Gary Craig
Associate Clinical Professor of Law
BA, magna cum laude, Occidental College, Phi Beta Kappa
JD, Stanford Law School, with distinction
Background
Gary Craig is an Associate Clinical Professor and teaches courses in Legal Research and Writing, Ethical Lawyering, and the Civil Litigation Skills Practicum. Craig also is the Faculty Advisor for the Civil Litigation and Advocacy Concentration. Prior to joining the Loyola faculty, Craig was a partner in the Los Angeles office of Sidley Austin LLP, where he practiced in all areas of litigation, with an emphasis on representing accounting firms and corporations in connection with securities fraud, professional liability, negligence, and breach of contract litigation. Craig also represented clients in connection with investigations conducted by the United States Department of Justice and the United States Securities and Exchange Commission’s Division of Enforcement. He handled various pro bono matters, including the successful representation of clients seeking asylum in the United States, and he established an educational partnership between Sidley’s Los Angeles office and Dorsey High School’s Law Magnet Program. Through this partnership, Sidley facilitated numerous programs designed to augment the Law Magnet’s curriculum with hands-on workshops and field trips that introduce the students to the wide variety of careers within the legal community. Craig continues to work with the Law Magnet at Loyola.
Clinical Achievements
Presenter, Second Annual Western Regional Legal Writing Conference, August 2012, "It's Not the End but the Beginning: How to Make the Most out of the Last Class of the Year"