Philip Michels

Philip Michels, the principal attorney at the Law Offices of Michels & Lew, serves clients throughout Los Angeles, California. A veteran personal injury attorney, Mr. Michels has almost 50 years of experience fighting for the rights of those suffering needlessly as the result of the negligence of others. His legal practice encompasses wrongful death; sexual abuse; medical malpractice cases such as birth injuries, failure to diagnose and surgical errors; and personal injury cases involving traumatic injuries, paralysis and drowning accidents.

After completing his bachelor’s degree in mathematics from the University of California at Los Angeles, Mr. Michels obtained his Juris Doctor from the same university. He also has a master’s in English from the University of California at Santa Barbara.

A certified specialist in medical professional negligence law by The State Bar of California, Mr. Michels routinely secures millions of dollars in settlements and verdicts on behalf of injured California residents and their families.

Among Mr. Michels’s many honors are an AV Preeminent* rating from Martindale-Hubbell and an Avvo 10.0 rating. He was named “Trial Lawyer of the Year” in 2003 by the Consumer Attorneys Association of Los Angeles (CAALA) and among the Top 100 Trial Lawyers by The National Trial Lawyers. His firm was listed among the best law firms by the U.S. News & World Report and Best Lawyers.

Mr. Michels stays active in his community by maintaining memberships in legal organizations. These include the Los Angeles County Bar Association, American Association for Justice, American Academy for Cerebral Palsy and Developmental Medicine, Consumer Attorneys of California and American Board of Trial Advocates. He was elected as the President of the CAALA and served among the board of governors of Los Angeles Trial Lawyers' Charities.

Mr. Michels’s extensive experience and knowledge have urged educational institutions to request him as a speaker and presenter. He has multiple articles published, and he has also written extensively for other journals and publications.

*AV®, AV Preeminent®, Martindale-Hubbell Distinguished and Martindale-Hubbell Notable are certification marks used under license in accordance with the Martindale-Hubbell certification procedures, standards and policies. Martindale-Hubbell® is the facilitator of a peer review rating process. Ratings reflect the anonymous opinions of members of the bar and the judiciary. Martindale-Hubbell® Peer Review Rating™ fall into two categories – legal ability and general ethical standards.