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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:
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Personal Injury
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Consumer Law
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Insurance Law
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Product Liability
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Medical Malpractice
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Legal Malpractice
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Civil Rights Litigation
- Governmental Related Litigation
South Texas native, Craig H. Vittitoe engages in the defense of complex and multiparty litigation. Mr. Vittitoe was recently recognized as "Texas Super Lawyer 2008" by Law & Politics and the publishers of Texas Monthly magazine.
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 30 years engaged in civil litigation in South Texas. He is Board Certified in both Civil Trial Law and Personal Injury Trial Law by the Texas Board of Legal Specialization.
Mr. Vittitoe is active in the Cameron County Bar and the State Bar of Texas. Mr. Vittitoe is currently serving a three year term on the Civil Trial Law Advisory Commission, Texas Board of Legal Specialization. In the past he has served on the State Bar of Texas District 12-B Grievance Committee, the Unauthorized Practice of Law Subcommittee and the Consumer Law Council.
He is rated "AV" by the noted legal publication, Martindale-Hubbell Law Directory.
He obtained a Bachelor of Arts degree from Southwest State University and a Juris Doctorate Degree from South Texas College of Law in 1977. 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. He served as 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:
- In Re McAllen Medical Center, Inc. D/B/A McAllen Medical Center and Universal Health Services, Inc., ___S.W. 3d ___, No. 05-0892 (Tex. Sup. Ct., May 16, 2008)
- New Texas Auto Auction Services, L.P. D/B/A Big H. Auto Auction v. Graciela Gomez de Hernandez, et al, 249 S.W. 3d 400 (Tex. 2008)
- Mowbray v. Avery, 76 S.W. 3d 663 (Tex. App.-Corpus Christi, pet. denied 2002)
- 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 Board of Legal Specialization
- Civil Trial Law Advisory Commission, Current
- 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, Current
- President, 1982-1983
- Development Corporation of Harlingen Inc., 1991 - 1997
- President, 1996
- Harlingen Rotary Club, Current
- Member
- Cameron County Bar Association, Current
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- State Bar of Texas, Current
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- City of Harlingen, Texas
- Charter Revision Committee(s), 1982, 1989, 2005
- 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, Current
- Fraternities/Sororities:
- Phi Alpha Delta
- Birth Information:
- November 14, 1950, Falfurrias, Texas, United States of America
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