Mary E. Philipps

Senior Partner

Mary Philipps is a partner with Philipps & Philipps. Ms. Philipps has been with the firm since it was co-founded by her brother, David Philipps, in 1999. Her practice consists mainly of consumer litigation, on both an individual and class basis.

In 1990, she joined the firm of Beeler, Schad & Diamond, P.C., in Chicago, Illinois, where her practice consisted of securities fraud and consumer class action litigation, until she joined Gomolinski & Philipps in 1999.

Education:

LL.M. German Civil Law, Universitat Bielefeld, Germany 1988
Juris Doctorate, University of Illinois College of Law, 1987
Bachelor’s of Arts, Northwestern, 1983

Bar Admission:

State of Illinois
Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals
Illinois Northern District
Illinois Central District
Illinois Southern District
Indiana Northern District
Indiana Southern District
Missouri Eastern District
New York Western District
Oklahoma Western District
Tennessee Eastern District
Wisconsin Western District
Wisconsin Eastern District

 

Mary E. Philipps Speaking Engagements:

National Association of Consumer Advocates/National Consumer Law Center Spring Training
April 10-13, 2024
Moderator, “Successful FDCPA Claims in Federal Court”

Illinois Legal Advocates 2017 Training
September 7, 2017
“The Fair Debt Collection Practices Act and Legal Aid”

Chicago Volunteer Legal Services
June 28, 2016
“Debt Issues Facing Legal Aid Clients”

2014 Illinois Legal Aid Conference
Chicago, Illinois
October 17, 2014
“Consumer Law Developments”