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Joseph K. Cole Partner
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- Biography
Joe focuses his practice on litigation & information management, insurance coverage, and business litigation.
He is part of the national product liability discovery team that coordinates discovery nationally for a major manufacturer. Joe assists in developing discovery strategies; negotiating protective orders to protect confidential and trade secret information; drafting and reviewing of discovery motions, affidavits, and discovery responses; reviewing corporate testimony for confidentiality; and coordinating the production of responsive documents.
Joe’s insurance coverage experience includes analyzing insurance policies, litigating insurance coverage disputes, and assisting clients with the implementation of complex coverage in place agreements.
He also has experience handling business disputes and has represented individuals and companies in a variety of matters, including breach of contract, breach of fiduciary duties, and misappropriation of trade secrets.
Before entering private practice, Joe was a judicial law clerk for the Honorable Magistrate Judge Mark J. Dinsmore of the United States District Court for the Southern District of Indiana. In that role, he gained extensive experience in pre-trial discovery issues and federal jurisdictional issues.
- Professional & Civic Activities
- Ohio State Bar Association, Advisory Council on Diversity Initiatives, July 2020-Present
- Toledo Bar Association, Membership Committee, 2019
- Ohio State Bar Association, Council of Delegates, 2019
- Toledo Bar Association LGBTQ Council, Chair, 2019; Steering Committee for LGBTQ Council Formation, 2016; Member, 2016-2019
- Toledo Bar Association Young Lawyers Committee, Secretary 2014, Co-Chair 2015
- ABLE/LAWO Pro Bono Clinic, Volunteer
- Toledo Bar Association Expungement Clinic, Volunteer Attorney
- Articles & Presentations
- "Diversity and Inclusion in the Workplace," Co-Moderator Stacy RC Berliner, Brouse McDowell, Webinar (October 5, 2021)
- "Litigation Management - Avoiding Headaches with Early Planning and Defensible Protocols," Co-Author Brandi Doniere, Business Litigation Advisory, Brouse McDowell Blog (August 3, 2021)
- "COVID Coverage Cases Turn On Policy Language," Insurance Coverage Counselor, Brouse McDowell Blog (January 28, 2021)
- "Data Mapping - Why it's Important to Know What Data You Have and Where it Goes," Co-Author Craig Horbus, Corporate TIPS, Brouse McDowell Blog (November 4, 2020)
- “Litigation Considerations if Your Business Experiences a Breach,” Co-Author Craig S. Horbus, Corporate T.I.P.S., Brouse McDowell Blog (May 13, 2020)
- “Ransomware Attack – Is Losing Data Considered a Physical Loss Under Your Insurance Policy?” Corporate T.I.P.S., Brouse McDowell Blog (February 21, 2020)
- “Efforts to Protect Personal Data Continue in 2020 Creating An Ever Complex Maze of Rules for Businesses,” Co-Author Crag Horbus, Corporate T.I.P.S., Brouse McDowell Blog (January 8, 2020)
- "I want it noooow!" Co-Author Amy Shock, Hylant, Insurance Recovery Newsletter Vol XXIV (Fall 2019)
- “Ethical Issues Surrounding Technology and Protecting Client Trade Secrets,” co-speaker with Craig S. Horbus, Dana In-House Seminar CLE, Maumee, Ohio (October 1, 2019)
- “Texas Federal Court Analyzes What Triggers the Breach of Contract Exclusion,” Insurance Coverage Counselor, Brouse McDowell Blog (February 5, 2019)
- "The Almighty Discretionary Power of State Officials Trumps the Equal Protection Clause?" 41 U. Tol. L. Rev. 669 (2010)
- "Preserving Objections in Discovery: Conditional v. Partial Discovery Responses," Ohio Women's Bar Association Network Newsletter, Vol. XXIII, Issue 4 (Fall 2014)
- Distinctions
- Recipient of University of Toledo College of Law's UToledo Emerging Leader Award — October 2021
- The Best Lawyers in America© 'Ones to Watch' for Commercial Litigation and Insurance Law — 2021-2022
- Named a Fellow by the American Bar Foundation — 2020
