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Podcast: Wheels, Deals and Meals
Episode: S3: EP24 Philip John - Former Baker Botts Attorney
Description: Join us as we talk with Philip John, a revered retired trial lawyer who spent 41 years with Houston's oldest and most prestigious law firm, Baker Botts.Phil shares his unique upbringing as an Air Force dependent, including a memorable time in Tripoli, Libya, before graduating from the University of Texas for both his undergraduate and law degrees.He explains that he became a lawyer after a fateful conversation at age 12 with former Texas Governor John Connally. As a career trial lawyer (one who argues before a jury), he handled top-tier cases, including litigation for T. Boone Pickens. Phil recounts...