John Crawford counsels clients in cases involving insurance coverage, personal injuries, wrongful death, mental impairment/mental anguish, punitive damages and property damage. A significant portion of his practice is representing motor carriers, commercial truck drivers, and the motoring public.
John is certified as a civil trial specialist by the Minnesota State Bar Association and is a board certified civil trial advocate by the National Board of Trial Advocacy. John serves as co-editor of the Minnesota Insurance Law Deskbook, a 26-chapter deskbook on insurance coverage. He is also a frequent speaker on insurance coverage, personal injury litigation and related issues, and served on the editorial board of the Journal of American Law on the topics of insurance and re-insurance.
John has repeatedly been selected for inclusion in Minnesota Super Lawyers, is rated AV Preeminent® for the highest level of professional excellence by Martindale-Hubbell and is recognized in The Best Lawyers in America© for his work in the area of Litigation – Insurance.
John and his wife are proud parents of a son who works in the food service industry in the Twin Cities and a daughter who graduated from the University of Michigan and works in Chicago. During his free time, he enjoys biking, skiing and hockey.
Legal Team
Paralegal:
Legal Secretary:
Phone
952-525-6945Bar Admissions
- Minnesota, 1984
- Wisconsin, 2002
- U.S. District Court, District of Minnesota, 1985
- U.S. District Court, Western District of Wisconsin, 2013
- U.S. District Court, District of North Dakota, 2015
- U.S. Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit, 2011
Publications
- Co-Editor, Minnesota Insurance Law Deskbook
- “Chapter 6: Duty to Defend,” Update to Fifth Edition of the Minnesota Insurance Law Deskbook, Minnesota CLE, April 2023
- “Reducing Your Client’s Medical Expense Exposure,” For the Defense by DRI, February 2021
- “A Systematic Approach: Defending Claims Involving Future Radiofrequency Neurotomy Treatments,” ABA Tort Trial & Insurance Section, Summer 2020
- “Defending Claims Involving Future Radiofrequency Neurotomy Treatments,” For the Defense, October 2018
- “Strategies for Responding to Reptile Theory Questions,” For the Defense, December 2015
- “Damages: A State by State Summary (Minnesota),” ABA Tort Trial & Insurance Section, Commercial Transportation Litigation Committee, 2014
- “Why Courts Should Not Admit CSA Scores as Evidence,” For the Defense, December 2012
- “How to Get Damaging Evidence From Litigants’ Social Media Sites: Practice Tips in Dealing With the Stored Communications Act,” The Transportation Lawyer, October 2012
- “Minor Compromises: State by State Summary (Minnesota),” ABA Tort Trial & Insurance Section, Commercial Transportation Litigation Committee, 2010
- “Comparative/Contributory Negligence and Joint” and “Several Liability: State by State Summary (Minnesota),” ABA Tort Trial & Insurance Section, Commercial Transportation Litigation Committee, 2009
- “Spoliation of Evidence: State by State Summary (Minnesota),” ABA Tort Trial & Insurance Section, Commercial Transportation Litigation Committee, 2008
- “Punitive Damages in Commercial Transportation: State by State Summary (Minnesota),” ABA Tort Trial & Insurance Section, Commercial Transportation Litigation Committee, 2007
Education
- Middlebury College, B.A., cum laude
- University of Connecticut School of Law
- William Mitchell College of Law, J.D., cum laude
Recognition
- Certified as a Civil Trial Specialist by the Minnesota State Bar Association
- Board Certified Civil Trial Advocate by the National Board of Trial Advocacy
- Selected for inclusion to Minnesota Super Lawyers list
- Recognized in The Best Lawyers in America© for his work in the area of Litigation – Insurance
- Rated AV Preeminent® for the highest level of professional excellence by Martindale-Hubbell
Associations & Memberships
- Trucking Industry Defense Association (TIDA)
- Wisconsin State Bar Association