Phillip Cole


Full Name Phillip A. Cole
Email phil@lommen.com
Phone 612-336-9340
Fax 612-339-8064
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Profile Phil Cole is the President of Lommen, Abdo, Cole, King & Stageberg, P.A. He has extensive litigation experience in handling personal injury cases, commercial disputes, business torts, class actions, medical malpractice claims, and the defense of all types of claims brought against lawyers. Mr. Cole is a frequent lecturer and is a published author in the areas of trial strategies and professional liability subjects. Mr. Cole is certified as a civil trial specialist by the National Board of Trial Advocacy. He is a qualified neutral under Rule 114 of the Minnesota General Rules of Practice. He is included on the civil neutrals rosters for both facilitative/hybrid and adjudicative/evaluative panels. Mr. Cole was selected as the Minneapolis Best Lawyers Legal Malpractice Lawyer of the Year for 2011. Cole, a member of the American Board of Professional Liability Attorneys, is certified as a specialist in the litigation of both legal and medical professional liability claims (this national organization is not accredited by the Minnesota Board of Legal Certification). He is also recognized in the International Who’s Who, Who’s Who in American Law, the National Registry of Who’s Who, and as a one of The Best Lawyers in America by U.S. World & News Report. He is on the list of the Top 100 Minnesota Super Lawyers® and is AV rated by Martindale-Hubbell.  





 
 
Bar Admissions  Minnesota, 1968
U.S. Court of Appeals Eighth Circuit, 1968
U.S. District Court District of Minnesota, 1968
U.S. Supreme Court, 1967
Published Works “Legal Profession at the Crossroads,” Bench & Bar, September, 1999
Classes or Lectures Dealing with Complex Litigation, Minnesota Institute of Legal Education
Membership  American Board of Professional Liability Attorneys

International Association of Defense Counsel

Minnesota Defense Lawyers Association, Past President, 1986 - 1988

Leaders Forum Member of American Association for Justice (formerly ATLA)

International Who's Who

American Trial Lawyers Association

Hennepin County Bar Association

Minnesota State Bar Association

American Bar Association
Office Location Minneapolis
Areas of Practice Class Actions
Commercial Litigation
Legal Malpractice
Medical Malpractice