Craig D. Stocker, Member
Member Craig Stocker has an extensive history defending liability claims under the Longshore and Harbor Workers’ Compensation Act, Defense Base Act, War Hazards Compensation Act, and other general maritime matters. Craig has successfully adjudicated numerous cases before the Office of Administrative Law Judges, as well as various appeals before the Benefits Review Board and Circuit Court of Appeals.
Craig also has experience defending general liability matters, premises liability, and first- and third-party auto liability claims. Selected as a Texas Rising Star lawyer by Thomson Reuters every year since 2017, he has garnered acclaim as an outstanding performer in his field.
Prior to law school, Craig worked as an adjuster for a global insurance carrier managing a large docket of claims, which provides him with a highly personalized perspective regarding his clients’ needs. “As a former adjuster, I’ve sat in my clients’ chair, which provided me with a unique understanding of the challenges they face each and every day. My goal is to not only achieve the best outcome for the case, but to make the jobs and lives of my clients as easy as possible.” As a result, Craig has developed a reputation not only as a skilled litigator, but also for being extremely responsive to his clients.
Craig’s practice group is located in the Houston, Texas area, where he resides with his wife and three children. In his free time, Craig enjoys coaching his kids’ baseball, basketball, and football teams, as well as traveling with his family.
Professional Activities
- State Bar of Texas, Member
- Houston Mariner’s Club, Member
Recognition
- Super Lawyers, Rising Star (2017 – present)
- College of the State Bar of Texas
Publications
- Craig D. Stocker et al., The Business of Gas Pipeline Condemnation: A Multistate Analysis. 13 HOUSTON BUSINESS AND TAX LAW JOURNAL 2. (2014).
- Craig D. Stocker et al., Proposed Wyoming Title Standards, Part I of III, 13 Wyo. L. Rev. 2 (2013).
- Craig D. Stocker et al., Emerging Centrifugal Technology in Shale Hydraulic Fracturing Waste Management: A U.S.-France-China Selected Environmental Comparative Analysis. 34 HOUSTON JOURNAL OF INTERNATIONAL LAW 3 (2012).
Special Experience
- Judicial Law Clerk, Chester County Court of Common Pleas, The Honorable Thomas Gavin (2010)