Louis M. Phillips

Attorney

Current Position

Member
Kelly Hart & Hallman LLP
301 Main Street
Suite 1600
Baton Rouge, LA 70801
USA

Tel: 225-338-5308
Email: louis.phillips@kellyhart.com

Class: XXIII (2012)Circuit: Fifth

Education

Rhodes College, B.A. (1976)
Louisiana State Unievrsity Law Center, J.D. (1980)

Professional Career

Partner, Kelly Hart & Hallman LLP (2016-)
Member and Leader of the firm's Insolvency and Bankruptcy Practice Group, Gordon, Arata, McCollam, Duplantis & Eagan, L.L.C. (2002-16)
Chief (and only) U.S. Bankruptcy Judge, Middle District of Louisiana (1988-02)
Partner and Leader of firms' Insolvency and Bankruptcy Practice Group, Taylor Porter Brooks and Phillips (1980-88)
Adjunct Professor of Law at the Paul M. Herbert Law Center of Louisiana State University (1988-); Developer & Permanent Chair LSU Law Center: Annual Bankruptcy Law Seminar (1995-), Louisiana State University Law Center

Publications

"Musings On The Standard Of Care Governing The Question Of Trustee Immunity And Trustee Liability: Part 1," Nab Talk, Journal of the National Association of Bankruptcy Trustees, Vol 24 Issue 3 Fall 2008 Lead author
"Musings On The Standard Of Care Governing The Question Of Trustee Immunity And Trustee Liability: Part 2," Nab Talk, Journal of the National Association of Bankruptcy Trustees, Vol 24 Issue 4 Winter 2008 Lead author
"Continuing Ruminations on Judicial Estoppel: Barging into the Consumer Field," Norton Bank. L. Advisor, No. 2 2004 Lead author (with Brandon A. Brown)
"Ruminations on Property of the Estate: Does Anyone Know Why a Debtor's Postpetition Earnings, Generated by Her Own Earning Capacity, Are Not Property of the Bankruptcy Estate?" 58 La. L. Rev. 623 1998 Lead author
"Developments in the Law: Bankruptcy," 54 La. L. Rev. 599 1994 Lead author
"Fifth Circuit Symposium: Bankruptcy," 35 Loy. L. Rev. 715 1989 Lead author

Awards

Paul M. Hebert Law Center of Louisiana State University Hall of Fame, (1988)