
Randal R. Cole is a Member with Dawda, Mann, Mulcahy & Sadler, PLC. Prior to receiving his law degree, Mr. Cole worked for a management consulting firm which led him into employment and labor law where he has significant experience defending employers against employment claims. Mr. Cole’s litigation includes a broad spectrum of areas including: the handling of complex cases related to land and title issues for national title companies; providing advice to Tier II and Tier III automotive clients with supplier issues, as well as initiating and defending litigation in both Michigan and other states relating to supplier and production issues; drafting and providing advice on estate plans; successfully resolving complex probate matters on behalf of both private clients and national charitable organizations; handling commercial landlord tenant disputes; filing and litigating classification of proofs of claim in bankruptcy court; initiating and defending adversary proceedings in bankruptcy court; and representing financial institutions on forbearance and collection matters.
Mr. Cole has extensive experience in both state and federal courts and has handled appellate cases in both the Michigan Court of Appeals and the Federal Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals. His experience in administrative forums includes representing clients before the National Labor Relations Board, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, the Michigan Department of Civil Rights, and Michigan Employment Security Agency.
Randal R. Cole
Member
Education
University of Minnesota Law School, Minneapolis, Minnesota, 1994 J.D. Honors: Cum Laude
Kalamazoo College, Kalamazoo, Michigan, 1991 B.A.
Associations
American Bar Association
Oakland County Bar Association
State Bar of Michigan
Turnaround Management Association
Seminars
Sexual Harassment: Investigating Claims in the New Millennium
Troy Chamber of Commerce
Family Medical Leave Act: Policy and Administration
Troy Chamber of Commerce
Terminations from A through Z and Minimizing the L (Lawsuits) American Society of Employers Conference Employment Law Workshop
Languages
English, German
Bar Admissions
Michigan, 1996
U.S. District Court
Eastern District of Michigan, 1996
U.S. District Court
Western District of Michigan, 1996
U.S. District Court
District of South Carolina, 2003
U.S. District Court
Northern District of Illinois, 2004
U.S. Court of Appeals 6th Circuit, 2010