Vaughn Crawford is Group Leader of Snell & Wilmer's Product Liability Practice Groups. His practice is focused primarily on product liability defense, particularly automotive and medical device/pharmaceutical products. Vaughn's trial experience includes a major class action on behalf of a major automobile manufacturer, as well as numerous other product liability cases as lead trial counsel in various jurisdictions (Arizona, Texas, California, Florida, Nevada, Washington), and in both state and federal courts. His practice also includes employment litigation (wrongful termination and discrimination matters, and other diverse employment issues, including enforcement and defense of covenants not to compete and confidentiality/trade secret issues), as well as complex commercial and professional malpractice (medical/legal) litigation.
Education
- J. Reuben Clark Law School, Brigham Young University (J.D., cum laude, 1980)
- Brigham Young University Graduate School of Management (M.P.A., Healthcare, 1977)
- Brigham Young University (B.A., English, 1974)
Court Admissions
- Supreme Court of Arizona
- Supreme Court of Nevada
- United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit
- United States District Court, District of Arizona
- United States District Court, District of Nevada
Professional Memberships & Activities
- American College of Trial Lawyers, Fellow
- Judge Pro Tempore, Maricopa County Superior Court, Arizona (2005-present)
- Arizona Bar Examinations Committee, member (1988-1995)
- State Bar of Arizona
- State Bar of Nevada
- Volunteer Lawyers Program
Representative Presentations & Publications
- Cathy Kelley vs. American Heyer-Schulte Corp., 957 F. Supp. 873 (W.D. Tex. 1997), Medical Device Litigation Resulting in Published Decision
- Conflicts of Interest, Faculty, American Bar Association
- Securities Class Action Defense, Faculty, American Bar Association
- Ethical Professional Dilemmas, Faculty, Maricopa County Bar Association
- Maricopa County Bar Association for High School Teaching Program, Lecturer, Maricopa County Bar Association (1984-present)
- Symposium on Current Medical and Legal Trends in Breast Implant Litigation, Faculty, Law Journal Seminars, New York City
Professional Recognition & Awards
- The Best Lawyers in America® (2009-2011)
- Southwest Super Lawyers® (2008-2010)
- Super Lawyers® - Corporate Counsel Edition (2010)
- International Who's Who Of Business Lawyers, Product Liability (2005-2008)
Community Involvement
- Volunteer Lawyers Program