PLG Wins Attorney Fee Award of $359,749
After winning a jury trial verdict for a homeowner against a real estate agent under the Consumer Protection Act, the trial court awarded plaintiffs all  their requested fees.  In doing so, the court made a number of findings regarding PLG's representation, including:  "The Court specifically finds that the lodestar and plaintiffs' counsel's rates are reasonable, that plaintiff's counsel was efficient, and that the quality of plaintiff's counsel's presentation justifies the award in this case."

PLG Wins Defense Judgment in Discrimination Suit Against Fortune 500 Company
PLG won summary judgment for a pharmaceutical company in a suit brought by an ex-employee for race, gender and age discrimination. See 2008 WL 3166385 (2008)

PLG and Northwest Justice Project Win Settlement for Mexican Guest Workers

In July 2008, PLG and Northwest Justice Project won a successful settlement on behalf of 597 Mexican guest workers who worked in eastern Washington during 2007 under the federal H-2A guest worker program.  Under the settlement, all guest workers who asserted collective action wage claims will be compensated as required under federal guest worker and minimum wage laws.

PLG Protects Intellectual Property Rights in Jonathan Livingston Seagull 
After winning important summary judgments for the author and photographer for the iconic book against a large multi-level marketing company that made the book and photo an integral part of its brand, PLG obtained a settlement resolving trademark and copyright claims covering a quarter century of alleged infringement.

PLG Obtains $5.1 Million Settlement on Behalf of Washington Borrowers in Deceptive Lending Practices Lawsuit against Subprime Lender 
NovaStar Mortgage agreed to pay $5.1 million to resolve the claims of approximately 1,600 of NovaStar’s Washington borrowers whose class action suit regarding NovaStar’s unfair and deceptive practices was days from trial in federal court in Tacoma.  The case alleged that NovaStar charged borrowers higher interest rates because of hidden fees NovaStar paid their mortgage brokers.  The settlement fully compensated the 1,600 class members for their higher interest payments on their loans.  Bergman and Frockt was co-counsel in the case.  PLG continues to prosecute claims for borrowers who have been treated unfairly by lenders and mortgage brokers.

Appellate Victories

In 2007, PLG won a string of appellate victories, including one in the Washington Supreme Court and three in the Washington Court of Appeals.  Increasingly, PLG is counsel of choice for lawyers and parties seeking to preserve trial court victories or reverse trial court rulings on appeal.

PLG Named to Corporate Counsel's Go-To List of Law Firms
Phillips Law Group has been named to Corporate Counsel’s list of Fortune 500 law firms.  Law firms must be nominated by Fortune 500 companies, and PLG represents several such companies.