Joseph Chu

Proven Verdicts
Las Vegas, NV17 years experienceAdmitted 2008

About Joseph Chu

Joseph C. Chu is a personal injury attorney at Ladah Injury & Car Accident Lawyers in Las Vegas, joining the firm in 2016. He focuses on personal injury and civil litigation on behalf of plaintiffs.

A native New Yorker, Chu earned his Juris Doctor from Villanova University School of Law and was admitted to practice in 2008. He moved to Las Vegas from Philadelphia in 2007. He spent a year in the Clark County District Attorney's Criminal Appeals Division before entering private civil litigation practice, then served more than five years as a senior associate at one of the largest insurance defense firms in the country, handling high-value personal injury, wrongful death, and premises liability matters.

Within his first 18 months at Ladah, Chu joined the Million Dollar Advocates Forum and Multi-Million Dollar Advocates Forum. He was named Super Lawyers Rising Star for five consecutive years (2016-2020).

Proven verdicts and settlements

$15 millionVerdict

A Clark County jury awarded $15 million to the wife and son of Eric Echevarria, 52, killed in December 2020 when Zaon Collins drove 88 mph through a 35-mph zone in Las Vegas.

Clark County District Court, Las Vegas, NV · 2025Wrongful DeathRead the full story →
$3.4 millionVerdict

A Clark County jury returned a $3,445,000 verdict for Jesse Lozano, who suffered serious cervical spine injuries after slipping on a wet marble floor inside Paris Las Vegas in 2018, though his collectible share was reduced to roughly $1.7 million after the jury split fault equally between him and the casino.

Eighth Judicial District Court, Clark County, NV (Case No. A-20-823179-C) · 2026Premises LiabilityRead the full story →

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

Practice areas

Bar admissions & credentials

State Bar of Nevada, admitted 2008
Million Dollar Advocates Forum
Multi-Million Dollar Advocates Forum

Awards & recognition

Super Lawyers Rising Star (2016-2020)

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