Stephen Portell

Focused on commercial litigation and product liability defense in Arizona state and federal courts, especially motor vehicles, pharmaceuticals, medical devices and heavy equipment. Primary responsibility for all phases of litigation. Primary responsibility in defending wrongful death claims. Experience in managing mass tort litigation.
Considerable experience in taking depositions of expert and fact witnesses. Experience in managing complex and mass tort litigation. Experience in all phases of pretrial litigation. Appellate work includes reported case Dillon v. Zeneca Corp., 202 Ariz. 167 (Div.2, 2002).
Received B.A. degree from the University of Detroit in 1991 (summa cum laude) and J.D. degree from Wayne State University in 1996.
Former President of the PCBA Young Lawyers Division and, in 2008, won a “40 under 40” business leaders award from the Tucson Citizen.
Have been named Outstanding Pro Bono attorney twice by Southern Arizona Legal Aid and earned a “Top 50 Pro Bono Attorney” award from the Arizona State Bar in 2007 and again in 2012.
Currently serves on the Arizona Supreme Court’s Judicial Performance Review Commission, and also serves as a Special Magistrate for the Tucson City Court.
Rated “AV” by Martindale-Hubbell and named one of the Best Lawyers in America in the area of business litigation.