Attorney Cole Douglas

1 00:00:03.400 --> 00:00:06.128 Growing up, there's always a question of, 2 00:00:06.129 --> 00:00:07.257 what are you going to do? 3 00:00:07.258 --> 00:00:08.300 What do you want to be? 4 00:00:09.970 --> 00:00:12.300 I was active in sports my entire life. 5 00:00:12.330 --> 00:00:15.214 I did it in high school, played in college as well. 6 00:00:16.057 --> 00:00:17.971 I like being competitive. 7 00:00:18.086 --> 00:00:19.157 I liked winning. 8 00:00:19.386 --> 00:00:22.170 When I looked at a career where 9 00:00:22.171 --> 00:00:24.014 it would be not only challenging, 10 00:00:24.300 --> 00:00:26.700 but something where I'd be really motivated 11 00:00:26.701 --> 00:00:30.386 to wake up every day, go to work, and clock in, 12 00:00:30.640 --> 00:00:32.443 it's one of those where I looked at it and I said, 13 00:00:32.444 --> 00:00:33.940 'Hey, an attorney, 14 00:00:33.960 --> 00:00:34.917 or being an attorney, 15 00:00:34.918 --> 00:00:36.614 going to law school, that's a challenge.' 16 00:00:36.615 --> 00:00:38.086 I want to see if I can conquer that 17 00:00:38.314 --> 00:00:42.029 and not only conquer it but kick butt at it. 18 00:00:42.030 --> 00:00:43.557 It's one of those things where 19 00:00:44.290 --> 00:00:47.313 I've been able to grow and find 20 00:00:47.314 --> 00:00:49.140 a lot of different life experiences. 21 00:00:49.170 --> 00:00:50.471 Through that, 22 00:00:51.760 --> 00:00:53.920 you find out different things you're interested in. 23 00:00:53.920 --> 00:00:55.129 One of the things that I like to do is 24 00:00:55.130 --> 00:00:58.900 I like to get up and I like to put on a show. 25 00:00:58.930 --> 00:01:00.557 I like to go to trial. 26 00:01:00.930 --> 00:01:05.071 I like to take someone who is at a disadvantage, 27 00:01:05.429 --> 00:01:07.686 who's down in the dumps, who needs help, 28 00:01:07.880 --> 00:01:09.914 and provide that hand, provide that guidance, 29 00:01:10.214 --> 00:01:13.429 and get them out of a really, really challenging place 30 00:01:13.486 --> 00:01:14.929 where they don't deserve to be. 31 00:01:15.171 --> 00:01:17.486 At Cochrane Douglas, we're a personal injury law firm. 32 00:01:17.714 --> 00:01:20.200 We're trial attorneys who practice personal injury law. 33 00:01:20.320 --> 00:01:21.329 What that means is, 34 00:01:21.330 --> 00:01:23.700 whether you're injured in a motor vehicle accident 35 00:01:23.701 --> 00:01:25.380 or whether you're injured 36 00:01:25.400 --> 00:01:27.600 by the government in a government liability case. 37 00:01:27.657 --> 00:01:29.071 We're going to be able to handle your case 38 00:01:29.072 --> 00:01:30.228 and handle it effectively. 39 00:01:31.300 --> 00:01:33.995 The foundation of my practice is that 40 00:01:34.195 --> 00:01:35.943 when I interact with a client, 41 00:01:36.210 --> 00:01:39.100 I want them to come in, and I want to immediately build 42 00:01:39.101 --> 00:01:40.571 that foundation trust. 43 00:01:40.864 --> 00:01:43.200 That's critical to any successful case, 44 00:01:43.500 --> 00:01:46.500 in any successful attorney-client relationship. 45 00:01:47.040 --> 00:01:48.508 I'm going to need to trust you, 46 00:01:48.509 --> 00:01:49.800 and you're going to need to trust me. 47 00:01:50.000 --> 00:01:52.857 With that, I'm going to be completely open. 48 00:01:53.010 --> 00:01:56.271 I'm going to be frank with every client that I have 49 00:01:56.471 --> 00:01:59.364 because that openness creates that helps 50 00:01:59.929 --> 00:02:02.471 set the foundation for that trusting relationship. 51 00:02:03.010 --> 00:02:04.143 In addition to trust, 52 00:02:04.144 --> 00:02:06.386 I think there needs to be transparency. 53 00:02:06.729 --> 00:02:09.514 There's going to be difficult points that come up with every case. 54 00:02:10.080 --> 00:02:11.500 I'm going to be frank with you. 55 00:02:11.530 --> 00:02:13.940 I'm going to offer advice that's straightforward. 56 00:02:13.960 --> 00:02:16.013 It may not be easy to hear, 57 00:02:16.014 --> 00:02:17.614 but it's going to help get you where you want to be.