Linda Phillips has her own practice at Phillips Law Offices LLC and is also currently Senior of Counsel at Jason Wiener PC, a public benefit corporation, based in Denver, Colorado, working part time as a mentor and trainer. Linda obtained a J.D. from the University of Denver, Sturm College of Law in 2003. Prior to that, starting in 1991 she worked as a paralegal providing legal services with attorney James B. Dean to cooperatives throughout Colorado. Linda represents small to medium-sized businesses, with a strong emphasis on all types of cooperatives, including marketing, purchasing, consumer and worker co-ops. Her work includes cooperative formations, business structural analysis, and general counsel for the cooperative community related to their business enterprises. Linda advises clients about cooperative entities and tax issues involved with starting a company or converting to an employee-owned entity. Linda helped form and was on the Board of Directors of the Rocky Mountain Employee Ownership Center, a nonprofit that promotes employee-owned business models in Colorado. She aided the organization grow and focus its efforts on employee ownership as a viable alternative to today’s corporate culture. Linda is retiring from direct client services but will continue to participate in the cooperative community with writing and speaking engagements. Linda is a member of the newly formed Advisory Board for RMFU Cooperative Development Center.