Aaron DeShaw

Aaron DeShaw, Esq., is a Portland personal injury law attorney at Dr. Aaron DeShaw, Esq., P.C., who represents clients in serious and catastrophic injury cases. His practice focuses on traumatic brain injuries, amputations, spinal cord injuries, quadriplegia, truck crashes, car accidents, wrongful death, and insurance bad faith. He has handled personal injury matters in Oregon, Washington, and nationally. His background as a former Doctor of Chiropractic gives him additional training relevant to complex traumatic and neurological injuries.

Aaron completed undergraduate work at Willamette University before earning his Doctor of Chiropractic from Western States Chiropractic College. He later received his J.D. from Willamette University College of Law. His legal studies included attendance at Pepperdine School of Law in London.

Aaron has spent more than 20 years studying insurance claim practices and the systems insurers use to evaluate injury claims. He has authored books and professional materials on insurance practices and litigation strategy. His trial work includes catastrophic injury and wrongful death matters, and his reported recoveries exceed $1 billion individually and with other firms. He is a member of the American Board of Trial Advocates and has received the Oregon Trial Lawyers Association Presidential Award.

Aaron DeShaw combines trial experience with a medical background when handling complex personal injury cases. His practice emphasizes brain injuries and other catastrophic harms requiring detailed medical and legal analysis. He is admitted to practice in Oregon and Washington and has worked with attorneys from other jurisdictions on major injury matters. His professional work includes legal publishing, education, and research concerning insurance claims, litigation methods, and serious injury cases.

Law Office Affiliations

• Founder, Dr. Aaron DeShaw, Esq., P.C.
• Member, Oregon State Bar Association
• Member, American Association for Justice (AAJ)
• Member, Association of Trial Lawyers of America (“ATLA”)
• Member, North American Brain Injury Society (NABIS)
• Member, Brain Injury Association of California
• Past Executive Board Member, Brain Injury Alliance of Oregon

Licensed State

• Oregon

Education

• Willamette University College of Law
  Juris Doctor (JD)
• Willamette University
• Bachelor of Arts (BA)

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