Todd has lived in Oregon for more than 35 years and graduated from Sandy High School in Sandy, Oregon. After high school, he lived in Brazil for two years as a missionary for his church. He became fluent in Portuguese and grew to love hard work and service to others. He attended Rick’s College in Idaho and then finished his undergraduate degree in psychology at Portland State University. Todd attended Willamette University College of Law in Salem, Oregon. While in law school, Todd worked on cases ranging from probate and family law to criminal defense and personal injury. After law school, Todd was an associate at a firm in Salem and personally worked on and settled more than 1,600 cases involving slip and fall accidents, auto accidents, pedestrian accidents, wrongful death and other serious personal injury matters. In 2012, Todd partnered with Ryan Johnson to form Johnson & Taylor, LLC. Todd focuses on personal injury and wrongful death cases. He is a knowledgeable and enthusiastic advocate who thrives on helping clients through their problems.

Todd enjoys spending time with his wife and four kids (and three young grandchildren) while hiking, caring for their backyard pond, and watching sports. He is trying to learn how to golf, too! He has enjoyed some international and domestic travel including two humanitarian trips with two of his kids to the Amazon River to help build schools in the outskirts of Santarem, Brazil.

Articles and Publications

• ORS 31.715 “no-pay, no play” law and one big exception, Avvo.com legal guides, 2015
• “How to Take Advantage of ORS 20.080,” Avvo.com legal guides, 2012
• “Freedom of Religion in China,” Willamette University College of Law, 2003

Speaking Engagements

• “History of the Law,” Youth Group, Law merit badge, 2012

Community Involvement

• Sprague High School Orchestra boosters – past treasurer
• Youth group adviser, The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints