Below is a representative selection of cases and matters reflecting Craig’s experience in complex commercial litigation, intellectual property disputes, fiduciary duty claims, real estate disputes, and high-stakes trial work. Matters shown in bold indicate cases tried or arbitrated.

• 2026 – Precision Additive v Buchok – defended misappropriation of trade secrets dispute, winning plaintiff’s agreement to dismiss the lawsuit with prejudice
• 2026 – Hawks Note Purchase, LLC v Valor Residential Group LLC and VRG Management, LLC – Action for conversion, unjust enrichment and tortious interference with contract arising out of collection of $800,000 in rents as part of a $25 million real estate investment dispute – bench trial interrupted by interlocutory appeal of ruling denying enforcement of mandatory arbitration provision
• 2026 – LifeScience Technologies v Mercy Health and Myia – Working with a team from Bryan Cave, defending Mercy from claims of breach of contract and misappropriation of trade secrets, and prosecuting a counterclaim against LST for abuse of process – LST claims damages of $90 million against Mercy and Myia
• 2025 – American Eldercare, Inc. v John Rubenstein et al. – Lead trial counsel on breach of fiduciary duty case to prosecute minority limited partner oppression claims in a real estate partnership owning a $200 million real estate portfolio
• 2025 – In the Matter of the Guardianship of Clayton R. Trysla, a cognitively impaired adult person – lead trial counsel on highly contested guardianship following contentious divorce
• 2021 – Alexsam, Inc v UMB Financial Corp – joined defense team as trial counsel in patent infringement case anticipating quick trial in Eastern District of Texas rocket docket – mediation before Dallas mediator Hesha Abrams resulted in favorable resolution of the case
• 2020 – Carrizosa v The Republic of Colombia – co-counsel in international arbitration case against Colombia involving hundreds of millions in damage claims under the ICSID Convention – case tried before a three-judge international tribunal
• 2010-2019 – Grant Thornton tax shelter litigation – defended Grant Thornton in a number of lawsuits alleging improper use of tax avoidance strategies
• 2016 – Coulter v Grant Thornton – lead counsel defending $25 million claim for breach of contract, breach of fiduciary duty, fraud and negligence arising out of tax avoidance strategies
• 2015 – United States v Esquivel – Criminal defense of international sports executive indicted in Eastern District of NY – global coordinating counsel on legal team spanning three continents on extradition, detention, asset-seizures and related issues
• 2015 – Howard v Ferrellgas – defended breach of contract and fraud claims in a putative class action – bench trial resulted in enforcement of arbitration clause and plaintiffs then dismissed the lawsuit
• 2013 – Turnberry Associates (Jeff Soffer) v Starwood Vacation Ownership – defended breach of fiduciary duty case claiming $40M in damages – court granted motion for summary judgment during pretrial arguments before anticipated six week trial
• 2012 – Garcia, et al v Tyson Foods – federal and state wage and hour class action  – three week jury trial on $44 million claim resulted in verdict awarding plaintiffs $502,000
• 2010 – Patrick Earley d/b/a Tantara Trust v Wachovia Bank – defended lender liability claim arising out Plaintiff’s efforts to finance an 80% stake on a $938 million high end office property – Wachovia prevailed on motion for summary judgment resolving all issues in its favor
• 2006– Speednet v Sprint Spectrum – lawsuit involved the validity of Sprint’s Right of First Refusal provision in a spectrum license covering parts of Michigan – bench trial resulted in injunctive relief affirming Sprint’s contract rights; affirmed by the 8th Circuit Court of Appeals
• 2003 – World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE) v Lewmar – contribution claim by WWE arising out of $18M settlement paid to widow of WWE wrestler Owen Hart, who died in an accident during a performance in May 1999 – four week jury trial against Lewmar resulted in $9M settlement on claim for contribution
• 2003 – Barnett v Life Insurance Investors Company of America – lead counsel for Defendant Life Insurance Investors Company of America. Won summary judgment in federal court in Kansas; court held the life insurance policy of Barnett had been cancelled by mutual consent.
• 2002 – Sprint (Transworld Wireless TV) v NACEPF – case involved competing offers for Sprint’s ITFS spectrum capacity in Spokane, WA– AAA arbitration hearing in Washington, DC resulted in ruling affirming Sprint’s contract rights as superior
• 2001– Fairway Pyramid Associates v BRT Realty Trust– defended fraud claims alleging concealment of asbestos in connection with sale of commercial office building – jury trial resulted in verdict of $81,000 on plaintiff’s $7.4M claim
• 2001 – Hoehn, McKee and other shareholders of LICO/ASI v Columbus McKinnon – $155M corporate acquisition gave rise to $15 million claim against sellers; represented sellers claiming $5M being held in escrow – jury trial resulted in verdict releasing $5.8M escrow
• 1999– Sanford v Ektelon and UVEX– defended product liability claims concerning protective eyewear for racquetball players– jury trial resulted verdict for 30% of pretrial settlement demand
• 1998 – First AUSA Life Insurance Co (Aegon) v KCSI – represented plaintiffs in breach of fiduciary duty/tax indemnity – jury trial  resulted in verdict exceeding $3M
• 1998 – City of Joplin v Baird, Kurtz & Dobson – prosecuted audit malpractice case, recovering $3.5 million on a $4.5 million claim
• 1997 – Ryan Sayles v Vancom – defended Vancom in wrongful death case arising from death of Ryan Sayles when his coat string caught on the bus hand-rail door and he was dragged under the bus and killed – complex mediation resulted in $14M settlement
• 199_ – Ferrellgas v Inergy and Ron Boster – lawsuit to enforce restrictive covenant and non-compete agreement in propane industry – bench trial resulted in enforcement of a nationwide two-year employment restriction
• 1996 – Norsk Hydro (Hydro Aluminium) v Columbia Falls Aluminum Co. – breach of contract and tortious interference case involving $15 million of aluminum ingots
• 1996 – U.S. ex rel. Burns & Richter v Hensel Phelps Construction Co. – successfully defended qui tam action arising out of design and construction of Naval Ordinance Station in Louisville, KY
• 199_ – Ferrellgas v Robert Wikse – lawsuit to alleging inevitable misappropriation of trade secrets surrounding a “keep-dry” contract with a major petroleum refinery – bench trial resulted in initial grant of a TRO and subsequent denial of preliminary injunction
• 1995 – Rinehart v City of Independence – defended employment wrongful discharge claim – jury trial resulted in defense verdict
• 1994 – Zamaitis v Harmon Industries – employment ADA jury trial
• 1994 – Harmon Industries v Dallas Area Rapid Transit Association – construction dispute; bid protest alleging DART’s exclusion of Harmon from bidding process was arbitrary and capricious 1994 – arbitration hearing resulted in ruling denying Harmon’s protest
• 1994 – AFTRA Local 213 v Bernstein-Rein Advertising Company – labor arbitration involving claim of $1.5M in back pay based on breach of collective bargaining agreement – arbitration award affirmed amount BR admitted it owed, which was less than 5% of damages claimed
• 1994 – Citizens State Bank v Shearson Lehman Brothers – fraud case jury trial
• 1993 – Katz v Bernstein-Rein Advertising Co. – defended fraudulent inducement and breach of contract – jury trial ended in directed verdict for defendant
• 1993 – Barnard v KCSI – represented plaintiff in shareholder dispute involving breach of “put” agreement – two week jury trial resulted in $6.3M verdict
• 1992 – Ohio Casualty Insurance Company v The Equitable Life Assurance Society – defended constructive eviction claim and prosecuted a counter-claim for breach of a 10 year lease of substantial office space – settlement resulted in Ohio Casualty paying Equitable $1.3M
• 1991 – Wulfing v KCSI – represented plaintiff in shareholder dispute involving breach of “put” agreement – four week jury trial resulted in six figure verdict
• 1990 – Vinylplex v Goodrich – $5M breach of contract claim for overpricing in violation of a most favored nations pricing provision – jury trial resulted in $4M (actually, exactly one penny less than $4M) settlement 
• 1988 – Vinylplex v Goodrich – Goodrich terminated PVC resin supply to pipe manufacturer in Pittsburg, KS, eliminating 53 jobs – bench trial on preliminary injunction resulted in mandatory injunction ordering reinstatement of resin supply and saving the company
• 1985 – Emerick v Mutual Benefit Life – represented Emerick on breach of contract, fraud and conversion claims – jury trial resulted in $8.25M verdict
• 1984 – C&H Sugar v KC Terminal Warehouse – prosecuted claims for negligence, breach of contract and fraud in connection with a cockroach infestation at the Kansas City warehouse – jury trial resulted in $500,000 verdict and award of $113,000 in prejudgment interest
• 1983 – Hyatt Skywalk litigation – case arose out of the July 1981 collapse of the skywalks in the Hyatt Hotel, resulting in deaths of 114 people; eighteen months after graduation from law school, represented the 14 Hyatt Skywalk defendants as solo trial counsel in a claim by one of the victims for post-traumatic stress disorder – one week jury trial resulted in plaintiff accepting, just before closing arguments, the settlement offer the Skywalk defendants made, and she had then rejected, responding with a settlement demand ten times as large