Chad Inderman
Top rated Personal Injury attorney in Lubbock, Texas
Glasheen, Valles & Inderman Injury Lawyers
Practice areas: Personal Injury; view more
Licensed in Texas since: 2004
Education: Texas Tech University School of Law
Selected to Super Lawyers: 2021 - 2026 
Selected to Rising Stars: 2012 - 2019 Call today:
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Chad Inderman is a senior partner in the law firm and manages the firm’s litigation practice. Chad grew up in rural Central Texas and graduated from Texas A&M University. He has been a member of the law firm since he graduated with honors from Texas Tech University School of Law.
As lead counsel, Chad has recovered over $450 million for our clients. Chad connects with and cares for his clients in ways very few attorneys can. Chad’s goal in every case is to take care of our clients in their time of need. His drive to help individuals go up against powerful companies and hold them fully accountable has remained the same from the time he began practicing law. Chad loves fighting for the underdog and aggressively pushes cases to trial until or unless the defense gives up.
His case experience includes catastrophic injuries involving almost every type of oilfield work throughout the Permian Basin. Additionally, Chad handles major injury and death cases involving 18-wheeler truck crashes, commercial motor vehicle crashes, as well as industrial work injury cases.
Since 2021, Chad has been recognized as a Thomson Reuters’ Texas Super Lawyer; only 5% of attorneys are selected to the Super Lawyers list. From 2012 to 2019, Chad was named as a Thomson Reuters Texas Rising Star in Texas; less than 2.5% of lawyers in Texas are chosen for this honor. He has also earned Martindale-Hubbell’s highest rating, AV-Preeminent, for legal ethics and ability for over a decade. Chad is also a multi-engine instrument rated pilot which enables him to fly the law firm’s airplane to handle cases anywhere in the United States.
Chad is licensed to practice in New Mexico and Texas state courts. He is also admitted to practice in the United States District Courts for the Northern and Western Districts of Texas, the United States District Court for the District of New Mexico, and the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit.
Chad and his wife, Natalie, live on their farm with their three boys.
Practice areas
Personal Injury - General: PlaintiffFocus areas
Brain Injury, Construction Accident, Dram Shop Laws, Motor Vehicle Accidents, Personal Injury - Plaintiff, Premises Liability - Plaintiff, Sexual Abuse - Plaintiff, Slip and Fall, Trucking Accidents, Wrongful Death
- 100% Personal Injury - General: Plaintiff
First Admitted: 2004, Texas
Professional Webpage: https://gvilaw.com/attorneys/chad-inderman/
Bar / Professional Activity
- State Bar of Texas
- State Bar of New Mexico
- United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
- Northern District of Texas, U.S. District Court
- Western District of Texas, U.S. District Court
- American Association for Justice
- Texas Trial Lawyers Association
- New Mexico Trial Lawyers Association
Pro bono / Community Service
- Legal Aid Society of Lubbock, Inc. Board of Directors (2018 to present), 2018
- National German Shorthaired Pointer Association (NGSPA), Field Trial Committee
- National German Shorthaired Pointer Association (NGSPA), Board of Directors
Educational Background
- J.D., Texas Tech University School of Law, 2004
- B.S., Texas A&M University, 2001
White Papers
- When a large 18-wheeler crashes into a smaller passenger vehicle the consequences are often catastrophic. Trucking companies keep very talented attorneys on quick response teams to immediately respond to crashes. In many instances, the trucking company attorneys show up to the crash scene while first responders and emergency personnel are still present. They are hired only to protect the trucking company. And they immediately begin building excuses to prepare their defense. But who will help the victims? Often the victims are stuck in hospitals, fighting for their lives, or even grieving lost loved ones. Important evidence too often disappears. Preserving critical evidence is the main reason people injured in truck wrecks need to hire lawyers immediately after a crash. As soon as we are hired on an 18-wheeler or big truck crash, we work to preserve everything that may possibly be evidence in the case. The list includes the truck/tractor itself, the trailer, dash-cam or surveillance video, cellphones in the driver’s possession, cellphone records, the driver’s employee files, the driver’s logbooks/timesheets, and GPS and other tracking information. We immediately contact the trucking company’s managers or attorneys to inspect the 18-wheeler and download its Engine Control Module or “black box.” The black box records data immediately preceding the crash and can tell us the speed, braking information, and other very important information about the 18-wheeler in the seconds before the crash and at impact. At Glasheen, Valles & Inderman, LLP, we work with highly trained experts around the country. Our experts can examine the vehicles and the crash scene for critical information. The condition of the 18-wheeler often tells an important story about the cause of the crash. The type of evidence we look for at the crash scene includes skid marks, gouge marks (damage to road), and the debris pattern. We can take measurements, make a 3D map of the crash scene, and video the crash scene with a drone. With this evidence, we can get to the truth about why the crash occurred – instead of relying on a trucking company’s excuses. If the trucking company or its lawyers are not responsive to our evidence preservation and inspection requests, we often seek court orders that prohibit the trucking company from altering, modifying, or in any way destroying any evidence in its possession. These are called Temporary Restraining Orders (TROs). In cases involving 18-wheelers or big trucks, the most common TROs we obtain deal with the preservation of the trucks, logbooks, videos, and cellphones. If the trucking company violates the TRO, anyone with notice of the TRO could be held in contempt of court and subject to substantial penalties. Other important things that we do when hired soon after a truck wreck include locating and talking to any witnesses, looking for any surveillance videos that could have recorded the crash, and requesting all investigation materials from governmental agencies including surveillance, dash-cam, and body-cam videos. A truck wreck is an emergency in many ways. When we are hired on an 18-wheeler truck crash, we consider it an emergency to preserve all valuable evidence. This allows the victims to focus on their health and family while being assured that someone is working for them to find the truth. At Glasheen, Valles & Inderman, LLP, we respond quickly to gather all the evidence necessary to not only understand how the crash happened but also why it happened. Chad IndermanLitigation Managing PartnerGlasheen, Valles & Inderman, LLP, Truck Wreck Evidence Preservation – What’s the Emergency?, 2020
Other Outstanding Achievements
- Texas Bar Foundation Fellow
Honors
- Thomson Reuters Texas Rising Star 2012-2019
- Martindale-Hubbell AV-Preeminent rating
Selections
- Super Lawyers: 2021 - 2026
- Rising Stars: 2012 - 2019
