Philip Koelsch

Associate

7 yrs experience
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Bar admitted 2018
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San Antonio, TX

Bar admissions

Texas
2018
U.S. District Court for the Western District of Texas
U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Texas
U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Texas
U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Texas
District of Columbia

Education

J.D. (Law); B.A. with Special Honors (Undergraduate): Baylor University School of Law2018
Undergraduate: University of Texas at Austin2015

Awards and recognition

01Dean's Excellence Full Tuition Scholarship (Baylor Law)
02Baylor Law Review member
03Multi-Million Dollar Advocates Forum
04Million Dollar Advocates Forum
05National Trial Lawyers Top 40 Under 40
06B.A. with Special Honors (UT Austin)

Memberships

State Bar of Texas
Texas Trial Lawyers Association
Capital Area Trial Lawyers Association
Multi-Million Dollar Advocates Forum
Million Dollar Advocates Forum

Background

Philip Julian Koelsch is an Associate Attorney at The Carlson Law Firm based in Round Rock, Texas, specializing in catastrophic injury and mass tort cases. He is dedicated to helping people and families rebuild their lives after devastating loss. His practice spans wrongful death, defective products, workplace injuries, premises liability, commercial vehicle crashes, and catastrophic injury claims. In 2025, Philip helped secure a $61.84 million jury verdict in Moreno v. Honda involving a fuel-system defect in a 2012 Honda Odyssey that caused fatal burns. While at Baylor Law, he excelled academically, receiving the Dean's Excellence Full Tuition Scholarship and serving on the Baylor Law Review. Philip volunteers with Meals on Wheels Central Texas and enjoys boating on Lake Travis. He resides in Austin with his wife and two sons.

Notable cases

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Moreno v. Honda (2025) - $61.84 million jury verdict for fuel-system defect in 2012 Honda Odyssey causing fatal burns

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