John David Cole, Jr.

David was born in Bowling Green, Kentucky in 1967 and admitted to the Kentucky and Federal bars in 1994. David is also admitted to practice before the United States Supreme Court. The U.S. Court of Appeals, 6th Circuit; the U.S. District Court in the Eastern and Western Districts of Kentucky.

Education: David is a graduate of Mississippi State University with a Bachelor of Arts degree in 1990. He obtained his Juris Doctor in 1994 from the Salmon P. Chase College of Law at Northern Kentucky University. 

Memberships: David is a member of the Bowling Green/Warren County and Kentucky Bar Associations; David is a Life Member of the Sixth Circuit Judicial Conference; the Million Dollar Advocates Forum; and the Multi-Million Dollar Advocates Forum. 

Recognitions: David was recognized by Kentucky Super Lawyers in 2011, 2012 and 2013. David was recognized in 2012, as published in Kentucky monthly as one of the top attorneys in Kentucky.

Areas of Practice: Criminal Defense, Personal Injury, Probate, Corporate Litigation, Administrative Agency Compliance Litigation, and Divorce Litigation. 

Experience: David has over 20 years of criminal defense litigation in both state and federal courts within the Commonwealth of Kentucky. His experience includes personal injury litigation with a focus on civil rights litigation, nursing home abuse and neglect, medical malpractice and negligence, products liability, and automobile collisions. David also has over 20 years of experience in probate and divorce litigation.


Office: (270) 843-9212
Fax: (270) 282-7250
Cell: (270) 202-6212
Email: [email protected]
Office Location: 1705 Ashley Circle, Bowling Green, KY 42104