Tom Crosley is a nationally recognized leader in personal injury law. He 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.
Tom Crosley is “AV” rated by Martindale-Hubbell, and is Board Certified in Personal Injury Trial Law by the Texas Board of Legal Specialization and is board certified as a Civil Trial Advocate by the National Board of Trial Advocacy. In 2001, he served under appointment 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.
He is a member of numerous legal organizations, including the Texas Trial Lawyers Association, the American Association for Justice, and the American Bar Association, and his peers have frequently elected him as a leader. His service includes time as the 2019-2020 president of the San Antonio Bar Association, the 2017 president of the American Board of Trial Advocates, San Antonio Chapter, and the 2002 president of the San Antonio Trial Lawyers Association. Mr. Crosley is a Life Fellow of the Texas Bar Foundation, and the San Antonio Bar Foundation, for which he also serves on the board.
Mr. Crosley has tried more than 50 cases as first-chair trial counsel, nearly all of them from the plaintiff’s side of the docket.
Mr. Crosley’s docket of cases includes personal injury and wrongful death cases arising from automobile and trucking accidents, defective products, medical malpractice, and related areas. In 2006, 2010, and 2016, he obtained one of the 100 highest personal injury verdicts in the nation, as reported by American Lawyer Media. In 2018, he obtained the #2 and #3 highest injury verdicts in Texas against an automobile insurance company as reported by TopVerdict.com.
He has been designated a top-rated attorney by Texas Super Lawyers ever year since 2006, and frequently appears on its annual list of Top 50 Central/West Texas Super Lawyers, including in 2023. U.S. News & World Reports also included Mr. Crosley on its Best Lawyers list in 2021.
Mr. Crosley is also a Life Fellow of the Texas and San Antonio Bar Foundations and is a member of the State Bar of Texas, The State Bar College, and the American Inns of Court.
Since 2003, Mr. Crosley has been named each year to Who’s Who in American Law, as published by Marquis. In 2004, he was named a “Rising Star,” a recognition given to the top 2.5% of lawyers age 40 and under. He has since been named a “Texas Super Lawyer” in 2004 and every year from 2006 to the present as published by Thomson Reuters; this distinction is based on peer recognition and professional achievement and is limited to the top 5% of attorneys. Since 2013, he has repeatedly been named one of the “Top 50 Attorneys” in Central and West Texas (out of more than 20,000 attorneys) by the same organization.
Mr. Crosley frequently serves as an author and speaker for legal seminars on litigating traumatic brain injury cases and other topics relating to personal injury trial law. He has given more than 60 speeches and presentations at continuing legal education seminars throughout Texas and in other states as well. Many of his cases have been covered by news affiliates for ABC, CBS, NBC, FOX, and more, including one series of cases that was featured on the national program, Inside Edition. In particular, Mr. Crosley is a staunch advocate against drunk driving, and often volunteers his time to handle these cases pro bono. In 2023, he was named one of San Antonio’s top 3 personal injury lawyers by Three Best Rated.
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