Craig Courville - Austin, TX

Overview

Awards and Honors

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Education

• Legal Education

  • The University of Texas School of Law, Austin, Texas, 1998
    J.D.
    Law Review: The Review of Litigation, Associate Editor, 1997 - 1998

• Non Legal Education

  • The University of Texas, Austin, Texas, 1995
    B.A.
    Honors: With Honors

Current Employment Position(s)

• Shareholder

Representative Cases

• Won jury verdicts and summary judgments on behalf of individuals and business clients in state and federal courts across the State of Texas
• Obtained favorable settlements on behalf of a general contractor in a construction defect lawsuit brought by a school district alleging $10,000,000+ in damages for repeated and pervasive water intrusion issues caused by a combination of design and construction defects
• Successfully defended national design-builder in lawsuit brought by a hospital system alleging $25,000,000+ in repair costs and consequential damages following renovation and extension of regional hospital
• Helped homeowners, in disputes with contractors who refused to complete projects and threatened to lien properties, which allowed them to complete their renovation
• Successfully won summary removal of invalid liens from commercial properties on behalf of owners and general contractors
• Assisted a national general contractor wrongfully terminated from a hotel renovation project recover the value of the work performed and protect its rights under their contract
• Assisted many employers investigate fatal on the job accidents and represented them in the OSHA investigations and lawsuits that followed
• Represented clients in trademark, trade dress, copyright, and Lanham Act disputes and lawsuits
• Won appeals before the appellate state and federal appellate courts court to successfully defend favorable verdicts and judgments obtained at the trial court
• Provided general counsel services for small businesses and charities across Central Texas including reviewing contracts

Bar Admissions

• Texas
• U.S. District Court Western District of Texas
• U.S. District Court Southern District of Texas
• U.S. Court of Appeals 5th Circuit

Other Affiliations

• State Bar of Texas Construction and Litigation Sections
• Texas Association of Defense Counsel
• Austin Young Lawyers Association
• Austin Bar Construction Section (Treasurer, 2013. Vice Chair 2014. Chair 2015)