Paul Powell

Partner

20 yrs experience
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Bar admitted 2000
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Chicago, IL

Bar admissions

Nevada
2000
Illinois
2012
U.S. District Court, Nevada

Education

J.D.: University of Idaho College of Law2000
Undergraduate: Idaho State University1997

Awards and recognition

01Elite Lawyers of America
02Rue Rating's Best Attorneys of America
03National Trial Lawyers Top 40 Under 40
04Multi-Million Dollar Advocates Forum Member
05Top 100 High Stakes Litigators
06MyVegas Magazine Top 100 Lawyer (2017, 2018, 2019)
07National Trial Lawyers Top 100 Lawyers

Memberships

American Bar Association
Illinois Trial Lawyers Association
Chicago Bar Association
Clark County Bar Association
Nevada Justice Association
American Association for Justice

Background

Paul D. Powell is a co-founder and partner at Powell and Pisman Injury Lawyers in Chicago. Recognized as an elite personal injury litigator, he has practiced law for nearly 20 years, beginning his legal career in 2000 by clerking for the Honorable Chief Justice Myron E. Leavitt of the Supreme Court of Nevada before joining Lionel Sawyer & Collins. Paul began his personal injury career in 2003. His settlements and jury verdicts have exceeded $250 million in just over the last decade, with more than 75 cases settling at or above $1 million. In 2017, he founded Paul Pays It Forward, a nonprofit supporting Make-A-Wish Foundation and St. Jude Children's Research Hospital.

Notable cases

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Over 75 cases with settlements/verdicts of $1 million or more
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Aggregate $250M+ in settlements and verdicts over the past decade

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