Portland Personal Injury Attorney

About Chad Stavley

Chad Stavley is a Portland personal injury lawyer who specializes in significant injury and wrongful death cases.  He has tried more than 100 cases, including over 75 jury trials; considerably more than most lawyers try in their entire careers.  He has achieved some of the highest verdicts by case type in recent Oregon history including a $404,044.75 dog attack verdict and a $384,213.89 bicycle injury verdict.  Chad is based in Portland but practices in courts throughout Oregon and Washington.

Before opening the Law Office of Chad Stavley, Chad worked as a Multnomah County Deputy District Attorney and then as an insurance defense lawyer for a large Portland firm. As a criminal prosecutor, Chad tried numerous jury trials, becoming familiar with judges and juries and learning how to work effectively in the courtroom.  As an insurance defense lawyer, Chad learned how insurance companies value claims and how they defend personal injury cases.  In 2008 Chad opened the Law Office of Chad Stavley and put his knowledge and trial experience to work representing people against large corporations and insurance companies.  He is passionate about righting wrongs.

Chad graduated from the University of Miami School of Law with Honors. He won merit scholarships in his third year of law school based on excellence in Miami’s mock trial program.

When not at work, Chad enjoys spending time with his wife Annalisa, son George and daughter Lincoln.