Attorney Profiles

Congratulations to Phil Michels who was selected by his peers for inclusion in the 2010 edition of The Best Lawyers in America in the specialties of Medical Malpractice, Personal Injury Litigation and Professional Malpractice Law.

Philip Michels, A.P.L.C. practicing in Medical Malpractice, Personal Injury, and Sexual Abuse.

Personal Injury
Birth Injuries
Brain Injuries
Medical Malpractice

Areas of Practice

• Medical Malpractice Law
• Personal Injury Law
• Sexual Abuse

Litigation Percentage

• 100% of Practice Devoted to Litigation

Certification/Specialties

• Medical Professional Liability (Am Brd of Prof Liability Attys), The State Bar of California
• Professional Negligence, American Board of Professional Liability Attorneys
• Professional Negligence, Personal Injury and Trial Practice Law, Consumer Attorneys of California

Bar Admissions

• California, 1973

Education

• University of California at Los Angeles School of Law, Los Angeles, California, 1973
  Juris Doctor
  
  
• University of California at Santa Barbara, Santa Barbara, California, 1969
  M.A.
  Major: English
  
  
• University of California at Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, 1966
  B.A.
  Major: Mathematics
  
  

Published Works

• "Attacking the Doubling Time Defense in Breast Cancer Cases", (Co-Author with Dr. Joseph Mirra), California Trial Lawyers Association Forum, October, 1980
• "Attacking the Doubling Time Defense in Breast Cancer Cases", (Co-Author with Dr. Joseph Mirra), Medical Trial Technique Quarterly, Winter, 1981
• "How to Obtain and Use Experts in Medical Malpractice Cases", California Trial Lawyers Association Journal v. 19, #1
• "Strategies for Dealing with the Statute of Limitations in Medical Malpractice Cases", Consumer Attorneys Association of Los Angeles, September, 1999
• "Presenting the Best Case with An Unsympathetic Client", Consumer Attorneys Association of Los Angeles, August, 2001
• "Motions in Limine", Consumer Attorneys Association of Los Angeles, December, 2001
• "The Psychology of Depositions", Consumer Attorneys Association of Los Angeles, April, 2003
• "Deposition Strategies", Consumer Attorneys Association of Los Angeles, December, 2005

Classes/Seminars Taught

• "Taking Depositions", CAALA New Lawyer Seminar, 2009
• "Psychology of Depositions & Marketing Tips for Your Practice", CAALA New Lawyers Section, 2009
• "Dealing with Unsympathetic Clients", Consumer Attorneys Association of Los Angeles, Las Vegas Convention, 2004
• "Advanced Trial Skills", Consumer Attorneys Association of Los Angeles, Las Vegas Convention, 2003
• Moderator, Medical Malpractice Panel, Consumer Attorneys of California, San Francisco Convention Chair of Subsection, 2002
• "Deposing Defendants Physician", Consumer Attorneys Association of Los Angeles, Las Vegas Convention, 1999
• "Use of Videotaped Child Interviews in Civil Trials: Innovative Techniques, Technology and Trial Presentation", Children's Center for Child Protection, San Diego Conference on Responding to Child Maltreatment Syllabus, 1998
• "Finding and Retaining Experts in a Professional Negligence Case", Consumer Attorneys of California, Las Vegas Convention, October 17, 1997
• "Selected Issues in Medical Malpractice", With David Corwin, MD, California Trial Lawyers Association, San Francisco Convention Syllabus, November, 1995
• "Opening Statements in Medical Malpractice Cases", Consumer Attorneys of California, San Francisco Convention, 1991
• "Selection and Aggressive Management of Cancer Cases", California Trial Lawyers Association Convention Syllabus, 1986
• "Finding Experts in Medical Malpractice Cases", Consumer Attorneys of California, Newport Beach Convention, 1986
• Activities include: "Recreational Accidents: Liability and Immunity of Public Entities", California Trial Lawyers Association Forum, 1984

Honors and Awards

• AV Rated.
• Consumer Attorneys Association of Los Angeles Trial Lawyer of the Year, 2003
• Consumer Attorneys of California, Recognition of Experience in Professional Negligence and Personal Injury Trial Practice
• Los Angeles Daily Journal, Litigator Profile, October 17, 1997
• California Business Journal, Litigator Profile
• Voted Southern California Super Lawyer, 2007 - 2008
• Named one of The Best Lawyers in America in the specialties of Medical Malpractice, Personal Injury Litigation and Professional Malpractice Law, 2007 - 2008
• Super Lawyer, 2009

Professional Associations and Memberships

• Los Angeles County Bar Association
  Member
  
  
• State Bar of California, Litigation Section, 1982 - 1985
  Member, Committee on Rules and Procedures of Court
  
  
• Consumer Attorneys Association of Los Angeles, 2001 - 2005
  Member, Board of Governors
  
  
• Consumer Attorneys Association of Los Angeles, 2005 - 2007
  Treasurer
  
  
• Consumer Attorneys Association of Los Angeles, 2009
  First Vice President (President 2011)
  
  
• American Board of Trial Advocates
  Member
  
  
• American Board of Professional Liability Attorneys
  Member
  
  
• American Association for Justice
  Member
  
  
• Consumer Attorneys of California
  Member
  
  

Birth Information

• 1944