Philpott, Justin M.

J. Mark Craun is a shareholder of the Firm and a member of the Firm's Litigation Section. Mr. Craun's practice areas include: Civil Litigation, Medical Malpractice Defense, Products Liability Defense, Insurance and Commercial Litigation.

Mr. Craun has been a trial lawyer for more than 22 years, focusing on civil litigation. His practice has involved the defense of insurance-related tort, healthcare, product liability and commercial.  Mr. Craun and the lawyers working under his supervision have defended hundreds of cases brought against insureds, insurance companies, individuals and businesses, including personal, property, professional and commercial lines. The exposure of these clients and their insurers in those cases has ranged from several thousand dollars to several million dollars.  Mr. Craun has tried numerous jury trials in State and Federal Court, and has defended clients involved in Multi-District Litigation in Federal Court.  Mr. Craun and the lawyers he supervises also defended numerous cases involving high exposure product liability claims (medical devices and pharmaceutical drugs), as well as general commercial litigation.

Mr. Craun received his B.B.A. in Business from Baylor University in Waco, Texas in 1979. He received his M.B.A. in 1980 from Baylor University. He received his J.D. in 1983 from the Baylor University School of Law. Mr. Craun has been admitted to practice in the State of Texas since 1983. He is also admitted to practice before the United States District Court for the Western District of Texas.

Mr. Craun is a Fellow of the Texas Bar Foundation and is a member of the State Bar of Texas. He is a member of the American Bar Association, the San Antonio Bar Association and the Texas Association of Defense Counsel.

Prior to joining Davidson & Troilo, Mr. Craun was a Partner of the Firm of Akin, Gump, Strauss, Hauer & Feld, L.L.P.