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CRAIG H. VITTITOE
A South Texas native, Craig H. Vittitoe, is a partner in Adams & Graham, L.L.P. He practices primarily in the areas of:
- Personal Injury
- Consumer Law
- Insurance Law
- Product Liability
- Medical Malpractice
- Legal Malpractice
- Civil Rights Litigation
- Governmental Related Litigation
A South Texas native, Mr. Vittitoe practices primarily in the areas of Consumer Law, Insurance Law, Product Liability, Medical Malpractice, Legal Malpractice, and Civil Rights Litigation. He engages in the defense of complex and multiparty litigation. Vittitoe was recently recognized as "Texas Super Lawyer 2003" by Texas Monthly magazine.
In 1978, Mr. Vittitoe commenced a trial practice as an Assistant Attorney General litigating civil cases in venues across the State of Texas. He has been a private practitioner for 24 years engaged in civil litigation in South Texas. Counsel is Board Certified in both Civil Trial Law and Personal Injury Trial Law by the Texas Board of Legal Specialization.
He is active in the Cameron County Bar and the State Bar of Texas. He served on the State Bar of Texas District 12-B Grievance Committee, the Unauthorized Practice of Law Subcommittee and the Consumer Law Council.
Mr. Vittitoe is rated "AV" by the noted legal publication, Martindale-Hubbell Law Directory.
After obtaining a Bachelor of Arts degree from Southwest State University, Mr. Vittitoe obtained his Juris Doctorate Degree in 1977 from South Texas College of Law. He is admitted to practice before all Texas state courts, United States District Court for the Southern District of Texas and the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit.
Mr. Vittitoe has held elective and appointive offices. He is a former Harlingen City Commissioner and Mayor Pro Tem. He served as Chairman of the Board of the Texas State University System, governing eight colleges and universities within the State of Texas. He has served as President of the Harlingen Development Corporation, Inc. Mr. Vittitoe is a former Trustee of the Robert G. and Nona K. Carr Scholarship Foundation.
- Areas Of Practice:
- Personal Injury -- Defense
- Insurance Law
- Medical Malpractice
- Products Liability Law
- Consumer Protection
- Legal Malpractice
- Certifications/Specialties:
- Civil Trial Law, Texas Board of Legal Specialization, 1991
- Personal Injury Law, Texas Board of Legal Specialization, 1990
- Bar Admissions:
- Texas, 1977
- U.S. District Court Southern District of Texas
- U.S. Court of Appeals 5th Circuit
- Education:
- South Texas College of Law, Houston, Texas, 1977
- J.D.
- Southwest Texas State University, San Marcos, Texas
- B.A.
- Major: Education
- Representative Cases:
- Gracia v. Brownsville Housing Authority, 105 F. 3d 1053 (5th Cir. 1997)
- Bleeker v. Villarreal, 941 S.W. 2d 163 (Tex.Ct.App.-Corpus Christi, 1996)
- State Farm v. Moran, 809 S.W. 2d 613 (Tex.Ct.App.-Corpus Christi, 1991)
- Reuben H. Donnelley Corp. v. McKinnon, 688 S.W. 2d 612 (Tex.Ct.App.-Corpus Christi, 1985)
- Professional Associations and Memberships:
- Texas State University System
- Regent, 1993-1999; Chairman, 1998
- Robert G. Carr and Nona K. Carr Scholarship Foundation, 1993 - 1999
- Trustee
- Southwest Texas State University Alumni Association, 1982 - 1983
- President
- Development Corporation of Harlingen Inc., 1991 - 1997
- President, 1996
- Harlingen Rotary Club
- Member
- Cameron County Bar Association
- Member
- State Bar of Texas
- Member
- State Bar of Texas, 1992 - 1998
- Member, District 12-B Grievance Committee
- City of Harlingen, Texas
- City Commissioner, 1985-1989
- City of Harlingen, Texas
- Mayor Pro Tem, 1987
- State Bar of Texas, 1979 - 1981
- Member, Unauthorized Practice of Law Subcommittee
- State Bar of Texas, 1984 - 1986
- Member, Consumer Law Council
- Texas Governor's Advisory Council on Homeless, 1985
- The Pro Bono College of the State Bar of Texas, 2003
- Past Employment Positions:
- Assistant Attorney General of Texas, 1978 - 1980
- Pro Bono Activities:
- Cameron County Pro Bono Project
- Fraternities/Sororities:
- Phi Alpha Delta
- Birth Information:
- November 14, 1950, Falfurrias, Texas, United States of America
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