Specialties: At the Thole Law Firm, we work closely with our clients and the prosecution to have our clients' charges dismissed or reduced, and to find alternative forms of restitution. Together, we will get you past this legal hurdle so you can move forward with your life. Attorney Eric Thole provides clients with special insight into the criminal justice system. As a former Stillwater and Cottage Grove city attorney and former assistant Washington County prosecutor, Mr. Thole knows both sides of the coin. He understands the techniques prosecutors will use to build a case against you and knows how to develop smart legal defense strategies that will break their case apart. Established in 1992.