In addition, Mr. Crewse has also served as local counsel to law firms seeking assistance in cases pending in Texas and has pursued post-judgment relief through discovery and writs, especially including writs of garnishment.

Prior to entering private practice, Mr. Crewse was a judicial clerk, serving as a briefing attorney for Justice John Sharp Anderson of the Fourteenth Court of Appeals in Houston, Texas.  While completing his law degree, Mr. Crewse separately served as a judicial intern at the Fourteenth Court of Appeals for Justice Richard Edelman and current Texas Supreme Court Justice Scott Brister.

Selected Client Representations

• Obtained a take-nothing verdict for a Fortune 500 client in an adversary proceeding in federal court;
• Assisted in obtaining a favorable federal court verdict on behalf of investors against a corporation and its executive for violations of among others, the Securities Exchange Act, Rule 10b-5, and the Texas Securities Act;
• Assisted in obtaining a favorable federal court judgment against several foreign defendants in a breach of contract action and garnished the entire amount of the favorable judgment and overcame the judgment debtors’ motion to dissolve;
• Representation of manufacturers and distributors in numerous breach of contract and unpaid account cases;
• Representation of a financial institution involving the interpretation of the legal significance of certain language in the account agreement;
• Defended corporate client against claims of discrimination and retaliation;
• Representation of financial institutions in actions alleging unfair business practices and violations of federal and state statutes relating to consumer credit accounts;
• Obtained a favorable settlement on behalf of a real estate developer involving a boundary dispute and damages resulting from an alleged trespass;
• Assisted in obtaining a state court judgment on behalf of a commercial landlord for breach of lease, foreclosing on the judgment debtor’s property, and coordinating a sheriff’s sale of the foreclosed property; and
• Participated in City of Plano Loaner Attorney Program (tried approximately 70 cases on behalf of the City of Plano, Texas - 2006).

Recent Honors

Cambridge Who’s Who Among Executives and Professionals, Honors Edition (2008).

Judicial Clerkship

Briefing Attorney to the Honorable John Sharp Anderson, Fourteenth Court of Appeals, Houston, Texas (2004-2005).

Education

• J.D. South Texas College of Law, 2004, summa cum laude; South Texas Law Review; Langdel Scholar, Torts and Contracts, Order of the Lytae; Who's Who Among American Law Students, 22nd and 23rd Editions; American Jurisprudence Award in seven classes
• B.A. Texas Tech University, 2001; Member, National Dean's List; and Member, Phi Gamma Delta

Admitted to Practice

State Bar of Texas; U.S. District Courts for the Northern, Southern, Eastern and Western Districts of Texas.

Professional Affiliations

• State Bar of Texas, Litigation Section
• Dallas Bar Association
• Dallas Association of Young Lawyers