Chad A. West

Dallas Personal Injury Lawyer, Dallas Criminal Defense Lawyer

Chad A. West
Phone:  (214) 509-7555
Email:  chad@chadwestlaw.com

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 plaintiff’s litigation suits generating over $200 million in verdicts, judgments, and settlements to DWI defense cases that have resulted in favorable outcomes for his clients, among others. Chad’s practice focuses on personal injury, and criminal defense.

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 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 in Fort Worth.  Subsequently, Chad worked as a toxic tort and personal injury attorney for Baron & Budd, P.C., where he 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 organized and planned the Inaugural Dash for the Beads, a 5K Fun Run that took place in the Bishop Arts District, and he serves on the Dallas Leadership Committee of Lambda Legal, an organization that fights for equality for everyone.  Chad’s practice is dedicated to the representation of individuals.

Bar Admissions

Texas

Education

Texas Tech University School of Law, Lubbock Texas

Juris Doctorate

Honors, Law Review, Board of Barristers

Webster University, Saint Louis, Missouri

Masters in Business Administration

Washington University in Saint Louis

Bachelors in Business Administration

Professional Associations and Memberships

American Association of Justice

Member

Dallas Trial Lawyers Association

Member

Dallas Bar Association

Member

Texas Trial Lawyers Association

Member

Human Rights Campaign (HRC)

Federal Club Member

Lambda Legal

Dallas Leadership Committee Co-Chair, 2010 – 2012

Inaugural Landmark Dinner Founder and Chair, 2010

Habitat for Humanity Dallas Young Professionals

New Member Co-Chair, 2010 – 2011

Oak Cliff Chamber of Commerce

Member

Fort Worth Avenue Development Group

Member

Dash for the Beads 5K Fun Run and Walk

Founder and Co-Chair, 2010

Academic Publications

“For Body, Soul, or Wealth: The Evolution and Policy Implications of a Water Ethic,” 26 Stan. Envtl. L.J. 201 (2007), at http://www.internationalwaterlaw.org. Read here.

“Economics and Ethics in the Genetic Engineering of Animals,” 19 Harv. J.L. & Tech. 414 (2006), Read here.

“Show Me the Water! It is Time for Congress to Acknowledge the Human Right to Water Access,” 36 Envtl. L. Rep. 10047 (2006).

Other Publications

“Tips for Appellate Attorneys From the Cheap Seats,” The Appellate Advocate, Vol. 19, No. 3, at 13 (Spring 2007) (co-authored with Derek Montgomery).

“Deer Sausage – The Perfect Icebreaker,” Deer and Deer Hunting. ( Winter 2008).

“My Hunt With a Game Warden,” MidWest Outdoors – Illinois Edition (May 2007).

“Top Ten List,” Tarrant County Bar J., (humor-based article published monthly from Dec. 2006 – Nov. 2007) (co-authored with Derek Montgomery).

Conferences, Lectures, and Presentations

“Economics and Ethics in the Genetic Engineering of Animals,” invited presentation at the Texas Tech University Department of Range, Wildlife and Fisheries Management, Seminar Series on Wildlife Conservation, September 6, 2006.

“Genetic Engineering, Ethics and the Law,” invited presentation at the Texas Tech University School of Law, Law & Science class, September 6, 2006.

“The Human Right to Water,” panelist at the Virginia Lakes and Watershed Association 2006 Water Conference, Richmond, Virginia, March 19 – 21, 2006.

“Precious, Worthless, or Incalculable: The Value and Ethic of Water,” (www.watersymposium.net) Texas Tech University School of Law, November 2 – 4, 2005 (served as symposium organizer).