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Cynthia G. Crawford
Special Counsel
Litigation
One Shell Plaza
910 Louisiana Street
Houston, Texas 77002-4995
United States of America
Phone: 713.229.1458
Fax: 713.229.2758
Education and Honors
J.D. (summa cum laude), South Texas College of Law, 1990
Member, South Texas Law Review
Order of the Lytae


B.B.A., Texas A&M University, 1980

Admissions and Affiliations

State Bar of Texas

United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit

United States District Court for the Southern District of Texas
Practice Areas

Concentration

Products liability, toxic tort, and commercial litigation

Summary

Cynthia Crawford has extensive experience in mass and toxic tort litigation, products liability litigation, and complex commercial disputes. She acted as regional counsel for Dow Chemical in the breast implant litigation, coordinating the defense of thousands of cases in a five-state region. She currently acts as regional counsel for Union Carbide in asbestos litigation, coordinating the defense of 30,000+ cases in a five-state region. Ms. Crawford has also represented a number of large corporations in commercial and contract disputes.

Representative Engagements

  • The Dow Chemical Company – representation as regional counsel in litigation brought by tens of thousands of plaintiffs regarding exposure to silicone breast implants
  • Knoll Pharmaceutical Company (a BASF subsidiary) – defense in Synthroid litigation
  • Union Carbide Corporation – representation as regional counsel in litigation brought by tens of thousands of plaintiffs regarding exposure to asbestos mined and sold by Union Carbide
  • Dynegy, Inc. – defense in litigation brought by Enron regarding a failed merger
  • Shell Oil Company – defense in a commercial dispute over a polypropylene cooperative venture
  • Exxon Company, U.S.A. – plaintiff in a commercial dispute with Duke Energy over a gas and power trading venture
  • Fleming Companies, Inc. – defense of a grocery distributor in breach of contract and fraud cases brought by retailers
  • Multiple defendants – defense in the Brio toxic exposure litigation