Phillip Westry is the Executive Director at FreeState Justice, a human services organization that works statewide to improve the lives of LGBTQIA+ Marylanders and their families through legal services, policy advocacy, outreach, education, and coalition building. 

Phillip was previously FreeState Justice's Legal Director. He managed the legal program that includes in-house attorneys and a panel of pro bono attorneys who provide civil rights litigation, including direct services and impact litigation to indigent members of the LGBTQ+ community.

Before joining FreeState, Phillip spent more than ten years in nonprofit program management and as a public interest attorney, providing legal assistance to Marylanders seeking help with consumer debt defense, foreclosure prevention, and tenants' rights cases.

Phillip earned his Juris Doctorate from the University of Maryland Francis King Carey School of Law and a Bachelor of Arts in American Studies from the University of Maryland, College Park, where he graduated summa cum laude. He is a member of the Monumental City Bar Association, the LGBTQ Bar Association, and the Maryland State Bar Association.

In his spare time, Phillip serves on the boards of the Pratt Contemporaries, Belair Edison Neighborhoods Inc., and the Greenmount West Community Association. He is also an avid tennis player.

He lives in Baltimore's Greenmount West neighborhood with his husband Mike and their dog Hannibal.