Stephen F. "Steve" English

Stephen F. "Steve" English


Perkins Coie LLP

Recognized since 2006

Portland, Oregon

Practice Areas

Bet-the-Company Litigation

Commercial Litigation

Insurance Law

Litigation - Banking and Finance

Litigation - Mergers and Acquisitions

Litigation - Real Estate

Litigation - Securities

Product Liability Litigation - Defendants

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Steve English has more than 35 years of jury and non-jury trial experience representing both plaintiffs and defendants. He has successfully tried over 100 cases to verdict. His trial experience includes business disputes, commercial torts, environmental claims, trade secrets, securities, breach of contract, directors' and officers' liability and product liability claims. He has served as national, regional and Oregon counsel for international businesses and manufacturers. He has broad experience in high-stakes cases and in sensitive, high-risk matters both for individuals and for corporate clients, large and small. Steve has also on occasion agreed to be a "mediator of last resort" in particularly difficult and contentious disputes.



Steve has a recognized ability to present complicated factual or technical matters to juries and judges, from technology matters to financial issues from corporate fraud to sports law to environmental problems.



Steve has been recognized by Chambers USA, America’s Leading Lawyers for Business as "a tremendous advocate" among trial lawyers nationwide. He is ranked by Chambers Global in Commercial Litigation and as a "Star Individual" in Oregon for General Commercial Litigation. Steve is a Fellow of the American College of Trial Lawyers (ACTL), which comprises the top 1 percent of the trial bar in the United States and Canada and is a Fellow of the International Academy of Trial Lawyers (IATL), an invitation-only organization whose membership is limited to 500 lawyers. He has been consistently ranked in the top 10 lawyers in Oregon by Super Lawyers and is recognized in seven Best Lawyers categories, including Bet-the-Company Litigation.

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Location
  • 1120 Northwest Couch Street, 10th Floor
    Portland, OR 97209-4128
Education
  • University of California Hastings College of the Law, J.D., graduated 1973
Bar Admissions
  • Oregon, Oregon State Bar
Affiliations
  • American Bar Association - Member
  • American College of Trial Lawyers - Member
  • Association of Defense Trial Attorneys - Member
  • Defense Research Institute (DRI) - Member
  • Federal Bar Association - Member
  • Mt. Angel Benedictine Abbey Foundation of Oregon, Board of Directors - Member
  • Multnomah Bar Association - Member
  • Oregon Association of Defense Counsel - Member
  • Oregon State Bar Masters of Trial Advocacy - Faculty Member
  • Owen M. Panner American Inn of Court - Master Member
  • The National Judicial College, National Board of Visitors - Member

Perkins Coie LLP
Headquarters: Seattle, Washington

255 The Best Lawyers in America® awards

243 Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch® in America awards

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Lawyer of the Year Badge - 2024 - Product Liability Litigation - Defendants Lawyer of the Year Badge - 2023 - Litigation - Real Estate Lawyer of the Year Badge - 2021 - Litigation - Mergers and Acquisitions Lawyer of the Year Badge - 2020 - Bet-the-Company Litigation Lawyer of the Year Badge - 2019 - Litigation - Banking and Finance Lawyer of the Year Badge - 2017 - Litigation - Banking and Finance Lawyer of the Year Badge - 2016 - Insurance Law Lawyer of the Year Badge - 2015 - Litigation - Securities Lawyer of the Year Badge - 2014 - Litigation - Mergers and Acquisitions Lawyer of the Year Badge - 2013 - Bet-the-Company Litigation Lawyer of the Year Badge - 2012 - Product Liability Litigation - Defendants Lawyer of the Year Badge - 2011 - Bet-the-Company Litigation
Named "Lawyer of the Year" by Best Lawyers® for:
  • Product Liability Litigation - Defendants, Portland, OR (2024)
  • Litigation - Real Estate, Portland, OR (2023)
  • Litigation - Mergers and Acquisitions, Portland, OR (2021)
  • Bet-the-Company Litigation, Portland, OR (2020)
  • Litigation - Banking and Finance, Portland, OR (2019)
  • Litigation - Banking and Finance, Portland, OR (2017)
  • Insurance Law, Portland, OR (2016)
  • Litigation - Securities, Portland, OR (2015)
  • Litigation - Mergers and Acquisitions, Portland, OR (2014)
  • Bet-the-Company Litigation, Portland, OR (2013)
  • Product Liability Litigation - Defendants, Portland, OR (2012)
  • Bet-the-Company Litigation, Portland, OR (2011)
Recognized in The Best Lawyers in America® 2025 for work in:
  • Bet-the-Company Litigation
  • Commercial Litigation
  • Insurance Law
  • Litigation - Banking and Finance
  • Litigation - Mergers and Acquisitions
  • Litigation - Real Estate
  • Litigation - Securities
  • Product Liability Litigation - Defendants
Awards:
  • Listed in Benchmark Litigation’s Guide to America’s Leading Litigation Firms and Attorneys as a Local Litigation Star in Product Liability; Securities and Professional Liability
  • American Board of Trial Advocates (by invitation upon proof of over 50 jury trials), President, Oregon Chapter, 2003 - 2004
  • Consistently selected by Oregon Super Lawyers as one of the top 10 attorneys in Oregon, 2006 - Present
  • Recognized by Chambers Global 2010 as one of the top 50 trial lawyers in America
  • Chambers USA: America’s Leading Lawyers for Business, 2005 - 2010; Litigation, 2011 - 2014; Listed as "Star Individual" in Oregon
  • Fellow, International Academy of Trial Lawyers, State Co-Chair
  • Fellow, American College of Trial Lawyers
Additional Areas of Practice:
  • Product Liability Litigation

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