
Paul Powell
VerifiedPartner at Powell and Pisman
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.
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




