Craig is a business litigator with experience addressing 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.

Before joining Carr McClellan, Craig was a litigation associate in Reed Smith’s Oakland and San Francisco offices.

Languages
Conversant in Spanish

Special Expertise

  • Financial services litigation relating to loan origination practices and debt collection
  • Partnership dissolution proceedings, both judicial and nonjudicial
  • Real estate litigation including unlawful detainers and quiet title actions
  • Trust and estate litigation 

Contact Information

J. Craig Crawford

P: 650-342-9600
F: 650-342-7685

Practice Areas

Related Practice Areas

  • Creditors’ Rights & Bankruptcy

Academic Credentials

  • JD, University of San Francisco 
            Executive Director, Moot Court Program 
            Senior Member, University of San Francisco Law Review 
  • BA, Cognitive Science, U.C. Berkeley 

Expertise and affiliations

  • Representative Matters
    • 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.
  • 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 
  • External 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).