Craig A. Courville

Top rated Construction Litigation attorney in Austin, Texas

Wright & Greenhill, PC
Craig A. Courville
Wright & Greenhill, PC

Practice areas: Construction Litigation, Personal Injury, Civil Litigation; view more

Licensed in Texas since: 1998

Education: The University of Texas School of Law

Selected to Super Lawyers: 2016 - 2026 Selected to Rising Stars: 2006

Wright & Greenhill, PC

4700 Mueller Blvd
Suite 200
Austin, TX 78723 Visit website
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An attorney at Wright & Greenhill PC, Craig A. Courville, has been an integral part of the firm since 1998. Serving clients across Central Texas, he focuses his practice on not one but multiple niches of law, including construction law, personal injury, intellectual property, premises liability, insurance law and transportation law. He has litigated cases at both the trial and appellate levels. He provides defense for individuals, businesses, corporations, contractors and subcontractors who are being sued for construction accidents, professional liability, deaths, catastrophic injuries and contract breaches.

Mr. Courville earned his bachelor’s degree with honors from The University of Texas at Austin. He then went on to attend The University of Texas at Austin School of Law and was awarded his Juris Doctor degree in 1998. While here, he served as an associate editor of the university’s law journal, The Review of Litigation. He is admitted to practice before all Texas state courts as well as before the U.S. District Courts for the Western and Southern Districts of Texas and the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 5th Circuit.

As an active member of the Austin Bar Association, Mr. Courville has assumed several positions here, including serving as the vice chair and treasurer of the association’s Construction Law Section. He also holds close affiliations with the Texas Association of Defense Counsel and the State Bar of Texas’ Construction Law and Litigation sections.

Mr. Courville’s legal endeavors have obtained him several accolades and honors from his professional organizations, including the peer-review rating of AV Preeminent* through Martindale-Hubbell. He has also received a "Superb" rating from his peers through Avvo.

*AV®, AV Preeminent®, Martindale-Hubbell Distinguished and Martindale-Hubbell Notable are certification marks used under license in accordance with the Martindale-Hubbell certification procedures, standards and policies. Martindale-Hubbell® is the facilitator of a peer review rating process. Ratings reflect the anonymous opinions of members of the bar and the judiciary. Martindale-Hubbell® Peer Review Rating™ fall into two categories – legal ability and general ethical standards.

Practice areas

Construction Litigation: Business, Personal Injury - General: Defense, Civil Litigation: Defense, Employment Litigation: Plaintiff, Insurance Coverage, Personal Injury - Products: Plaintiff

Focus areas

Construction Accident, Construction Defects, Employment Discrimination, Insurance Defense, Medical Devices, Motor Vehicle Accidents, Motor Vehicle Defects, Personal Injury - Defense, Personal Injury - Plaintiff, Pharmaceutical, Premises Liability - Plaintiff, Trucking Accidents, Wrongful Death

  • 40% Construction Litigation: Business
  • 20% Personal Injury - General: Defense
  • 10% Civil Litigation: Defense
  • 10% Employment Litigation: Plaintiff
  • 10% Insurance Coverage
  • 10% Personal Injury - Products: Plaintiff

First Admitted: 1998, Texas

Professional Webpage: https://www.wrightgreenhill.com/attorney/craig-courville/

Bar / Professional Activity

  • Texas
  • U.S. Court of Appeals 5th Circuit
  • U.S. District Court Southern District of Texas
  • U.S. District Court Western District of Texas
  • State Bar of Texas Construction and Litigation Sections
  • Texas Association of Defense Counsel
  • Austin Young Lawyers Association
  • Austin Bar Construction Section, Treasurer, 2013. Vice Chair 2014. Chair 2015

Educational Background

  • B.A. with Honors, The University of Texas, Austin, Texas, 1995

Scholarly Lectures / Writings

  • "Paid and Incurred after Haygood: Defense Perspective" - 25th Annual Advanced Evidence and Discovery Course, 2012.
  • "Trying the Case Economically" - 26th Annual Construction Law Conference, 2013.
  • "Multi-Party Property Damage Claims: Issues from the Subcontractor's Perspective" - 22nd Annual Construction Law Conference, 2009.
  • "Insurance Defense Counsel Representation of General Contractor in a Construction Defect Case" - 27th Annual Construction Law Conference, 2014.

Honors

  • AV Preeminent Peer Review Rating, Martindale-Hubbell
  • Austin's Top Attorneys, Austin Monthly Magazine
  • "Superb" Rating, Avvo
  • Texas Super Lawyers® magazine (a Thomson Reuters publication)
  • Texas Super Lawyers® magazine's Rising Star Edition (a Thomson Reuters publication)

Office location for Craig A. Courville

4700 Mueller Blvd
Suite 200
Austin, TX 78723

Phone: 512-961-4389

Selections

11 Years Super Lawyers
1 Year Rising Stars
  • Super Lawyers: 2016 - 2026
  • Rising Stars: 2006

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