Emilee N. Crowther

Associate

  • Emilee N. Crowther
  • Phone: +1 512 277 2256

    Import to Address Book

  • Duane Morris LLP
    Terrace 7
    2801 Via Fortuna, Suite 200
    Austin, TX 78746-7567
    USA

Emilee N. Crowther is a trial and appellate attorney who focuses her practice on all aspects of complex commercial litigation including contract, business, and construction disputes.  Ms. Crowther also focuses her practice on data breach and privacy class action litigation. 

Areas of Practice

  • Class Action Defense
  • Commercial Litigation
  • Appellate Practice
  • Construction Litigation
  • Energy Litigation

Admissions

  • Texas
  • Oklahoma
  • U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Texas
  • U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Texas
  • U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Texas
  • U.S. District Court for the Western District of Texas
  • U.S. District Court for the Western District of Oklahoma
  • U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Oklahoma
  • U.S. District Court for the District of Nebraska

Education

  • University of Oklahoma College of Law, J.D., 2018
    - Assistant Managing Editor, Oklahoma Law Review
  • University of Texas, B.A., 2015

Experience

  • Duane Morris LLP
    - Associate, 2022-present
  • University of Oklahoma College of Law
    - Adjunct Professor, Legal Writing and Analysis, 2020-2023
  • Stubbeman, McRae, Sealy, Laughlin & Browder, Inc.
    - Associate Attorney, 2018-2022

Honors and Awards

  • 2018 Recipient of the University of Oklahoma College of Law’s Professional Responsibility Award

Board Memberships

  • Fix West Texas
    - Founding Board Member, 2019-2022

Civic and Charitable Activities

  • Fix West Texas, 2019-2022

Selected Publications

  • Contributor, 2024 Duane Morris Class Action Review
  • Co-author, “Illinois Federal Court Dismisses Five of Six Causes Of Action In Data Breach Class Action Against Chicagoland Nonprofit” Duane Morris Class Action Defense Blog, January 23, 2024
  • Co-author, “Fifth Circuit Refuses to Revive EEOC COVID-Era Mask Bias Suit” Duane Morris Class Action Defense Blog, January 8, 2024
  • Co-author, “Texas Federal Court Greenlights EEOC Lawsuit Against Three Companies As Parts Of An Integrated Enterprise” Duane Morris Class Action Defense Blog, January 6, 2024
  • Co-author, “Maryland Federal Court Reinstates Class Certification In Data Breach Class Action” Duane Morris Class Action Defense Blog, December 6, 2023
  • Co-author, “Illinois Federal Court Denies Class Certification In A Nationwide FCRA Lawsuit Due To Issues With Commonality, Adequacy of Representation, And Predominance” Duane Morris Class Action Defense Blog, October 18, 2023
  • Co-author, “North Carolina Federal Court Certifies Class While Refusing To Decertify FLSA Collective Action” Duane Morris Class Action Defense Blog, October 5, 2023
  • Co-author, “Alabama Federal Court Rejects ADA Lawsuit By The EEOC In Part Because Requiring Employees To Stop Taking Prescription Medications Is Not An Adverse Employment Action Under The ADA” Duane Morris Class Action Defense Blog, October 4, 2023
  • Co-author, “Drug Screening Company Obtains Hairy Win In Disparate Impact Race Bias Class Action” Duane Morris Class Action Defense Blog, September 11, 2023
  • Co-author, “Oil and Gas Staffing Company Permitted To Intervene In FLSA Collective Action Wage Dispute And Move To Compel Arbitration” Duane Morris Class Action Defense Blog, August 29, 2023
  • Co-author, “Experian Deftly Dodges Class Certification Via Innovative Summary Judgment Argument Under The Fair Credit Reporting Act” Duane Morris Class Action Defense Blog, August 20, 2023
  • Co-author, “Louisiana Federal Court Grants Defendants’ Motion to Decertify Collective Action And Evidences A New Fifth Circuit Regime Post-Swales.” Duane Morris Class Action Defense Blog, August 6, 2023
  • Co-author, “Colorado Federal Court Denies Class Certification Without Uniform Job Conditions In Hybrid Wage & Hour Litigation” Duane Morris Class Action Defense Blog, June 1, 2023
  • Co-author, “Texas Supreme Court Reaffirms ‘Rigorous and Searching Judicial Analysis of Plaintiffs’ Claims’ Required Prior To Class Certification” Duane Morris Class Action Defense Blog, April 27, 2023
  • Co-author, "Whose Testimony Is It Anyway--Can Expert Witnesses in Construction Trials Testify as to Industry Standards in Unambiguous Contracts?" Construction Law Journal, Winter 2022

Representative Matters

  • Obtained a defensive summary judgment for a real estate organization and its affiliates. In a real estate transaction, the plaintiff claimed that certain information about the apartment complex it purchased had not been disclosed by the defendants. The summary judgment declared that the plaintiff take nothing against the defendants. The defendants were also awarded attorneys’ fees.