Chad A West

Chad West has dedicated his career to protecting the rights of individuals who are facing difficult legal circumstances. Throughout his career, he has worked on a vast variety of cases ranging from complex litigation suits to car wreck cases to workplace injury cases generating over $200 million in verdicts, judgments, and settlements. Chad's practice focuses on civil litigation, personal injury, and car accidents.

After growing up on a farm in Southern Illinois, Chad attended and graduated from Washington University in St. Louis and was commissioned as a Second Lieutenant in the United States Army. He served in Hungary and Bosnia as an Army operations officer and, after being promoted to Captain, at Fort Sam Houston, Texas as a training officer and Company Commander. For his service and leadership, Chad was awarded a Meritorious Service Medal, an Army Commendation Medal, two Army Achievement Medals, and the Airborne and Expert Field Medical Badges.

After receiving an honorable discharge from the Army, Chad attended the nationally recognized Texas Tech University School of Law, and graduated with honors. He initially clerked for Judge Terrie Livingston, an appellate judge at the Court of Appeals for the Second District of Texas, Fort Worth. Subsequently, Chad worked for a Texas legendary trial firm and learned the art of representing victims of negligence. Chad then opened his own firm in Oak Cliff, near his home and community.

Chad is passionate about his community. He organizes and chairs the Dash for the Beads, a 5K Fun Run that raises funds for North Oak Cliff, he serves on the Dallas Leadership Committee of Lambda Legal, an organization that fights for equality for everyone, and he serves on the Board of Directors for the Oak Cliff Chamber of Commerce.

Chad's practice is dedicated to the representation of individuals.

• Car Accidents

Principle

Law Office of Chad West

2010 - Current

Founder and Principle of boutique law firm with focus on helping individuals who are victims of car accidents and negligence of others.

Attorney

Baron & Budd, P.C.

2007 - 2010

Attorney in fast-paced, complex litigation firm that focused on personal injury and toxic tort cases.

Law Clerk

Court of Appeals for the 2nd District of Texas

2006 - 2007

Law Clerk for Justice Terrie Livingston

Army Officer

United States Army

1999 - 2003

Served at Fort Sam Houston in San Antonio, Texas, in Taszar, Hungary, and in Bosnia as an army operations and logistics officer.

Texas Tech University School of Law

J.D. | Law

2003 - 2006

Honors: Law Review - Symposium Editor Board of Barristers

Webster University

MBA | MBA

1999 - 2001

Washington University in St. Louis

B.B.A. | Accounting & Marketing

1995 - 1999

People's Choice Award - Attorney

Oak Cliff People Newspaper

2010

Oak Cliff Chamber of Commerce

Board of Directors

2010 - Current

Dash for the Beads 5K Run, 1 Mile Walk, & Costume Contest

Organizer

2010 - Current

Habitat for Humanity Dallas Young Professionals

New Member Recruitment Chair

2010 - Current

Lambda Legal

Dallas Leadership Committee - Co-Chair

2009 - Current

Dallas Trial Lawyer's Association

Member

2007 - 2011

For Body, Soul, or Wealth: The Evolution and Policy Implications of a Water Ethic

26 Stanford Environmental Law Journal 201

2007

Tips for Appellate Attorneys From the Cheap Seats

The Appellate Advocate, Vol. 19, No. 3, at 13

2007

Economics and Ethics in the Genetic Engineering of Animals

19 Harvard Journal of Law & Technology 414

2006

Show Me the Water! It is Time for Congress to Acknowledge the Human Right to Water Access

36 Envtl. L. Rep. 10047

2006