Phillip A. Cole / Retired
Former Areas of Practice: Legal Malpractice, Professional Liability, Medical Malpractice, Commercial Litigation, Business Litigation, Intellectual Property Litigation, Shareholder/Owner Disputes, Wrongful Death
Phillip A. Cole / Biography
Before his retirement, Phil Cole used his 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 has been a frequent lecturer and a published author in the areas of trial strategies and professional liability subjects. Mr. Cole was a board certified civil trial advocate by the National Board of Trial Advocacy before retiring.
He has been a qualified neutral under Rule 114 of the Minnesota General Rules of Practice and 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 and as the Minneapolis Best Lawyers Legal Malpractice Lawyer-Defendants of the Year for 2014 and again in 2019. Cole, a member of the American Board of Professional Liability Attorneys until his retirement, was 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).
Mr. Cole has also been recognized in the International Who’s Who, Who’s Who in American Law, the National Registry of Who’s Who, and as one of The Best Lawyers in America© by U.S. World & News Report. He has been repeatedly listed as a Minnesota Super Lawyer and has been listed as a Top 100 Minnesota Super Lawyer for over a dozen years. Before his retirement he was rated AV Preeminent® for the highest level of professional excellence by Martindale-Hubbell.
Education
- University of Maryland, B.A., 1961
- Georgetown University, J.D., 1964
News + Articles
Minnesota Supreme Court and Court of Appeals Case Review
Kay Hunt spoke at the 2006 Minnesota Legal Services Coalition on "Minnesota Supreme Court and Court of Appeals Case Review."
Ethics on Appeal: Taking the High Road to the High Court – Ethics in Everyday Litigation Practice
Kay Hunt spoke at the 2006 and 2008 Minnesota State Bar Association on the topic "Ethics on Appeal: Taking the High Road to the High Court – Ethics in Everyday Litigation Practice."
Daubert/Frye-Mack from the Plaintiff’s Perspective
Phil Cole spoke on April 20, 2006 at the 2006 Medical Malpractice Conference sponsored jointly by the Hennepin County Bar Association, Minnesota Defense Lawyers Association and the Minnesota Trial Lawyers Association. Phil presented the topic, "Daubert/Frye-Mack from...
Common Problems for Transportation Creditors in Bankruptcy and Commercial Litigation
Deb Swenson presented "Common Problems for Transportation Creditors in Bankruptcy and Commercial Litigation" to the National Transportation Credit Association in St. Petersburg, Florida, in February 2006.
No-Fault or Our Fault? Ideas on How We Can Solve Many of Our Own No-Fault Problems
Bodily injury liability filings and verdicts are lower than any time in the last decade, but No-Fault filings and awards are higher than ever. Our carriers are deluged with No-Fault claims which often are worth several thousand dollars before the carrier gets its...
The Effect of Revisions to the Bankruptcy Code on Trade Creditors
Deb Swenson presented "The Effect of Revisions to the Bankruptcy Code on Trade Creditors" to the National Truck, Trailer and Fuel Credit Association in Orlando, Florida, in October 2005.