James Daigle | Portland Litigation Lawyer

James MacLellan Daigle

James MacLellan Daigle

Experienced Trial Lawyer licensed in OR, WA & ID

Experience: 31 years
Language(s): English

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About James

James M. Daigle is a 1987 graduate of the University of Oregon and a 1994 graduate of the University of Oregon School of Law. After law school he clerked for The Honorable Frank Bearden, Multnomah County Circuit Court judge, from January 1995 until May 1996. Mr. Daigle served as a prosecutor with the Washington County District Attorney's office from 1996 to 1999 where he gained substantial jury trial experience.
In 1999 Mr. Daigle joined Brisbee & Stockton and began defending a wide variety of civil lawsuits. Since that time he has tried many cases to a jury, including 17 trials in 2003. Mr. Daigle' s practice includes the defense of general contractors, the trades and design professionals in complex construction defect cases involving schools, condominiums, commercial structures and single-family homes. His trial experience includes the defense of hospitals and medical professionals in medical malpractice claims and the defense of individual and corporate clients in negligence cases.  Mr. Daigle also defends claims against attorneys in Oregon through the Professional Liability Fund. He is listed in The Best Lawyers in America for Construction Litigation and Professional Malpractice Defense.
Mr. Daigle is Chair of the Construction Law section of the Oregon Association of Defense Counsel. He has also served as a director of the Washington County Bar Association and was a member of the Supplemental Local Rules Committee of the Washington County Circuit Court. Mr. Daigle is admitted to practice in all Oregon and Washington state courts, the United States District Court for Western Washington, the United States District Court for Oregon, and the United States Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals. Prior to law school Mr. Daigle was on active duty as an officer with the United States Marine Corps and is a veteran of Operation Desert Storm. He continued to serve in the Marine Corps Reserve until 1999.

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Experience

Attorney

Stewart Sokol & Larkin LLC

Present

Admission

Verified Idaho

2015

Verified Washington

2003

Verified Oregon

1994

Education

University of Oregon

Bachelors

1984

Recognitions & Achievements

Associations
  • Idaho State Bar Member
    2015 - Present
  • Washington State Bar Association Member
    2003 - Present
  • Oregon State Bar Member
    1994 - Present
  • Oregon Association of Defense Counsel, Construction Law Practice Group Chair
    2009 - 2011
  • Washington County Bar Association Director
    2002 - 2003
Honors / Awards
  • Recipient Best Lawyers in America
    2017
  • Fellow Litigation Counsel of America
    2016
  • Recipient Best Lawyers in America
    2016
  • Listed Best Lawyers in America
    2015
  • Recipient Best Lawyers in America
    2014
  • Listed Best Lawyers in America
    2013
  • Listed Best Lawyers in America
    2012