Professionals
Philip E. Mischke
Partner
P 901-537-1067 F 901-537-1010 C 901-268-4807
The Renaissance Center
1715 Aaron Brenner Drive
Suite 800
Memphis, TN 38120
Phil Mischke is a member of the Firm's Litigation & Dispute Resolution Service Team. He concentrates his practice in the areas of torts, products liability, insurance coverage and commercial litigation.
Location
The Renaissance Center
1715 Aaron Brenner Drive
Suite 800
Memphis, TN 38120
Representative Matters
Mr. Mischke has litigated for over thirty years, trying cases in Tennessee, Mississippi and Arkansas state and federal courts, and has appeared before the Tennessee Supreme Court and the United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit.
His expertise includes insurance coverage counsel, premises liability defense, products liability defense, asbestos litigation, medical mal-practice defense, construction litigation, and commercial litigation.
Professional Experience
- Law Clerk to the Hon. Hewitt P. Tomlin, Jr., Judge of the Tennessee Court of Appeals
Honors

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- Woodward/White’s The Best Lawyers in America® in the areas of Insurance Law and Product Liability Litigation - Defendants 2009-2013, Administrative/Regulatory Law 2013
- Best Lawyers® 2013 Memphis Insurance Law "Lawyer of the Year"
- Recognized by his peers as a Mid-South Super Lawyer in the area of Product Liability Litigation
- Highest Professional Rating, AV®, by Martindale-Hubbell, 2012
Education
1982 - J.D., University of Tennessee; Assistant Editor of The Tennessee Law Review
1979 - B.A. (English Literature), cum laude, Rhodes College
Professional Activities and Memberships
- Memphis, Tennessee and American Bar Associations
- Defense Research Institute, Drug and Medical Device Committee
- Tennessee Defense Lawyers Association
- Master of the Leo Bearman, Sr. American Inn of Court
- Serves on the District 9 Investigating Committee of the Tennessee Board of Law Examiners
- Past President of the Rhodes College National Alumni Association
Admissions
- United States Supreme Court
- U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
- U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
- Supreme Court of Tennessee
- U.S. District Court for the Western District of Tennessee
- U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Tennessee
- U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Tennessee
- U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Wisconsin
- U.S. District Court of Arkansas
Civic Involvement
- Board President, Binghampton Development Corporation
- Board Member, Memphis Leadership Foundation
Representative Matters
Mr. Mischke has litigated for over thirty years, trying cases in Tennessee, Mississippi and Arkansas state and federal courts, and has appeared before the Tennessee Supreme Court and the United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit.
His expertise includes insurance coverage counsel, premises liability defense, products liability defense, asbestos litigation, medical mal-practice defense, construction litigation, and commercial litigation.
Professional Experience
- Law Clerk to the Hon. Hewitt P. Tomlin, Jr., Judge of the Tennessee Court of Appeals
Honors

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- Woodward/White’s The Best Lawyers in America® in the areas of Insurance Law and Product Liability Litigation - Defendants 2009-2013, Administrative/Regulatory Law 2013
- Best Lawyers® 2013 Memphis Insurance Law "Lawyer of the Year"
- Recognized by his peers as a Mid-South Super Lawyer in the area of Product Liability Litigation
- Highest Professional Rating, AV®, by Martindale-Hubbell, 2012
Education
1982 - J.D., University of Tennessee; Assistant Editor of The Tennessee Law Review
1979 - B.A. (English Literature), cum laude, Rhodes College
Professional Activities and Memberships
- Memphis, Tennessee and American Bar Associations
- Defense Research Institute, Drug and Medical Device Committee
- Tennessee Defense Lawyers Association
- Master of the Leo Bearman, Sr. American Inn of Court
- Serves on the District 9 Investigating Committee of the Tennessee Board of Law Examiners
- Past President of the Rhodes College National Alumni Association
Admissions
- United States Supreme Court
- U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
- U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
- Supreme Court of Tennessee
- U.S. District Court for the Western District of Tennessee
- U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Tennessee
- U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Tennessee
- U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Wisconsin
- U.S. District Court of Arkansas
Civic Involvement
- Board President, Binghampton Development Corporation
- Board Member, Memphis Leadership Foundation
