Mr. Crawford is a business litigator. He has litigated matters involving breach of contract, business torts, construction, real estate, financial products, and partnership disputes. His practice covers all phases of litigation from pre-litigation counseling, law and motion practice, discovery, trial, post-trial motions, and appeals.

Mr. Crawford is a fourth-generation San Franciscan and was raised on the Peninsula.

Prior to joining Carr McClellan, Mr. Crawford was a litigation attorney at Reed Smith in Oakland and San Francisco.

Recent experience includes:

• First chair in breach of contract bench trial resulting in verdict for client.
• Member of trial team that obtained defense verdict in product defect jury trial.
• Successful mediation of breach of contract dispute relating to construction services.
• Settled construction dispute on behalf of elderly pro bono client.
• Argued attorneys’ fees motion resulting in substantial recovery for client.

Academic Credentials

• J.D., University of San Francisco
• Executive Director, Moot Court Program
• Senior Member, University of San Francisco Law Review
• B.A., Cognitive Science; U.C. Berkeley

Professional Affiliations

• State Bar of California
• San Mateo Bar Association
• Admitted to practice in the United States District Court of the Northern, Central and Eastern Districts of California

Publications

• Note, Delgado v. Trax Bar & Grill: Determining the Scope of the Prior Similar Incidents Test in Terms of Efficient Resource Allocation, 39 U.S.F. Law Rev. 499 (2005).

Languages

• Conversant in Spanish