Paxton N. Crew
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Top Rated Family Law Attorney with 16 years of experience
Admiralty & Maritime Law, Accidents
303 East Main Street, Suite 260, League City, TX 77573
About Paxton N. Crew
Practice Areas
- Admiralty & Maritime Law
- Accidents
Education
- University of Houston Law Center, Houston, Texas, 2007J.D.
- Honors: Gus Schill, Jr. Maritime and Professionalism Scholarship Award
- Honors: Order of the Barristers
- Honors: John R. Brown Admirality Moot Court Competition: National Finalist 2007, National Semi-Finalist, 2006
- University of Houston - Clear Lake, Houston, Texas, 1996B.A.
- Major: Literature/History
- Honors: magna cum laude
- Honors: Dean's List
Representative Cases
- Clipper Bulk Shipping, Ltd. v. Sun Coast Resources, Inc., Cause No. 09-12-00478-CV, in the Ninth Judicial Court of Appeals. Affirmed Jury Trial verdict and award of attorney’s fees in fuel dispute.
- Ondimar Transportes v. Beatty Street Properties, Inc., 555 F.3d 184, 187 (5th Cir. 2009) Created new rule of law in Fifth Circuit of a settlement bar to non-settling joint tortfeasors.
- Lance Campbell v. Royal Caribbean Cruises, Ltd., No. 08-41343 (5th Cir. Sept. 9. 2009) (unpublished).
- One Beacon Insurance Co. v. Crowley Maritime Corp., 2010 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 35960 (S.D. Texas 2010), affirmed and remanded for determination of attorney’s fees;648 F.3d 258 (5th Cir, 2011).
- Flame S.A. v. M/T Lynx-Lead Counsel, No. 1:10-cv-278, in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Texas.
- Regions Equipment Finance Corp. v. AT 2400 et al., No. 1:10-cv-215, in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Texas. Fleet Mortgage Foreclosure action. Lead counsel. Appealed adverse ruling to Fifth Circuit court of appeals and U.S. Supreme Court. Obtained very favorable settlement for principals and guarantors and reduction of almost $25,000,000.00 in judgments.
- In re: Sanco Holding, A.S., No. 1:07-cv-161, in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Texas.
- In re: Seatrout GmbH & Co. KG, No. 1:08-cv-3715, in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Texas.
- Galtex Pilots Service Corp. v. Great American Insurance Co., No. 1:09-cv-100, in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Texas.
Qualifications
Bar Admissions
- Texas, 2007
- U.S. District Court Eastern District of Texas, 2008
- U.S. District Court Western District of Texas, 2008
- U.S. District Court Southern District of Texas, 2008
- U.S. Court of Appeals 5th Circuit, 2008
Other Affiliations
- Maritime Law Association of the United States, 2008 - Present (Member)
- Southeastern Admiralty Law Institute, 2008 - Present (Director)
- National Trial Lawyers, 2020 - Present (Top 100 Civil Plaintiffs)
- American Association for Justice, 2020 - Present (Member)
Past Positions
- Legge, Farrow, Kimmitt,McGrath & Brown L.L.P., Attorney, 2006 - 2010
- Science Applications International Corporation (SAIC), Technical Lead-Functional Analyst, NASA-Johnson Space Center Aircraft Operations Division, 2000 - 2005
Articles
Published Works
- Voyage Data Recorders, "CSI on the High Seas", with James T. Brown, first presented at SEALI's June 2010 Summer Meeting, republished in Benedict's Maritime Bulletin, and Steamship Mutual's Bulletin, found at: http://www.simsl.com/Publications/Articles/VDRLeggeFarrowPaper0111.htm
- Marine Casualty Investigation Concerns for the Ship's Officers, Seabulk Tankers Senior Officer Meeting, Ft. Lauderdale Florida, 2010.
Office Info
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