Before joining Calcagni & Kanefsky, Phil served for nine years with the Manhattan District Attorney’s Office, Appeals Division, where he briefed and argued all types of criminal matters involving fraud, large-scale thefts, and long-term complex investigations. Phil began his career at the District of Columbia Court of Appeals, the highest court for the District of Columbia, where he clerked for the Senior Judges on the Court and the Honorable Michael W. Farrell.

• Represented a high-profile international financier in a bank fraud investigation conducted by the Manhattan District Attorney’s Office.
• Defended a licensed healthcare provider in an assault-for-hire prosecution by the U.S. Attorney’s Office.
• Defending a licensed healthcare provider in a prosecution alleging conspiracy to commit healthcare fraud.
• Defending healthcare companies in multiple actions alleging civil violations of the federal RICO statute and state consumer protection and deceptive practices statutes, and fraud.
• Prosecuting a civil action on behalf of an individual whose investment in a business entity was misappropriated by insiders.
• Defending employers and individuals accused of employment discrimination, retaliation, and unlawful termination.

• Representing business owners in disputes alleging minority oppression and breaches of fiduciary duty.
• Representing individuals and entities in civil investigations by state prosecutors.
• Representing purchasers and sellers in connection with litigation stemming from disputes over commercial real estate contracts.
• Representing an employer in an action against a former employee who misappropriated confidential company information and data.
• Representing physicians and other licensed individuals in enforcement actions brought by state regulators.

Phil has served as a volunteer and student mentor with NJLEEP as part of their constitutional debate competition in which Newark high school students brief and argue issues of federal constitutional law.

Phil earned a Certificate of Political Studies from l’Institut d’Etudes Politiques de Rennes (France), where he completed French and international politics courses taught exclusively in French.

Phil has served as the Treasurer of the Ohio State Public Interest Law Foundation and as a Research fellow with the Ohio State Pro Bono Research Group.