Tom Hill "Trey" Crawford, III
Attorney Profile
Top Rated Business Litigation Attorney in Dallas, TX
Dallas, TX 75201
Selected to Rising Stars: 2010 - 2019
- Business Litigation (80%),
- Aviation and Aerospace (10%),
- Energy & Natural Resources (10%)
Trey Crawford represents individuals, small businesses, and Fortune 500 companies as both defendants and plaintiffs in complex civil lawsuits in state and federal courts. His work has included securing a verdict on behalf of a major corporation in an employment dispute, as well as securing multiple pre-trial dismissals on behalf of consumer product manufacturers, oil and gas companies, and a number of automotive manufacturers in product liability lawsuits. Crawford has also had significant experience and success in handling a variety of real estate, banking and other commercial matters. While attending law school Mr. Crawford and his trial team won the National Trial Advocacy Competition two years in a row.
Litigation Practices:
Commercial
Energy
Probate, Fiduciary and Trusts
Aviation
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About Tom Crawford, III
Admitted: 2007, Texas
Professional Webpage: https://www.cwl.law/trey-crawford
Honors/Awards:
- AV Preeminent Rated by Martindale-Hubbell
- Texas Rising Stars by Thomson Reuters, 2010-2017
- Best Lawyers in Dallas by D Magazine, 2016-2017
Bar/Professional Activity:
- Admitted to All State Courts Texas; U.S. District Courts for the Northern, Southern, Western and Eastern Districts of Texas.
- Texas State Bar, 2007
Verdicts/Settlements:
- Obtained a significant settlement on behalf of a small business against a large media company on claims for tortious interference, business disparagement, fraud and breach of fiduciary duty
- Seven-figure settlement on behalf of an individual plaintiff against an accounting firm on claims of fraud and breach of fiduciary duty
- Seven-figure settlement on behalf of Plaintiffs in an oil and gas fraud lawsuit
- Eight-figure settlement on behalf of real estate developer in construction defect case
- Secured substantial settlement (amount confidential) on behalf of an oil and gas company in a breach of contract dispute
- Secured substantial settlement (amount confidential) in partnership dispute for breach of fiduciary duty
- Secured substantial settlement (amount confidential) on behalf of business jet owner in a breach of contract dispute
- Obtained a significant arbitration award on behalf of international aviation client
- Secured a defense verdict on behalf of a Fortune 500 Company in an employment lawsuit
- $22 million judgment in sexual assault/Dram Shop case following bench trial, the largest bench trial verdict in Texas in 2015, according to VerdictSearch and Texas Lawyer.
- $49 million jury verdict on behalf of Plaintiffs in a breach of contract dispute involving two luxury business jets, the Nation's ninth largest verdict in 2013, accordong to VerdictSearch and NLJ (confidentially settled upon remand).
Educational Background:
- Texas Christian University, B.B.A., Finance, cum laude, 2002
- Southern Methodist University, Dedman School of Law, J.D., cum laude, 2007
Industry Groups
- Aviation And Aerospace
- Banking & Finance
- Construction And Real Estate
- Energy
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Last Updated: 3/15/2019