Current Employment Position(s)

Managing Partner

Lawyer Overview

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, 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 by the National Board of Trial Advocacy in Civil Trial Advocacy.
He is a member of the American Board of Professional Liability Attorneys and is certified as a specialist in the litigation of both medical and legal professional liability claims.
Mr. Cole is also recognized in the International Who's Who, Who's Who in American Law, the National Registry of Who's Who, and The Best Lawyers in America and has been selected as a Leading Minnesota Attorney in professional malpractice and commercial litigation and listed as a Super Lawyer by Minnesota Law & Politics in the area of personal injury. He is AV rated by Martindale-Hubbell.

Areas of Practice

• Commercial Litigation
• Class Actions
• Medical Malpractice
• Legal Malpractice

West Practice Categories

Business & Commercial Law, Class Actions, Medical Malpractice, Legal Malpractice

Bar Admissions

• Minnesota, 1968
• Maryland, 1964
• U.S. District Court District of Minnesota, 1968
• U.S. Court of Appeals 8th Circuit, 1968
• U.S. Supreme Court, 1967

Certification/Specialties

• Civil Trial Specialist, National Board of Trial Advocacy

Professional Associations and Memberships

• Hennepin County Bar Association (Member)
• Minnesota State Bar Association (Member)
• American Bar Association (Member)
• American Board of Professional Liability Attorneys (Member)
• Minnesota State Bar Association, 1977 - 1980 (Chair, Civil Litigation Committee)
• Minnesota State Bar Association, 1990 - 1993 (Chair, Court Rules Committee)
• International Association of Defense Counsel (Member)
• Minnesota Defense Lawyers Association (Past President)

Honors and Awards

• The Best Lawyers in America, Naifeh & G. Smith
• "Super Lawyer", Minnesota Law & Politcs
• Leading American Attorney
• "International Who's Who"
• "Who's Who in American Law"
• "National Registry of Who's Who"

Classes and Seminars

• Dealing with Complex Litigation, Minnesota Institute of Legal Education

Education

• Georgetown University Law Center, Washington, District of Columbia, 1964
  J.D.
• University of Maryland, College Park, MD, 1961
  B.A.

Fraternities/Sororities

• Phi Sigma Kappa

Accepts Credit Cards

Published Works

• "Legal Profession at the Crossroads", Bench & Bar, September, 1999

Address

2000 IDS Center
80 South Eighth Street
Minneapolis, MN 55402-2100

Phones

(612) 336-9340

Faxes

(612) 339-8064

Emails

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Websites

http://www.lommen.com