Serving Portland, Oregon & Seattle Area Clients - Personal Injury & Medical Malpractice Attorneys
Located in downtown Portland, Oregon, the Law Offices of The Savage Law Firm, is home to a team of personal injury and medical malpractice attorneys and staff who are genuinely concerned and dedicated to achieving justice for their clients. Our legal ability and reputation in the Portland, Oregon and Seattle areas, allow us to settle many cases outside of court. In fact, not every case should go to trial. However, at The Savage Law Firm, our personal injury and medical malpractice attorneys have the experience and expertise to deftly investigate and present cases in the courtroom.
The Law Offices of The Savage Law Firm, is a limited liability partnership and law firm consisting of professional corporations. The partners and associate attorneys of The Savage Law Firm are licensed to practice law in all state and federal courts in Portland and Oregon. J. William Savage is also licensed to practice in Seattle and the Washington state area. In addition, our lawyers have been admitted to practice in other state and federal courts for individual cases. Learn more about our personal injury and medical malpractice attorneys below.
About Our Dedicated Personal Injury Attorneys
J. William Savage
During the last 27 years, J. William (Bill) Savage has represented hundreds of people who have suffered serious injuries and trauma from auto accidents, medical negligence, sex abuse and other wrongful acts. Bill has represented people of all ages, from young children to adults, who have been injured or traumatized.
Bill has been successful in recovering millions of dollars in a wide variety of cases. These have included actions against state governments for inadequate supervision of sex offenders, actions against public figures for violence against women, and actions against hospitals and doctors for medical negligence. Bill is an active member in Oregon state and national trial lawyer associations.
In 1999, Bill was one of 48 attorneys who were invited to attend Gerry Spence’s Trial Lawyers College at the Thunderhead Ranch in Wyoming. The 31-day college brought together some of the best trial lawyers in America, including Morris Dees, Milton Grimes, Paul Luvera and Gerry Spence. The Trial Lawyers College is a personal and professional experience that few trial lawyers have been privileged to attend.
Bill grew up in Seattle, Washington. His father was a tool and die machinist. His mother worked as a secretary at the University of Washington. Bill graduated from the University of Washington in 1973, and he attended law school in Oregon at the Lewis and Clark College, Northwestern School of Law. Bill attained his law degree in 1977 and quickly became one of the Portland area’s most dedicated personal injury attorneys.
Bill is admitted to practice personal injury law in all state and federal courts in Oregon, and all state courts in Washington. He is also admitted to practice before the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Washington, the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit and the Federal Circuit, the United States Court of Claims, and the United States Supreme Court. Bill has been active in local, state and national bar associations. He is currently on the board of the Oregon Trial Lawyers Association. He is listed in Who’s Who in American Law and has earned an AV Rating, the top professional rating for both legal skill and integrity, from Martindale-Hubbell, the leading lawyer evaluation service in the nation. Bill is a member of the Oregon Trial Lawyers Association and the American Association for Justice.