David W. Craig

Bar / Professional Activity

• Indiana Trials Lawyers Association since 1990, 2025
• Board Certified in Truck Accident Law since 2019, 2025
• Academy of Truck Accident Attorneys.  Board of Regents Member since 2016. , 2025
• Association of Plaintiff Interstate Trucking Lawyers of America, National Advisory Board
• American Association for Justice
• Kentucky Justice Association
• U.S. District Court, Northern District of Indiana, 1985
• U.S. District Court, Southern District of Indiana, 1985
• Indiana, 1985

Verdicts / Settlements (Case Results)

Special Licenses / Certifications

• Recertification in Truck Accident Law by the National Board of Trial Advocacy (NBTA) in 2024, 2025
• Legacy Trucking Course for Legal Professionals: Course Completion and Certificate, 2022
• Board Certified in Truck Accident Law by the National Board of Trial Advocacy (NBTA), 2019

Honors

• Included since 2017., Inclusion in The Best Lawyers in America, The Best Lawyers in America, 2025
• 2025 Best Lawyers®, 2025
• Super Lawyers Selected in 2023 Thomson Reuters
• Super Lawyers Top 50 in Indiana, 2025
• Named in Newest Edition of The Best Lawyers in America in 2023
• Indiana Super Lawyer, (2011 – present)
• Top 100 Indiana Trial Lawyers — Indiana, National Trial Lawyers, (2008 – 2016)
• Top 10 Trucking Trial Lawyers, The National Trial Lawyers, 2025
• Top 10 Trucking Trial Lawyers, The National Trial Lawyers, 2023
• Top 10 Trucking Trial Lawyers, The National Trial Lawyers, 2022
• Top 10 Trucking Trial Lawyers, The National Trial Lawyers, 2021
• Top 50: Indiana Super Lawyers List, Super Lawyers, 2024
• Membership is by invitation only.  One hundred trial lawyers are selected in each state, each year by The National Trial Lawyers( formerly The American Trial Lawyers Association) to be members of the national organization. Recognized as one of the one hundred trial attorneys from the state of Indiana since 2008., One of the Indiana Trial Lawyers Selected, The National Trial Lawyers, 2024
• Selected as a Super Lawyers Honoree since 2011., Selected as Super Lawyer, Super Lawyers, part of Thomson Reuters, 2024
• Included since 2017., Inclusion in The Best Lawyers in America, The Best Lawyers in America, 2023
• Top 50: Indiana Super Lawyers List, Super Lawyers, 2023
• Membership is by invitation only.  One hundred trial lawyers are selected in each state, each year by The National Trial Lawyers( formerly The American Trial Lawyers Association) to be members of the national organization. Recognized as one of the one hundred trial attorneys from the state of Indiana since 2008., One of 100 Indiana Trial Lawyers Selected, The National Trial Lawyers, 2023
• Membership is by invitation only.  One hundred trial lawyers are selected in each state, each year by The National Trial Lawyers( formerly The American Trial Lawyers Association) to be members of the national organization. Recognized as one of the one hundred trial attorneys from the state of Indiana since 2008., One of the 100 Indiana Trial Lawyers Selected, The National Trial Lawyers, 2022
• Included since 2017., Inclusion in The Best Lawyers in America, The Best Lawyers in America, 2022
• Membership is by invitation only.  One hundred trial lawyers are selected in each state, each year by The National Trial Lawyers( formerly The American Trial Lawyers Association) to be members of the national organization. Recognized as one of the one hundred trial attorneys from the state of Indiana since 2008., One of 100 Indiana Trial Lawyers Selected, The National Trial Lawyers, 2021
• Recognized since 2017., Inclusion in The Best Lawyers in America, The Best Lawyers in America, 2021
• Included since 2017., Inclusion in The Best Lawyers in America, The Best Lawyers in America, 2020
• Top 10 Trucking Trial Lawyers, The National Trial Lawyers, 2020
• Given for: 'your tenacious effort, against overwhelming odds, in achieving success in the fight for justice.", Thurgood Marshall "Fighting For Justice Award", Association of Plaintiff Interstate Trucking Lawyers of America, 2015

Educational Background

• J.D., Indiana University School of Law, Indianapolis, 1985
• B.S., Business, Indiana University, 1982

White Papers

Scholarly Lectures / Writings

• Best selling book about how to select and hire the best attorney for your legal needs. , Author, It's Never Been Easier to Hire the Wrong Attorney, Houndstooth Press Publisher, General Public, 2025
• Comprehensive Seminar on handling truck accident cases, taught by Board Certified Truck Accident Attorneys., Chair and Speaker, Winning Truck Accident Cases Seminar, Indiana Trial Lawyers Association, Plaintiff Attorneys, 2024
• Author of Blog, After the Crash, Author, The Need for Speed: How Speeding Leads to Avoidable Accidents, Blog, 2024
• Presented a four hour , in depth training session with my partner Scott Faultless on truck accident law, Speaker, Truck Accident law, Florida Justice Association, Workhorse Seminar, Plaintiff Attorneys, 2025
• “Key Things to Keep in Mind When Hired to Handle a Semi Wreck Case” at Indiana Trial Lawyers Association’s 33rd Annual Lifetime Achievement Webinar. May 19, 2021, speaker
• Understanding Freight Brokering at the 2020 Virtual Symposium for the Academy of Truck Accident Attorneys (ATAA), September 21, 2020, speaker
• Trucking Litigation, ICLEF Seminar, Indianapolis, IN Nov. 8, 2012, speaker
• Trucking Litigation, ICLEF Seminar, Merrillville, IN Oct. 24, 2012, speaker
• Protecting Your Client’s Case (in semi or other commercial vehicle wrecks). Written by David W. Craig and Scott A. Faultless. Published The Lawyer’s Log Book, Vol. 1, No. 5, Winter 2012
• National Interstate Trucking Summit, St. Louis, MO Sept. 15-17, 2011, speaker
• Securing The Commercial Motor Vehicle and Other Steps To Acquire or Preserve Evidence After a Wreck. National Webcast by West Legal Ed Center, a Thomson Reuters division. “Trucking Tuesdays” speaker along with Scott A. Faultless
• Author of Multiple Articles on Truck Accident Law and Blog, After the Crash, Author of Multiple Articles on Truck Accident Law, https://www.ckflaw.com/blog/
• Author of Blog, After the Crash, Author, 9 Tips for Car Drivers to Stay Safe in Construction Zones, Blog, 2024
• Author of Blog, After the Crash, Author, How is Cell Phone Forensics Used in Car and Semi Accident Cases?, Blog, 2024
• Discussed: is there a case against the shipper in a commercial motor vehicle wreck, Speaker/Presenter, Catching the Shipper Red-Handed in a Commercial Motor Vehicle Wreck Case, ITLA, Attorneys, 2023
• Author of Blog, After the Crash, Author, America's Roads in Crisis: Why the Truck Parking Shortage is Approaching the Point of No Return, Blog, 2024
• Author of the Blog, After the Crash, Author, Doubling Trucker Insurance Requirements in 2024, Blog, 2024
• Discussed: Do trucking companies have enough insurance and is there a case against the shipper, Speaker/Presenter, Importance of Early Investigation in Shipper Case, ATAA, Attorneys, 2023
• APITLA held its National Interstate Trucking Conference for 2016 in St Augustine, Florida.  David W. Craig and his partner Scott A. Faultless spoke at the conference on pursuing insurance brokers, for aiding dangerous trucking companies and drivers in acquiring insurance. They argued that insurance brokers should be legally responsible when those dangerous semi companies' driver seriously injure or kill others on the road, Speaker, National Interstate Trucking Conference, Association Of Plaintiff Interstate Trucking Lawyers Of America, 2016
• Discussed how to get  a semi driver who you suspect fell asleep and caused a wreck, tested for sleep apnea by a medical doctor, speaker, Forcing Semi Driver to be Tested for Sleep Apnea, Academy of Truck Accident Attorneys (ATAA) Webinar, Plaintiff Attorneys, 2021
• Spoke about what to do after being hired in a commercial motor vehicle case, speaker, First Steps After being Hired In Semi Case: Webinar, Academy of Truck Accident Attorneys (ATAA), Plaintiff Attorneys, 2020
• After the Crash Podcast, publishes a monthly podcast/video podcast dealing with things that occur after the wreck with a semi or other commercial vehicle. It is geared towards ordinary folks who have had their lives turned upside down because of a semi wreck, The podcast is hosted by attorney David W. Craig. The podcast is consistently ranked in the top 5 legal podcasts by Feedspot. , Host, After the Crash, Podcast, Available on YouTube, Spotify and Apple, Victims Of Semi Or Other Commercial Motor Vehicle Wrecks, 2025
• The book is available on Amazon as a hardback, paperback or audible, Author, Semitruck Wreck, A Guide for Victims and Their Families, Book published by Lioncrest Publishing, Victims Of Semi Or Other Commercial Motor Vehicle Wrecks, 2020
• Spoke at the 33rd Annual Lifetime Achievement Seminar, speaker, Semi Wreck Cases: Key Things To Keep In Mind, Indiana Trial Lawyers Association, Plaintiff Attorneys, 2021
• Spoke on Broker and Logistic Company Basics, speaker, Brokers and Logistic Companies, Academy of Truck Accident Attorneys (ATAA), Plaintiff Attorneys, 2020
• Spoke at the APITLA National Interstate Trucking Super Summit in Galveston, TX, Speaker, Collecting Evidence in Your Trucking Cases, Association Of Plaintiff Interstate Trucking Lawyers Of America, 2018
• Was a speaker at a comprehensive Interstate Trucking Litigation Conference in St. Louis, MO sponsored by the Association of Plaintiff Interstate Trucking Lawyers of America and The National Trial Lawyers, speaker, What to do if you are hired quickly after a commercial vehicle wreck, APITLA, Association Of Plaintiff Interstate Trucking Lawyers Of America, 2011
• The title of the presentation was: Taking the Garden Variety Trucking Case and Turning it into the Trial of the Century. The presentation was focused on how to fully develop your commercial trucking case through aggressive investigation, discovery and preparation, Speaker, 2015 APITLA National Interstate Trucking Conference, Association Of Plaintiff Interstate Trucking Lawyers Of America, 2015
• Topic of presentation was: Documents & Evidence Gathering. The presentation was to attorneys and covered what they should do when they are hired in an injury case to preserve the evidence and collect documents and other items in order to maximise the value of their client's claims, Speaker, PI Boot Camp, Indiana Trial Lawyers Association, 2015