Nicholas Cole Douglas, Lawyer

Nicholas (Cole) Douglas is a partner at Cochran Douglas, which has its offices in Tacoma, Washington. Concentrating his practice on personal injury matters, ranging from car accidents to product liability and wrongful death, he also takes on sexual abuse cases, serving clients throughout the state of Washington.

Douglas is a compassionate and empathic attorney, taking the time to listen to his clients and answering all their questions. He provides personalized solutions for each of his clients cases and understands the pain they must be going through, especially when they are injured by another person’s careless actions.

Graduating cum laude and with dean’s list honors, Douglas obtained his Juris Doctor from the Seattle University School of Law. He received his bachelor’s degree in psychology from the Willamette University and a Master of Business Administration degree from Willamette University’s Atkinson Graduate School of Management.

Douglas is licensed to practice in Washington and before the United States District Court for the Western and Eastern Districts of Washington. He has received much recognition for his contributions to the field of law, including being named to the Top 40 Under 40 and Top 100 by The National Trial Lawyers, and receiving an Avvo rating of 10 out of 10. Douglas was also recently selected to the 40 Under 40 List by the South Sound Business Journal. Douglas has also consistently been recognized as a Rising Star by Super Lawyers since 2018.

Active in his affiliations with the legal community, Douglas is a member of the Honorable Robert J. Bryan American Inns of Court, the American Bar Association, the American Association for Justice, the King County Bar Association and the Thurston County Bar Association. He is also an Eagle member of the Washington State Association for Justice and the past president of the Tacoma-Pierce County Bar Association’s New & Young Lawyers Section.

Position	Organization	Location	Duration
Partner Attorney	Cochran Douglas, PLLC	Tacoma, WA	2020-present
Attorney	Pfau Cochran Vertetis Amala, PLLC	Seattle, WA	2015-2020

School	Degree	Major	Graduation
Seattle University School of Law	J.D.	Law School	N/A
Seattle University School of Law	JD		2015
Atkinson Graduate School of Management - Willamette University	MBA		2012
Willamette University	BA		2011

State / Court
United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
United States District Court – Eastern District of Washington
United States District Court – Western District of Washington
Washington

• Washington State Association for Justice
  American Association for Justice
  Robert J Bryan American Inns of Court
  American Bar Association
  Washington State Bar Association
  Tacoma Pierce County Bar Association
  King County Bar Association
  Thurston County Bar Association
  Tacoma Pro Bono, Housing Justice Project

• Selected to Rising Stars List, Super Lawyers
  Selected as one of the Top 100 Civil Plaintiff Trial Lawyers in Washington, Top 100, The National Trial Lawyers
  Top Attorney, Avvo Rating 10.0
  Selected to the South Sound Business Journal's 40 Under 40 List for 2022, 40 Under 40, The South Sound Business Journal
  Selected as one of the Top 40 Under 40 Civil Plaintiff Trial Lawyers in Washington, Top 40 Under 40, The National Trial Lawyers
  Selected to the Million Dollar Advocates Forum, Top Trial Lawyers in America

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