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 an automobile manufacturer, as well as numerous other product liability cases as lead trial counsel in various jurisdictions (Arizona, Texas, California, Florida, Nevada, Washington, Oklahoma, Arkansas), 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 (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 District Court, District of Arizona
- United States District Court, District of Nevada
- United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit
Professional Memberships & Activities
- American College of Trial Lawyers, Fellow
- Judge Pro Tempore, Maricopa County Superior Court, State of Arizona (2005-present)
- Arizona Bar Examinations Committee, Member (1988-1995)
- State Bar of Arizona
- State Bar of Nevada
- Volunteer Lawyers Program, Volunteer
Representative Presentations & Publications
- Conflicts of Interest, Faculty, American Bar Association
- Ethical Professional Dilemmas, Faculty, Maricopa County Bar Association
- 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®, Personal Injury Litigation, Product Liability Litigation (2009-2012)
- Phoenix Product Liability Litigation (Defendants) Lawyer of the Year (2012)
- Ranking Arizona: The Best of Arizona Attorneys, Product Liability Law (2011)
- The International Who's Who of Product Liability Defence Lawyers (2011)
- Southwest Super Lawyers®, Personal Injury Defense: Products (2008-2012)
- Super Lawyers®, Personal Injury Defense: Products - Business Edition (2011)
- Super Lawyers®, Personal Injury Defense: Products - Corporate Counsel Edition (2009-2010)
- Arizona's Finest Lawyers (2011)
- International Who's Who Of Business Lawyers, Product Liability (2005-2010)
