S. Philip Unwin
Special Counsel
- Direct — 585.295.8340
- Fax — 585.295.8300
- punwin@goldbergsegalla.com
Practice Groups
Philip Unwin has been defending workers' compensation claims and Section 120 discrimination claims since 2005. He has handled hundreds of trials at the Workers' Compensation Board, including lay witness testimony and medical testimony on the issues of accident, notice and causal relationship, period and extent of disability, and fraud. He has advised clients on claims handling procedures and the defenses available at the outset of claims, and the timelines for conducting investigation and filing with the Workers' Compensation Board. Philip has also conducted settlement negotiations with claimants' attorneys and drafted Section 32 agreements to close claims on a final basis, and advised clients of their obligations under the guidelines from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services.
Professional Affiliations
- Monroe County Bar Association
Admitted to Practice
- New York
Education
- University of Rochester, B.A., 1998
- State University of New York at Buffalo School of Law, J.D., 2002
Publications/Presentations
- Co-Author, “Getting in the Game: 2011 Report Shows Ups, Downs in Pro Sports Diversity,” Sports Litigation Alert, December 30, 2011
- Presenter, “Fundamentals of Workers’ Compensation,” Sterling Education Services, Inc., 2009, 2011
- Author, “NFL Scores Its First ‘A’ on Diversity Report Card, Yet Still Remains at the Back of the Class,” The Business Suit, Defense Research Institute, May 2011
- Co-Author, "The NFL's Diversity Report Card," ABA's Minority Trial Lawyer, Spring 2011
- Author, “Impending Decline in Public Funding May Push Stadium Costs Downward,” New York State Bar Association, Entertainment, Arts and Sports Law Journal, Summer 2010
- Share