Meet the Founder

Before starting Phillips’ Law and Engineering Services, LLC, Andrew externed at a patent prosecution firm in Orange County, CA where he prepared all types of patent applications submitted to the USPTO and responded to responded to Office Actions. He was the first person in the office to file an international design patent application with the Hague. In addition to patent prosecution, he prepared a litigation strategy for a case involving a “Trade Dress” dispute.

Andrew attended the Chapman University Dale E. Fowler School of Law. Upon graduation, he received the honor of being selected for a Fellowship with the American Board of Trial Advocates. During his Fellowship, Andrew gained invaluable experience preparing litigation for plaintiffs’ counsel, defense counsel, as well as the honorable Judge, Nathan Scott, in the Superior Court of California, County of Orange.

Prior to attending law school, Andrew spent more than a decade working as a mechanical engineer in a variety of disciplines. He spent most of his career designing oilfield drilling equipment for both land and deep-sea exploration and production. After leaving the oilfield, Andrew gained experience designing equipment to comply with the ASME BPVC at multiple employers, packaged micro-electronics, and engineered consumer products for a major plumbing parts manufacturer.