J. Hunter Craft

J. Hunter Craft

Experienced Trial Lawyers
  • Personal Injury, Products Liability
  • Texas
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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.

Practice Areas
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
Jurisdictions Admitted to Practice
Texas
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Languages
  • Spanish
Professional Experience
Attorney/Owner
Craft Law Firm P.C.
- Current
Capital Partner
Watts Guerra Craft
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Attorney
Fulbright & Jaworski
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Education
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
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Baylor University
Bachelor of Business Administration in Finance (1996)
Honors: Casey Presidential Scholar
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Awards
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
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
Best Lawyers in America
U.S. News & World Report
Top Lawyer in Personal Injury
Houstonia Magazine
Best Lawyers in America
Best Lawyers
Top 100 Trial Lawyers
National Trial Lawyers
Texas Super Lawyer
Texas Monthly Magazine
Top Lawyer in Personal Injury
Houstonia Magazine
Texas Super Lawyer
Texas Monthly Magazine
Top 40 Under 40
National Trial Lawyers
Top 100 Trial Lawyers
National Trial Lawyers
Who’s Who
Professional in America
Texas Super Lawyer
Texas Monthly Magazine
Top 40 Under 40
National Trial Lawyers
Top 100 Trial Lawyers
National Trial Lawyers
Lead Counsel Rating (Personal Injury Plaintiff)
Lead Counsel Review Board
Who’s Who
Professionals in America
Top 40 Under 40
National Trial Lawyers
Who’s Who
Professional in America
Top 100 Verdicts
Verdict Search
Top 25 Texas Verdicts
Verdicts Search
Top 100 Texas Verdicts
Verdicts Search
Who’s Who
Professional in America
Top 100 Texas Verdicts
Verdicts Search
Who’s Who
Professional in America
Top 100 Texas Verdicts
Verdict Search
Who’s Who
Professional in America
Who’s Who
Professional in America
Who’s Who
Professional in America
Top 100 Texas Verdicts
Verdict Search
Top 100 Verdicts
Verdict Search
Who’s Who
Professional in America
Top 100 Texas Verdicts
Verdict Search
Top 100 Verdicts
Verdicts Search
Texas Super Lawyer
Texas Monthly Magazine
Super Lawyer
Texas Super Lawyers
Lawyers on the Fast Track
H Texas Magazine
Rising Star
Texas Super Lawyers
Multi-Million Dollar Advocate
Million Dollar Advocates Forum
Texas Verdicts Hall of Fame
ALM
Professional Associations
College of Master Advocates and Barristers
Member
Current
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Motor Vehicle Accident Trial Lawyers Association
Member
Current
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Texas Trial Lawyers Association
Member, Finance Committee
- Current
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Houston Trial Lawyers Association
Member, Board of Directors
- Current
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American Association for Justice
Member
- Current
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Attorney Information Exchange Group
Member
- Current
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Texas State Bar  # 24012466
Member
- Current
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Houston Bar Association
Member
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Baylor University School of Law Alumni Association
Lifetime Member
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Speaking Engagements
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
Handling the Media When a Catastrophic Event Occurs, America Bar Association CLE, Houston, Texas
America Bar Association
Recent Experiences in Automotive Product Liability Trials, Attorneys Information Exchange Group Fall Conference, San Francisco, California
Attorneys Information Exchange Group
Recognizing and Preserving Evidence in Automotive Cases, Texas Trial Lawyers Association CLE, Port Aransas, Texas
Texas Trial Lawyers Association
Admitting and Excluding Evidence, CLE, Houston, Texas
University of Texas
Accident Reconstruction and Physical Evidence, Dallas, Texas
State Bar of Texas
Is Your Car Wreck a Products Case?, Port Aransas, Texas
Texas Trial Lawyers Association
Strategies and Secrets for Discovery in Automotive Product Liability Cases, Las Vegas, Nevada
Attorneys Information Exchange Group
Combating Ford Motor Company in Trial: The $30,000,000 Garcia v. Ford Verdict, Napa, California
Attorneys Information Exchange Group
Rollover Activated Air Curtains: A Look at Ford Motor Company, San Francisco, California
Attorneys Information Exchange Group
Recent Experiences in Automotive Product Liability Trials, San Francisco, California
Attorneys Information Exchange Group
Chemical Products and Toxic Torts: Handling the Media When a Catastrophic Event Occurs, Chemical Products and Toxic Torts at a Crossroads: From Crisis to Mass Litigation - Starting Smart and Finishing Strong, Houston, Texas
American Bar Association
Striking a Tire Expert, Houston, Texas
Attorneys Information Exchange Group
The People v. Harold Herzlich, Houston, Texas
Attorneys Information Exchange Group
Avoiding the Great Daubert Fraud: How to Properly Use and Resist Expert Challenges, CLE, Las Vegas, Nevada
Texas Trial Lawyers Association
Trial Procedure, State Bar of Texas Federal Court Practice Course, Houston, Texas
State Bar of Texas
The State of Brain Injury Litigation: Litigation Trends, New Theories of Liability, and Emerging Defenses, Brain Injury Litigation Summit, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
American Conference Institute
Personal Injury Trial Law, Houston, Texas
Houston Bar Association
Pharmaceutical Products Liability: Pradaxa and Prompt Pay Litigation, CLE, Las Vegas, Nevada
Southern Trial Lawyers
Automotive Products Liability, 2013 Southern Trial Lawyers Mardi Gras Conference, New Orleans, Louisiana
Southern Trial Lawyers
The Money You’re Missing, and How to Find It
Permian Basin Trial Lawyers Association
Emerging Trends in Accident Reconstruction, Texas Trial Lawyers Association
Websites & Blogs
Website
Blog
Craft Law Firm, P.C.
Contact & Map
Wortham Tower
2727 Allen Parkway
Suite 1150
Houston, TX 77019
Telephone: (713) 225-0500
Fax: (713) 225-0566