Paul Powell

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Chicago, IL20 years experienceAdmitted 2000

Car Accidents

About Paul Powell

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 case results

Over 75 cases with settlements/verdicts of $1 million or more

Reported by the firm

Aggregate $250M+ in settlements and verdicts over the past decade

Reported by the firm

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

Practice areas

Car Accidents

Education

University of Idaho College of Law

J.D., 2000

Idaho State University

Undergraduate, 1997

Bar admissions & credentials

State Bar of Nevada, admitted 2000

State Bar of Illinois, admitted 2012

State Bar of U.S. District Court, Nevada

American Bar Association

Illinois Trial Lawyers Association

Chicago Bar Association

Clark County Bar Association

Nevada Justice Association

American Association for Justice

Awards & recognition

Elite Lawyers of America

Rue Rating's Best Attorneys of America

National Trial Lawyers Top 40 Under 40

Multi-Million Dollar Advocates Forum Member

Top 100 High Stakes Litigators

MyVegas Magazine Top 100 Lawyer (2017, 2018, 2019)

National Trial Lawyers Top 100 Lawyers

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