For over 35 years Phil Andersen has developed his reputation as a well-respected attorney who can resolve disputes. He is the past president of the Contra Costa County Bar Association (2017) and a member of the American Board of Trial Advocates (ABOTA). Most recently Phil enhanced his dispute resolution skills by obtaining his Masters of Arts from Saint Mary’s College in Marriage and Family Therapy.*

For 26 years he served as a mediator and arbitrator over 265 times for the superior courts in Alameda, Contra Costa, San Francisco, and Santa Clara Counties. He has accumulated over 800 hours of practical experience as a mediator.  Additionally, he has served as an instructor in mediation and negotiations and has received over 40 hours of formal live interactive mediation and negotiation training.

In 2000 Phil worked as a full time negotiator on high exposure cases venued in the western United States and Hawaii. During that time he negotiated over 50 cases and was recognized as one of the top negotiators for his company. In addition to those 50 high exposure cases, Phil has been involved in over 300 settlement conferences and mediations on the cases which he has handled over his 37 years of law practice.

Phil has extensive personal injury jury trial experience including 16 jury trials to verdict as the first chair trial attorney. Additionally, as a Managing Attorney, he oversaw more than 200 jury trials his firm tried throughout the Bay Area. He has advised and evaluated over 5,000 lawsuits which his office handled in the eleven Bay Area Counties. This vast experience gives Phil a broad perspective of case values and litigation practices.

Phil’s expertise includes:

• Tort/Personal Injury

• Automobile accidents

• Premises Liability

• Assault and Battery

• Wrongful Death

• Product Liability

• Insurance

• Subrogation

• Bad Faith

• Coverage

• Construction

• Construction Defects

• Construction site accidents

Phil has a natural insight on cases, the attorneys, and the litigants. He is creative and calming. He is able to bring the parties together in a way that results in a sense of fairness for all involved.

Career

• Managing Attorney for State Farm litigation- Philip M. Andersen & Associates, San Francisco Bay Area (2003- June 30, 2021)

• Member of the American Board of Trial Advocates (ABOTA)

• President, Contra Costa County Bar Association (2017)

• Mediator and Settlement Mentor for Contra Costa County Superior Court (2000-Present)

• Discovery Facilitator for Contra Costa County Superior Court (2013-2022)

• Early Settlement Panelist for San Francisco Superior Court (2004-2022)

• Managing Attorney for USF&G and St. Paul litigation-East Bay Area (1994-2003)

• Associate, Ropers Majeski-San Jose (1987-1994)

• Associate, Char, Hamilton-Hawaii (1984-1987)

Education

• J.D., Brigham Young University Law School (1984), Editor of the Utah Bar Journal

• M.S., Saint Mary’s College (2023), Marriage and Family Therapy.*

• B.S., Brigham Young University, Nutrition and Chemistry; Presidential Scholar (1981)

• California Bar 1988 to present (133763)

• Hawaii Bar 1984 to 1990 (3643-0, currently on voluntary inactive status)

  *Philip Marsh Andersen, Registered Associate Marriage and Family Therapist (AMFT141937) supervised by a licensed person. Employed part-time by The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Family Services, Concord, CA Agency