Philip J. Kessler

Philip J. Kessler is the co-founding partner of Kessler & Green LLP and a nationally respected trial lawyer with decades of success in high-stakes business and intellectual property litigation. He represents public and private corporations, partnerships, and individuals in federal and state courts across the country, as well as in arbitration. With a deep commitment to ethics and courtroom excellence, he brings strategic focus to complex commercial disputes.

Philip earned his J.D. from the University of California, Berkeley, School of Law, and holds an A.B. with distinction from the University of Michigan.

Philip’s litigation practice includes prosecuting and defending claims for public and private corporations, partnerships, and individuals. His work spans antitrust, fiduciary duty disputes, contract litigation, actuarial and audit malpractice, intra-corporate conflicts, and fraud claims. In the intellectual property space, he litigates copyright, trademark, trade secret, and patent infringement matters.

Recognized as a Fellow of the American College of Trial Lawyers and the International Academy of Trial Lawyers, Philip has earned consistent accolades from Best Lawyers, Super Lawyers, and Chambers USA (Band One). Chambers has praised him for his precision, integrity, and ability to handle major IP and commercial cases with unmatched depth.

Philip J. Kessler has delivered notable results in major trials, including multi-million-dollar verdicts, successful defenses of Fortune 100 companies, and landmark Supreme Court cases such as the University of Michigan affirmative action litigation. He also maintains a leadership role in rule-of-law initiatives and judicial independence programs through the U.S. Supreme Court Historical Society and the Bingham Centre for the Rule of Law. With a career defined by strategic insight, courtroom presence, and global impact, Philip is widely regarded as one of the most accomplished trial attorneys in the U.S. legal profession.

Law Office Affiliations

• Partner, Kessler & Green, LLP
• Fellow, American College of Trial Lawyers
• Fellow, International Academy of Trial Lawyers
• Fellow, International Society of Barristers
• Life Fellow, US Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit, Judicial Conference
• Life Fellow, American Bar Foundation
• Life Fellow, Michigan State Bar Foundation
• Trustee, US Supreme Court Historical Society, Executive Committee member and Secretary

Licensed State

• New York
• Michigan

Education

• University of California, Berkeley, School of Law
  Juris Doctor (JD)
• University of Michigan
  Artium Baccalaureus (AB)

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