Mr. Crisp is a partner in the Product Liability & Tort Litigation Practice Group and the Employment & Labor Practice Group. He also serves as Chairman of the General Litigation Department, where he supervises the training, evaluation, assignment and operation of the department. Mr. Crisp's practice is concentrated in defense of personal injury litigation in state and federal court, including civil trial and arbitration with an emphasis on cases involving product liability, express indemnity provisions, premises security, gender discrimination, sexual harassment and wrongful termination. He successfully managed a state-wide program for the tort defense of a national financial institution, in which over half of the cases closed required no indemnity payment by the client. Currently, he is responsible for all product liability cases that arise throughout Southern California for a Fortune 500 company that manufactures hand tools, power tools and access devices.
Mr. Crisp frequently lectures on topics such as successfully tendering claims and interpretation and enforcement of express indemnity agreements. He was recently a featured speaker at the Golden Gate chapter of the CPCU.
Mr. Crisp earned his B.S. from Whitman College in 1977 and his J.D. from Loyola University School of Law in 1981. He regularly participates in meetings and conferences of the American Law Firm Association's Retail Practice Group and is a member of the State Bar of California.
