Licensed in Illinois since 1990, according to ARDC, Crawley has nearly 30 years of experience representing both plaintiffs and defendants in complex tort cases that resulted in catastrophic injury or death. He is currently an attorney with Kennedy & Associates, PC in Chicago where he primarily handles wrongful death, trucking and product liability litigation. Crawley has been a member of the trial bar for the U.S. Northern District of Illinois since 1990 and was sworn-in to practice before the United States Supreme Court in 2005.
Crawley is a graduate of Loyola University of Chicago and Saint Louis University School of Law where he served on the editorial staff of the Saint Louis University Public Law Review. Crawley interned for United States Senator Paul Simon and Justice Myron H. Bright of the United States 8th Circuit Court of Appeals.
The Illinois Supreme Court has appointed Crawley to its Judicial Evaluation and Performance Committee. Crawley also serves on the Commission for Access to Justice subcommittee charged with redesigning uniform statewide forms for use by pro se litigants. In recent years, he has participated in the Supreme Court’s mentoring program and as a volunteer peer counselor for the Lawyers Assistance Program. He was one of the founding board members of AIDS Care, Inc., one of the first residential living facilities in Chicago for people with AIDS, he also served on the board of directors for Jane Addams Hull House. For several years, he served on the LGBT Citizens Advisory Committee to the Chicago Police Department.
Crawley previously sought a countywide judicial vacancy in 2014 at which time he was found "qualified" or "recommended" by all screening bar association. He has applied on multiple occasions to be a Cook County Associate Judge.
Crawley is currently circulating petitions for two vacancies in the 10th Judicial Subcircuit. While he has also circulated petitions for a countywide vacancy, Crawley tells FWIW that his "primary focus" is on the 10th Subcircuit.
Crawley resides in Jefferson Park neighborhood with his spouse and two dogs.
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