971-405-6660About Us
Our Experience
For over 20 years, Paul Galm has litigated victim and personal injury cases in the Portland metro area. He has compassionately represented injured crime victims, wrongful death cases, premises liability, and, of course, car crash cases. Paul’s uncompromising approach to representing his clients who have suffered injuries because of someone else’s negligence has earned his clients millions. What Paul takes most pride in is treating each client like family. This is how Paul gets most of his cases – by referral from former clients.
Call today for free legal advice if you’ve been injured and need legal counsel. All calls and consultations are free, regardless of whether you hire Paul.
Why You Need An Attorney
Unlike some other areas of the law, negligence cases are matters that are difficult to handle on your own. Here are the top reasons why you need an attorney to help with a personal injury case.
- There are many different laws that may apply – There are many different kinds of negligence and personal injury cases. Because the evidence in these cases may require familiarity with other areas of knowledge, such as engineering, physics, or medicine, these cases are hard for a person without special training to handle. An attorney experienced in this area will develop a “theory” of the case to guide his/her argument on your behalf.
- There are no forms or self-help programs to guide you – Because this area of the law is one that legal experts believe is difficult to handle yourself, there are no forms or programs developed by the courts or legal aid organizations.
- You will need expert witnesses and evidence – In order to be successful, you will need to decide which areas of the case will need expert witnesses and be able to locate, evaluate, pay for and define the issues for expert witnesses.
- You will need to use “discovery” – This refers to a special set of legal rules and tools that can be used to find out information from the people, agencies or companies that you will sue. It includes depositions, document requests, subpoenas, FOIA requests, admissions, and interrogatories.
- Your case is likely to settle without a trial. Most cases of this type are settled after the case is filed but before the full trial based on the merits of the case. Aside from the challenges of representing yourself on an emotional issue, many personal injury cases involve an argument that there has been some level of incapacity as the result of the defendant’s actions or negligence. It will be hard to make that argument if you are handling the case yourself.
Paul C. Galm, Attorney Profile
For over 20 years as a Beaverton victim and personal injury attorney, Paul Galm has represented clients throughout the state of Oregon (Beaverton, Portland, Hillsboro, and beyond) with both compassion and dogged determination. Paul attributes his personable approach to the main reason his clients remain clients for life – in fact, most of Paul’s cases come from referrals. He takes pride in his clients’ support and respect more than any other accolade. Paul even keeps a shelf in his office with the many “Thank You” cards he has received from clients over the years. When you hire Paul, you get experienced, aggressive, and empathetic representation. As a result, Paul has won millions of dollars for his clients.
Paul Galm’s expertise includes: vehicle accident law, personal injury law, abuse and crime law, negligence law, and Oregon wrongful death law.
Education
UC Berkeley 1996
NYU School of Law 2000
Paul graduated Phi Beta Kappa with high honors from the University of California, Berkeley in 1996. Thereafter, Paul graduated in 2000 from New York University School of Law, one of the top five law schools in the country.
Experience
20+ Years in Business
Initially, Paul worked at Perkins Coie LLP, a large multinational firm, but soon decided to take a job as a Deputy District Attorney in Portland. It is there where Paul sharpened his trial skills, and handled numerous jury trials. Now, Paul does what he loves most, which is representing individual victims and injured folks navigating personal injury litigation. Paul is also very active in trial lawyer organizations, including the Oregon Trial Lawyers Association and the American Association for Justice.
Associations
Pro Bono
96% of Cases Won
A large part of what Paul does and enjoys is pro bono work for persons who do not have the financial means to get legal help. This includes representing battered women in contested stalking cases or helping crime victims navigate the criminal legal system as they face the very person who attacked or assaulted them.
Family
5 is the Number
Paul is married to his wife Stacey and has three girls – Amalia, Ella, and Ruby – who he tries to spend every free minute with when he can. Paul also enjoys running, tennis, and basketball and coaching his girls’ soccer team.