Chad Bradford

Indianapolis, IN23 years experienceAdmitted 2002

About Chad Bradford

Partner at Christie Bell & Marshall in Indianapolis specializing in medical malpractice representation. Brings a unique perspective to plaintiff representation, having spent more than 20 years defending healthcare providers in jury trials, depositions, oral arguments, and administrative licensing hearings before transitioning to plaintiff-side practice. Has litigated medical malpractice claims before the Indiana Department of Insurance and Indiana State courts.

Proven verdicts and settlements at Christie Bell & Marshall

These results are credited to Christie Bell & Marshall. A result appears under an attorney's own name only when a published source names them as counsel on the case.

$42.5 millionVerdictTop 20 in Indiana · #6

A Marion County jury in March 2024 awarded $60.7 million to motorcyclist Christopher Dugan after a Tesla service manager crossed double yellow lines and struck him, leaving him with a permanent traumatic brain injury and a partial foot amputation; comparative fault reduced the net award to $42.5 million.

Marion County Superior Court, Indianapolis, Indiana (Case No. 49D04-1705-CT-018411) · 2024Motorcycle AccidentsRead the full story →

Electrician Ralph Parker was paralyzed from the chest down in April 2006 when an overhead garage door at an Indianapolis warehouse activated and pinned him against a beam. A Marion County jury found Professional Garage Door Systems 70 percent at fault for servicing the door a week earlier. The jury's awards of $26 million to Parker and $4.5 million to his wife were reduced by his share of fault, leaving $21.3 million.

Marion Circuit Court, Indianapolis, Indiana · 2014Workplace InjuryRead the full story →

Prior results do not guarantee a similar outcome. Each case is unique and depends on its own facts.

Practice areas

Education

Indiana University Maurer School of Law
J.D., cum laude, 2002
Indiana University Bloomington
Undergraduate, 1998

Bar admissions & credentials

State Bar of Indiana, admitted 2002
State Bar of Kentucky, admitted 2025
State Bar of U.S. District Court, Southern District of Indiana, admitted 2002
State Bar of U.S. District Court, Northern District of Indiana, admitted 2002
Indianapolis Bar Disciplinary Committee (2007-present)

Awards & recognition

Indiana Super Lawyers, Personal Injury, Medical Malpractice: Plaintiff (2026)
Indiana Super Lawyers, Personal Injury, Medical Malpractice: Defense (2018-2020)

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Prior results do not guarantee a similar outcome. Each case is unique and depends on its own facts.