Elissa M. Boyd

Partner

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(503) 886-8168
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(503) 961-7864
1050 SW 6th Avenue
Suite 1100
Portland
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OR
97204
7700 NE Parkway Drive
Suite 215
Vancouver
,
WA
98662

PRACTICE AREAS

Insurance Coverage Analysis and Litigation

Commercial Litigation

Mediation

General Liability and Casualty Defense

Admissions

Oregon

Pennsylvania

Washington

United States District Court for the District of Oregon

United States District Court for the Western District of Washington

United States District Court for the Eastern District of Washington

United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit

Education

University of Michigan Law School

J.D., cum laude, 2011

University of Michigan

B.A., with honors, 2008

Elissa M. Boyd focuses her practice on insurance coverage advice and litigation in Oregon, Washington and Pennsylvania. She has extensive experience in complex third-party and first-party insurance analysis and litigation before state and federal courts as well as experience in first chairing defense and insurance coverage litigation. Elissa’s insurance practice spans a wide variety of coverages which includes general commercial liability, environmental liability, homeowners coverage, directors and officers liability, and errors and omissions policies.

As an integral part of Chartwell Law’s Pacific Northwest presence, Elissa focuses on meeting all of her clients’ needs. Elissa has participated in numerous presentations for clients to keep them abreast of the changing legal landscape and has aided in creating client procedures and endorsements.  

Prior to joining Chartwell Law, Elissa practiced insurance coverage and commercial litigation for an insurance coverage and defense firm in Portland, Oregon. While in law school, Elissa was an article editor for the Michigan Journal of Gender and Law and interned at both the Legal Aid and YWCA in Omaha, Nebraska, where she focused on helping survivors of domestic violence

Achievements

Selected to Oregon Rising Stars® (2017-2021)

Elissa M. Boyd focuses her practice on insurance coverage advice and litigation in Oregon, Washington and Pennsylvania. She has extensive experience in complex third-party and first-party insurance analysis and litigation before state and federal courts as well as experience in first chairing defense and insurance coverage litigation. Elissa’s insurance practice spans a wide variety of coverages which includes general commercial liability, environmental liability, homeowners coverage, directors and officers liability, and errors and omissions policies.

As an integral part of Chartwell Law’s Pacific Northwest presence, Elissa focuses on meeting all of her clients’ needs. Elissa has participated in numerous presentations for clients to keep them abreast of the changing legal landscape and has aided in creating client procedures and endorsements.  

Prior to joining Chartwell Law, Elissa practiced insurance coverage and commercial litigation for an insurance coverage and defense firm in Portland, Oregon. While in law school, Elissa was an article editor for the Michigan Journal of Gender and Law and interned at both the Legal Aid and YWCA in Omaha, Nebraska, where she focused on helping survivors of domestic violence

Achievements

Selected to Oregon Rising Stars® (2017-2021)

ATTORNEY'S Resources

Results
David Rossmiller, Elissa Boyd, and Sean Carney Prevail in U.S. District Court for the District of Oregon
David Rossmiller, Elissa Boyd, and Sean Carney Prevail in U.S. District Court for the District of Oregon
David Rossmiller, Elissa Boyd, and Sean Carney Prevail in U.S. District Court for the District of Oregon
June 14, 2024
January 9, 2023
Results
David Rossmiller, Elissa Boyd, and Sean Carney Prevail in Ninth Circuit
David Rossmiller, Elissa Boyd, and Sean Carney Prevail in Ninth Circuit
David Rossmiller, Elissa Boyd, and Sean Carney Prevail in Ninth Circuit
June 14, 2024
January 5, 2023
Articles & Blogs
Hear from the Women of Chartwell Law: Is there An Experience or Woman Who Influenced You as A Child?
Hear from the Women of Chartwell Law: Is there An Experience or Woman Who Influenced You as A Child?
Chartwell Law’s women attorneys share their views on the importance of diversity, equity, and inclusion in their personal and professional lives.
Hear from the Women of Chartwell Law: Is there An Experience or Woman Who Influenced You as A Child?
Chartwell Law’s women attorneys share their views on the importance of diversity, equity, and inclusion in their personal and professional lives.
December 6, 2023
March 10, 2023