect an interest in both legal representation and the institutions serving the Little Rock community.

Law Office Affiliations

• Partner, Wright Lindsey Jennings
• Member, Arkansas Bar Association
• Member and Executive Committee Member, Overton Inn of Court
• Member, American Bar Association
• Member, Pulaski County Bar Association
• Member, National Association of Bond Lawyers
• Member, Defense Research Institute (DRI)
• Chair, DEI Committee, ALFA International (2023)
• Past President, Big Brothers Big Sisters of Central Arkansas Board of Directors
• President, Public Education Foundation of Little Rock
• Position 9 At-Large City Director, City of Little Rock (2020)
• Member, Little Rock Area Public Education Stakeholders Group
• Member, Arkansas Association of Defense Counsel

Licensed State

• Arkansas

Education

• UALR Bowen School of Law
  Juris Doctor (JD)
• Bowdoin College
  Bachelor of Arts (BA)

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