Thomas A. Crosley

Managing Partner

Introduction

Tom Crosley received his bachelor’s degree from the University of Texas in 1988, and his law degree from the University of Houston in 1992. He was admitted to the bar in the State of Texas in 1992 and is also admitted to practice in the United States District Courts for the Northern, Southern, Eastern and Western Districts of Texas, as well as the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit. Prior to forming the Crosley Law Firm, P.C. in 2005, he was a partner with Branton & Hall, P.C. in San Antonio, where he worked for ten years. He began his legal career in Houston as an associate at Brown McCarroll, LLP.

Background

Mr. Crosley currently serves on the Executive Committee of the AAJ TBI Litigation Group. He previously served as one of two elected directors from San Antonio on the Board of the State Bar of Texas (District 10, Place 1; 2021-2024). He is “AV” rated by Martindale-Hubbell, is board-certified in Personal Injury Trial Law by the Texas Board of Legal Specialization, and has been board-certified as a Civil Trial Advocate by the National Board of Trial Advocacy.

In 2001, he was appointed by the Bexar County Commissioners Court to the Advisory Board for the Bexar County Dispute Resolution Center, and he served in that position until 2006.

Mr. Crosley is a Life Fellow of the Texas Bar Foundation as well as a Life Fellow and former president of the San Antonio Bar Foundation. He is a member in good standing of the State Bar of Texas.

Organizations

Director, District 10, Place 1, State Bar of Texas (2021-2024)
The San Antonio Bar Association (president, 2019-2020; president-elect, 2018-2019; vice president, 2017-2018; secretary, 2016-2017; treasurer, 2015-2016; director, 2013-2015 and 2004-2006)
The San Antonio Bar Foundation (president, 2020-2021)
The American Board of Trial Advocates, San Antonio Chapter (inducted 2004; president, 2017; president-elect, 2016; vice president, 2015; treasurer, 2014; secretary, 2014)
The San Antonio Trial Lawyers Association (president, 2002; director, 2000-2001)
The American Association for Justice, member since 1996
AAJ Traumatic Brain Injury Litigation Group, member since 2010
The Texas Trial Lawyers Association (director, 2005-2019; advocates director, 1999-2001)
The American Bar Association, member since 1993
The Academy of Truck Accident Attorneys, member
The Texas Young Lawyers Association (director, 1997-2001)
The San Antonio Young Lawyers Association (director, 1997-2001; vice president, 2000)
The American Inns of Court, William S. Sessions Inn, member since 1996

Professional achievements

Mr. Crosley has tried more than 60 cases as first-chair trial counsel, nearly all of them from the plaintiff’s side of the docket. His docket of cases includes personal injury and wrongful death cases arising from automobile and trucking accidents, defective products, industrial injuries, and related areas. A particular focus of his practice is on traumatic brain injury cases, with several high-profile cases resulting in seven and eight-figure settlements.

In 2006 ($28,000,000), 2010 ($16,028,328), and 2016 ($11,485,000), he obtained one of the 100 highest personal injury verdicts in the nation, as reported by ALM. In 2018, and again in 2022, he obtained two of the top 10 car crash verdicts in Texas, as reported by Texas Lawyer. In 2023, he obtained the highest UIM verdict and recovery ($2,100,000) against an auto insurer. Mr. Crosley was also lead trial and appellate counsel in the seminal UIM case of Allstate v. Irwin, which was decided by the Texas Supreme Court in Crosley’s favor in 2021. Many of Mr. Crosley’s cases have been covered by news affiliates for ABC, CBS, NBC, FOX and more, including one series of cases featured on the national program Inside Edition.

Mr. Crosley frequently serves as an author and speaker at legal seminars, webinars, and podcasts on topics related to personal injury trial law and has given about 100 such presentations. He is the host of the legal podcast “Winning the TBI Case: Strategy, Science, and Storytelling. Mr. Crosley has been selected as a Texas Super Lawyer each year since 2004 and has been named as one of the “Top 50 Lawyers in Central and West Texas” by that publication since 2015.

Top case results

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We represented the family of a young girl who suffered a traumatic brain injury after falling approximately 25 feet due to a faulty apartment window. Even though at one point we were offered $10 million to settle the case, we continued to fight to secure $30 million.

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Brain injury

Thomas A. Crosley

Thomas A. Crosley

Introduction

Background

Organizations

Professional achievements

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What our clients say

Why the Legal Community Trusts Tom Crosley

Client Story: Karen C.’s Story

Client Story: Chris D.’s Case

Client Story:Scot R.’s Case

The car accident was not my fault but I’m being blamed for it. What do I do?

Texas comparative negligence: how shared fault really works (and what’s fair)

How to prove that brakes failing or other car defects caused your crash

What is the average settlement for car accident claims?

What is a life care plan and why does it matter in personal injury cases?

Insurance and hospital liens in Texas personal injury cases: What you need to know

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