J. Hunter Craft
Experienced Trial Lawyers
Hunter Craft graduated as the Casey Presidential Scholar from Baylor University with a B.B.A. in Finance, and earned his Doctor of Jurisprudence from Baylor University School of Law. He began his legal career in litigation defense of business and catastrophic injury disputes at Fulbright & Jaworski, L.L.P. (now Norton Rose Fulbright LLP). He then refocused his career to advocate for those harmed by others, joining Watts Law Firm, later becoming Watts Guerra Craft. In 2013, after nearly 14 years in the legal profession, he founded Craft Law Firm, P.C., and continues to represent victims of catastrophic injuries and their families in transportation, product liability, and workplace tragedies, and individuals and businesses in commercial disputes. He has litigated on behalf of clients in more than 30 states in cases against more than 50 different Fortune 500 and Global 500 companies.
Focusing primarily on product liability, trucking, construction accident, and other catastrophic injury litigation, Mr. Craft has represented victims in cases against large corporate defendants including Alcoa, BF Goodrich, BMW, Bridgestone/Firestone, Chrysler, Coastal Corporation, Continental Tire, Cummins, Daewoo, Discount Tire, Dorel Juvenile Products, Ford, General Motors, Gilbane, Goodyear, Hilcorp Energy, Honda, International Truck & Engine, Isuzu, Land Rover, Mattel, Mazda, Michelin, Mitsubishi, Nissan, Titan Tire, Toyota, TRW, TXU, Union Pacific, Volkswagen, and Witco, among others. For those efforts, the Texas Super Lawyers recognized Mr. Craft as a “Rising Star” in the state’s legal community in 2004. Later that year, at age 29, Mr. Craft was himself elected a “Texas Super Lawyer” by members of the Texas bar, making him the youngest such recipient in the history of the award.
- Baylor Law School
- Juris Doctorate (1999)
- Activities: Abner V. McCall Inn of Court, Order of the Barristers, Harvey M. Richey Moot Court Society, Phi Delta Phi Honors Society
- Baylor University
- Bachelor of Business Administration in Finance (1996)
- Honors: Casey Presidential Scholar
- Attorney/Owner
- Craft Law Firm P.C.
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- Capital Partner
- Watts Guerra Craft
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- Attorney
- Fulbright & Jaworski
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- Confronting the Corporate Representative at Trial, TTLA Midyear Virtual Conference
- Texas Trial Lawyers Association
- Fundamentals and Secrets of Deposing a Corporate Representative, Texas Trial Lawyers Association “Big Cases in the Big Easy: Commercial Vehicles and Workplace Injuries” CLE, New Orleans, Louisiana
- Texas Trial Lawyers Association
- Discovering and Utilizing Electronic Data in a Wireless World, Permian Basin Trial Lawyers Association CLE, Horseshoe Bay, Texas
- Permian Basin Trial Lawyers Association
- So You Want to Be a Lawyer?, Houston Bar Association CLE, Houston, Texas
- Houston Bar Association
- Personal Injury Trial Law, Houston Bar Association CLE, Houston, Texas
- Houston Bar Association
- Best Lawyers in America
- U.S. News & World Report
- Texas Super Lawyer
- Texas Monthly Magazine
- Best Lawyers in America
- U.S. News & World Report
- Best Law Firms in America – Tier 1 Status
- U.S. News & World Report
- Texas Super Lawyer
- Texas Monthly Magazine
- College of Master Advocates and Barristers
- Member
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- Motor Vehicle Accident Trial Lawyers Association
- Member
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- Texas Trial Lawyers Association
- Member, Finance Committee
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- Houston Trial Lawyers Association
- Member, Board of Directors
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- American Association for Justice
- Member
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- Texas
- Personal Injury
- Animal & Dog Bites, Brain Injury, Car Accidents, Construction Accidents, Motorcycle Accidents, Premises Liability, Truck Accidents, Wrongful Death
- Products Liability
- Drugs & Medical Devices, Motor Vehicle Defects, Toxic Torts
- Spanish