
Craig Dupen is an experienced insurance and corporate defense attorney with a deep background representing insurance companies in coverage, personal injury, premises liability, professional liability, and products liability litigation. During law school, Craig completed a federal court clerkship.
He has more than 15 years of experience and has dedicated his career to helping companies evaluate, manage, and minimize legal risks in various roles. Craig has served as outside counsel defending everything from small local businesses to Global Fortune 50 corporations.
Craig has experience as a senior claims counsel for various insurance clients and as a senior in-house counsel handling North American product litigation and safety issues for an international equipment manufacturer. His experience provides a uniquely helpful perspective in understanding how best to solve problems for his clients effectively.
His key strengths and skills include accurately assessing liability risk and damages exposure, creatively problem solving and developing strategies for reducing those risks and exposures, effectively negotiating favorable settlements when possible, and meticulously preparing the strongest case to present at trial.
Craig is passionate about helping his clients successfully navigate whatever issues or challenges are given by the matters they have entrusted to him and ensuring they reach the other side in the best possible position.
Representative Experience
Represented a wide variety of domestic and international insurers and insureds in coverage, liability, and property damage claims
Served as senior in-house counsel handling North American litigation for a global equipment manufacturer
Represented several Global Fortune 100 automotive manufacturers in dozens of wrongful death and catastrophic injury cases
Achieved defense verdicts in multiple trials representing corporate defendants across both state and federal courts
Successfully obtained a Fifth Circuit affirmation of a summary judgment for a major Japanese automotive manufacturer based on the statute of repose
Represented various Global Forbes Top 50 companies in multi-district litigation/mass tort product liability lawsuits
Prepared and presented numerous key corporate representatives for depositions in high exposure cases
Professional Recognition
Rising Star
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Education, Admissions & Activities
Education
Baylor Law School
J.D., 2008
U.S. District Court, Western District of Texas, Honorable Walter S. Smith - Clerkship
Law Review, Technical Editor
Order of the Barristers
Texas A&M University
B.S., 2005
National Merit Scholar
Bar Admissions
Texas
2008
Court Admissions
United States District Court of Texas
Northern, Eastern, Southern, and Western
Professional and Community Activities
Dallas Association of Young Lawyers Leadership
Class of 2016