Ryan S. Crawford

Associate

  • Ryan S. Crawford
  • Phone: +1 619 744 2246

    Import to Address Book

  • Duane Morris LLP
    750 B Street, Suite 2900
    San Diego, CA 92101-4681
    USA

Ryan Crawford is a member of Duane Morris' Trial Practice Group, where he practices in the area of litigation.

Mr. Crawford maintains an active pro bono practice, including representing veteran clients in proceedings before the U.S. Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims through The Veterans Consortium Pro Bono Program.

Mr. Crawford is a 2025 cum laude graduate of the University of California College of the Law, San Francisco (formerly UC Hastings), where he served as Senior Managing Editor of the UC Law Journal and was a CALI Award recipient for Professional Sports Law.  He earned his B.A. with honors from the University of California, Santa Barbara. 

Before law school, Mr. Crawford worked in the front office of a professional baseball team, an experience that continues to inform his interest in sports and advocacy.  While in law school, he served as a judicial extern for the Honorable Laurel Beeler of the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California.

Mr. Crawford also coaches UC Law San Francisco’s Baseball Arbitration Team, fostering the development of law students into effective trial lawyers.

Admissions

  • California

Education

  • University of California College of the Law, San Francisco, J.D., cum laude, 2025
    - Senior Managing Editor, UC Law Journal
  • University of California, Santa Barbara, B.A., with honors, 2017

Experience

  • Duane Morris LLP
    - Associate, 2025-present

Honors and Awards

  • UC Law San Francisco, CALI Award (highest performance in course): Professional Sports Law

Professional Activities

  • Federal Bar Association
  • The Honorable J. Clifford Wallace Inn of Court
  • Lawyers Club of San Diego

Selected Publications

Representative Matters

  • Defended a national product manufacturer in a pre-suit dispute involving breach of warranty, breach of contract, strict liability, and negligence claims, where the claimant sought nearly $1 million in consequential damages. Drafted the mediation brief and researched the enforceability of contractual liability caps and consequential damages exclusions, helping settle the matter for a fraction of that demand—a result the client praised as a significant victory.