Scott Edward Cole

Scott Cole is the founder and principal attorney at Cole & Van Note, one of California's best-known and most highly-respected employment and consumer rights class action law firms. He is a graduate of the University of San Francisco School of Law (1992), and San Francisco State University (B.A., Speech Communications; 1989). He is a member of the California State Bar and the State Bar’s Labor and Employment Law Section, is admitted to practice before all California federal courts (including the 6th and 9th Circuit Court of Appeals), has prosecuted cases in numerous states including New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Florida, Nevada, Ohio and Texas and handled numerous nationwide class actions. Mr. Cole has served as a member of the National Association of Securities Dealers (former Series 7 Licensee), California’s Animal Legal Defense Fund, the Board of Directors of the American Synergy Center, the Association of Trial Lawyers of America, the California Employment Lawyers Association, the American Bar Association, the National Employment Lawyers Association, the Alameda County Bar Association (Vice-Chair of the Labor and Employment Section) and served as a U.S. Delegate to the InterAmerican Meeting of Labor and Trade Union Lawyers in Havana, Cuba. Finally, Mr. Cole has authored numerous scholarly publications and serves as an attorney mentor and regular guest lecturer on issues surrounding employment, data breach law and class action procedures. Mr. Cole has lead the successful prosecution of hundreds of wage and hour class actions, set records for both the highest settlement and the highest judgment in history for particular employment claims, and been responsible for shaping employment law in trial and appellate courts for decades. Mr. Cole is also the author of the book "Fallout," and serves as a mediator of employment, consumer and data breach law disputes at Cole Mediations.

University of San Francisco School of Law

J.D. (1992) | Law

1989 - 1992

California State University - San Francisco State University

B.A. (1989) | Speech Communications

1985 - 1989

President/CEO

Cole & Van Note

1992 - Current

Ninth Circuit Provides Much-Needed Guidance on Evidentiary Burdens in Overtime Misclassification Litigation

California Employment Lawyers Association Bulletin, May 2009.

May, 2009

A New Standard for Class Action Settlement Approval?

California Employment Lawyers Association Bulletin

April, 2009

To Be or Not to Be A Penalty; Defining the Recovery Under California's, Meal and Rest Period Provisions

Golden Gate University Law Review, Law and Social Change

April, 2005

To Certify or Not to Certify: A Circuit-By-Circuit Primer of the Varying Standards for Class Certification in Actions under the Federal Labors Standards Act

The Boston University Public Interest Law Journal

September, 2004

The Quest for Class Certification

Employment Law Strategist

September, 2003

Association of Trial Lawyers of America

Member

Current

American Bar Association

Member

Current

National Employment Lawyers Association

Member

Current

Animal Legal Defense Fund

Member/Referral Attorney

Current

California Employment Lawyers Association

Member

2005 - Current

California State Bar  # 160744

Member

1992 - Current

Alameda County Bar Association

Vice-Chair of the Labor and Employment Section Executive Committee

2009 - 2010

American Synergy Center

Board of Directors

2001 - 2001

National Association of Securities Dealers (Series 7 Licensed)

Registered Representative

1987 - 1989

California

Since 1992

• Free Consultation

• Data Breach