ABOUT THE SPEAKERS
Phillip V. Anderson, Frith Anderson & Peake PC / Roanoke
Phillip Anderson’s general civil litigation practice is concentrated in the areas of professional liability, general property and casualty, insurance coverage, and commercial litigation. He handles complex litigation including personal injury and wrongful death litigation arising from product liability, general liability and automobile and transportation actions, as well as professional liability, construction defect, and insurance coverage litigation. He also regularly advises clients on issues involving questions of insurance coverage. Mr. Anderson has tried cases in state and federal courts throughout western and central Virginia. He has handled appeals to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit and the Supreme Court of Virginia. He is a permanent member of the Judicial Conference of the United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit and serves as president of Frith Anderson & Peake PC. He also is president of the Ted Dalton American Inn of Court, which is a litigation Inn of Court.
Mark G. Carlton, Harman, Claytor, Corrigan & Wellman / Richmond
Mark Carlton was born in Roanoke, Virginia. He received his B.A., magna cum laude, in 1996 from Virginia Commonwealth University and his J.D., magna cum laude, in 1999 from the George Mason University School of Law. He was admitted to the Virginia State Bar in 1999 and has also been admitted to the United States District Court for the Eastern and Western Districts of Virginia and the Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals. Mr. Carlton began his legal career as law clerk for the Circuit Court for the City of Norfolk. He joined Harman Claytor in August of 2000 and is a member of the Virginia, Richmond, and Henrico County Bar Associations, the Virginia Association of Defense Attorneys, and the Defense Research Institute. He concentrates his practice on insurance coverage litigation and has written and lectured on various aspects of Virginia insurance law.