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title: Philip Michels
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![Philip Michels](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/media/zoo/images/Michels-Philip_9083122619716b28969fc2ed0b8caf4a.jpg)

# Philip Michels

Philip Michels has practiced trial law for over 30 years. He is a California State Bar recognized specialist in Medical Professional Liability; CAALA Trial Lawyer of the Year-2003; and voted by the American Trial Lawyers Association as one of theTop 100 Trial Lawyers in California. His firm handles a broad range of catastrophic injuries, especially birth and brain injuries. He is a past-president of the Consumer Attorneys of Los Angeles. [*www.michels-lew.com*](http://www.michels-lew.com)

### Articles written by this author:

[![Lessons for the future from 40 years of med-mal practice](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/media/zoo/images/Michels-thinkstock-476154939_aa43f9196066421e83010c7e99fdf1d6.jpg)](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2014-november/lessons-for-the-future-from-40-years-of-med-mal-practice "Lessons for the future from 40 years of med-mal practice")

## [Lessons for the future from 40 years of med-mal practice](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2014-november/lessons-for-the-future-from-40-years-of-med-mal-practice "Lessons for the future from 40 years of med-mal practice")

Screen your cases well and don’t be cowed by defense; they put up a good front no matter what the case

[Philip Michels](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/philip-michels "Philip Michels")

[2014 November](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2014-november)

## [Therapeutic cooling for injured newborns](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2016-march/therapeutic-cooling-for-injured-newborns "Therapeutic cooling for injured newborns")

Therapeutic hypothermia has become standard of care for neonates who suffer an asphyxial event near birth

[Philip Michels](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/philip-michels "Philip Michels")

[2016 March](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2016-march)

## [Therapeutic cooling for injured newborns](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2016-march/therapeutic-cooling-for-injured-newborns-2 "Therapeutic cooling for injured newborns")

Therapeutic hypothermia has become standard of care for neonates who suffer an asphyxial event near birth

[Philip Michels](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/philip-michels "Philip Michels")

[2016 March](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2016-march)