Michael founded Stevens & Legal in 2015, and focuses on personal injury litigation, employment law, wrongful death, and intellectual property rights. The firm also offers a variety of small business services, such as LLC formations, and will even serve as your registered agent.
He previously worked in insurance defense representing individuals on up to large corporations in a wide variety of cases from personal injuries to wrongful death and construction defects, even dog bites. He handled cases with values of as much as $4 million, and drafted many successful motions for summary judgment. That is, he gets results.
He is an Oregon native, and has spent most of his life in the Beaver State. This includes graduating from Oregon State University with his bachelor’s degree, and then earning his juris doctorate at Willamette University College of Law in Salem. At Willamette he was an editor and writer for Willamette Law Online and the Web & Publication Editor for the Willamette Sports Law Journal.
Outside of the law, Michael is an avid photographer and history buff. As a photographer, he is an award winning, published, and professional photographer. Most of the pictures on this website were taken by him.
A history major in college, he has contributed to many articles on Wikipedia that concern Oregon history. He has two daughters and lives in Hillsboro.
Education:
Willamette University College of Law, Juris Doctor (2009)
Portland State University, Graduate Courses (2003)
Oregon State University, Bachelor of Science in History (1997)
Hillsboro High School (Hilhi), Degree (1994)
Admissions:
State of Oregon (2009)
U.S. District Court for the District of Oregon (2015)
Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals (2017)
Practice Areas:
Personal Injuries
Employment and Labor Law
Copyrights
Trademarks
Corporate
Wrongful Death
Property Damages
Premises Liability
Construction Defects
Landlord-Tenant Law
Awards:
SuperLawyers, Rising Star (2019)
Top 100 (2017) American Society of Legal Advocates
Top Contributor (2020) from Avvo
Top 100 Civil (2017) from The National Trial Lawyers
Top Contributor (2019) from AvvoMembership into Lawyers of Distinction (2016)
Top 40 Under 40 (2015) from The National Trial Lawyers
Memberships:
Oregon Trial Lawyers Association
National Employment Lawyers Association
The National Trial Lawyers
American Inns of Court
Oregon State Bar - New Lawyers Division
Oregon State Bar - Intellectual Property Section
American Bar Association (past)
Washington County Bar Association