Christopher Craven has been a licensed attorney in Texas since 1998.  Mr. Craven’s focus throughout his career has been complex commercial litigation.  He has represented clients in cases involving business contract disputes, intellectual property infringement, content distribution and commercial foreclosures, and bankruptcy law with a focus on creditors’ rights.

Mr. Craven has represented such diverse clients as DISH Network L.L.C., Viacom18 Private Media Limited, MSM Asia Limited, NagraStar LLC, KTRK Television, Inc., Frost National Bank, Bank of Texas, N.A., Amegy Bank, N.A., AT&T, Noble Energy, Southwestern Bell Yellow Pages, Inc., and Reliant Energy amongst many others.

Mr. Craven joined Hagan, Noll, and Boyle’s litigation team in 2010.

PERSONAL

Mr. Craven is married to Kendra Baze-Craven, and lives in the Montrose Museum District close to downtown Houston.  He has two identical twin sons attending high school at Strake Jesuit College Preparatory.  Mr. Craven enjoys chess, reading speculative fiction, and spending time with his family when not in the office.

COURT ADMISSIONS

  • United States District Court, Southern District of Texas
  • United States District Court, Western District of Texas
  • United States District Court, Northern District of Texas
  • United States District Court, Western District of Michigan
  • Mr. Craven has been admitted pro hac vice in United States District Courts in numerous states, including New York, California, and Florida

REPRESENTATIVE EXPERIENCE

  • EchoStar Technologies L.L.C. v. Khachik Bagdasaryan, Case No. 2:09-cv-03351, United States District Court for the Central District of California (represented Plaintiffs in prevailing on summary judgment and obtaining statutory damages of $151 million; prevailing in bankruptcy action obtaining a finding of non-dischargeability award)
  • DISH Network L.L.C. v. Sonicview, Case No. 3:09-cv-01553, United States District Court for the Southern District of California (represented Plaintiffs in prevailing on summary judgment and obtaining statutory damages of $64,980,200 million; prevailing in bankruptcy action obtaining a finding of non-dischargeability award)
  • DISH Network L.L.C. v. Peter Liberatore, Case No. 8:19-cv-00672, United States District Court for the Middle District of Florida (represented Plaintiffs in obtaining judgment and statutory damages of $30,000,000 million)