Leslie S. Phillips was born in San Antonio, Texas, on October 9, 1966.  She grew up in Richmond, Virginia, graduating Monacan High School in Chesterfield County.  She received a Bachelor of Arts Degree from Randolph-Macon College, Ashland, Virginia, in 1988.  She was a member of Omicron Delta Kappa Leadership Fraternity and Kappa Alpha Theta.  She received her Juris Doctor from T. C. Williams School of Law, University of Richmond, in 1991.  While there, she was a member of Order of Barrister, Moot Court Board and National Moot Team.

Since coming to Lynchburg immediately after law school, Ms. Phillips’ practice has focused on all areas of family law including custody, support and divorce related matters.  She has been active in the Family Law Section of the Lynchburg Bar Association, serving on that Executive Committee since 1995 and holding the office of President in 1997 and Secretary from 1995-1997 and 1998-2002.  She served on the Board of Governors, Family Law Section, Child Custody Education Committee from 1994-1998.  The product of that committee work was the “Spare the Child” video published by the Virginia State Bar and used in many jurisdictions for litigant education.

She is the chair of the Lynchburg Juvenile & Domestic Relations District Court Guiding Coalition; board member of CASA of Central Virginia, Inc.; board member of Jubilee Family Development Center; board member of Crisis Line of Central Virginia; and board member of The Awareness Garden Foundation, Inc.  She volunteers in the athletic department for Jubilee which serves underprivileged children in Lynchburg.

Ms. Phillips has been a Virginia Supreme Court certified mediator since 1994. Her certification now covers Circuit Court – Family, and Juvenile and Domestic Relations District Court matters.  She is also a certified mentor for mediators seeking Virginia Supreme Court certification.  She is a certified trainer for various prerequisite mediation courses including ethics, domestic violence and general and Circuit Court family training.

Ms. Phillips' practice also includes representing children as Guardian ad litem in the Juvenile and Domestic Relations District court and Circuit Court. She has served as lecturer on issues involving Guardians ad litem for Virginia CLE. She has taught paralegal classes at Central Virginia community college and National Academy of Paralegal Studies.

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