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Taylor Porter Managing Partner Skip Philips was featured in the Baton Rouge Business Report's "Voices" Q&A section in which the publication asked local business executives, "Who's The Best Boss You Ever Had and Why?" The feature was included in the special Top 100 Private Companies insert.

Philips answered: "In the practice of law, our firm’s former co-managing partners, Shelby McKenzie and John Campbell, Jr., were visionary leaders. They saw the need to improve our 100-year-old partnership, had the wisdom and courage to lead us through significant changes that have positioned us for many years of success, and demonstrated to me many valuable leadership skills of a managing partner.”

Philips currently serves as the Firm’s Managing Partner and is a member of the Firm’s Executive Committee.  His primary practice areas include state and federal civil trial and appellate litigation, including banking, commercial, insurance, personal injury, insurance coverage, and products liability cases. His practice also includes corporate law, in which he serves as counsel to non-profit organizations. Philips has been ranked by his peers and clients in Benchmark Litigation, Chambers USA, Louisiana Super Lawyers and Best Lawyers. 

Philips is an adjunct professor of law at Louisiana State University Paul M. Hebert Law Center, where he teaches courses on Professional Responsibility and Insurance Law.  He is a frequent lecturer on ethics, professionalism and litigation skills. He is a member of the Council of the Louisiana Law Institute and is a member of the Alumni Board of Trustees of the LSU Law Center. Philips is a member of the Baton Rouge and Louisiana State Bar Associations. He is a former president of the Louisiana Association of (Civil) Defense Counsel. He is approved by the Louisiana Supreme Court to serve as judge pro tempore of the Baton Rouge City Court and has served as an arbitrator. 

In the community, Philips was elected to serve on the board of directors of the Louisiana Bar Foundation and is a member of the Grants and Gala Committees.  He is a member of the boards of directors of Our Lady of the Lake Regional Medical Center and of Cristo Rey Baton Rouge Franciscan High School.