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Craig Nevelow: Nearly 40 Years at the Same Firm, Still Booking 80 Mediations a Year

Craig Nevelow joined Wright & Greenhill in 1986 and has never left — a rare kind of institutional continuity at a single firm across nearly four decades. He’s also become an increasingly active mediator alongside his litigation practice: by his own recent account, he booked his 80th mediation of a single year, up from just 17 bookings when he started mediating in mid-2023. That’s a specific, fast-growing secondary practice most litigators his tenure don’t take on.

Mixed-Representation Disclosure

Craig Nevelow represents both plaintiffs and defendants in business and commercial litigation. Wright & Greenhill’s own materials describe his practice as representing “Central Texas businesses and individuals who find themselves embroiled in civil litigation, including on behalf of both plaintiffs and defendants.” Awesome Attorneys discloses this explicitly, consistent with its standard practice for every Business & Corporate Litigation profile.

Origin and Background

Craig A. Nevelow earned his B.A. in Government from the University of Texas at Austin in 1982 and his J.D. from the University of Houston Law Center in 1986, the same year he joined Wright & Greenhill, P.C. as an attorney; he is now a shareholder at the firm. He holds Martindale-Hubbell’s AV Preeminent rating and an “Excellent” Avvo rating. He is a member of the Texas Association of Defense Counsel and the Austin Bar Association’s construction law section. Wright & Greenhill, P.C. itself was founded in Austin in 1985 and now includes 12 attorneys currently holding Super Lawyers or Rising Stars selections, several of whom are members of the American Board of Trial Advocates (ABOTA), an invitation-only trial-lawyer organization.

Practice Concentration

Nevelow’s practice covers general civil, commercial, and construction litigation, along with personal injury, wrongful death, employment law, and business disputes, representing both individuals and business clients across Central Texas into the Rio Grande Valley. His specific construction-law depth was recognized by Austin Monthly’s Top Attorneys list in the construction law category. For a broader comparison of Austin business litigation firms, see our Business & Corporate Litigation directory.

Notable Work / Track Record

Nevelow’s documented case sample includes a permanent injunction obtained in Insuremax Insurance Agencies, et al. v. Amadi, and multiple no-liability defense verdicts across various civil matters. His firm colleague Archie Carl Pierce, board certified in Personal Injury Trial Law, served as one of the lead attorneys on a Texas Medicaid Fraud Prevention Act case against three major generic drug manufacturers that resulted in $300 million in settlement payments to the State of Texas and the United States — an independently significant result for the firm, though not Nevelow’s individual case. Awesome Attorneys did not identify Texas Board of Legal Specialization certification documented for Nevelow specifically and notes that directly rather than implying a certification not found in available sources.

Client Voice

Nevelow’s client reviews specifically describe successful recovery in commercial disputes. One client wrote: “We hired Craig to pursue a claim against a commercial contractor for faulty workmanship in the installation of a solar array. I believe his attention to detail and laser-focus were critical in obtaining a favorable resolution to this case as there were a multitude of technical issues which had to be addressed.” Another wrote that Nevelow “was able to collect money for me on a business deal that had turned bad. I was expecting to suffer a complete loss on the transaction, but he was able to recover a substantial portion of the money in question.” Avvo’s licensing record shows no misconduct findings for this attorney.

Beyond the Courtroom

Nevelow’s rapidly growing mediation practice — from 17 bookings in his first partial year to 80 in a subsequent full year — reflects a genuine, currently-expanding secondary specialization rather than a static credential. He has also spoken to the Texas Youth Justice Alliance about mediation and navigating the legal profession, citing his own lack of an early-career mentor as motivation for that outreach.

Recognition for This Austin Business Litigation Attorney

Peer-reviewed and third-party credentials: Martindale-Hubbell’s AV Preeminent rating; Austin Monthly’s Top Attorneys recognition in construction law (2020); and Texas Super Lawyers selection. Awesome Attorneys did not identify TBLS board certification for this attorney specifically and notes that directly, since the firm’s broader credential base (ABOTA membership among colleagues, Super Lawyers selections across 12 attorneys) is independently substantial regardless.

Texas Legal Backdrop

Construction defect and faulty-workmanship claims — a specific area of Nevelow’s documented case experience — in Texas often proceed under Chapter 27 of the Texas Property Code (the Residential Construction Liability Act) for residential matters, which requires specific pre-suit notice and an opportunity for the contractor to inspect and offer repairs before litigation can proceed; commercial construction disputes, by contrast, are typically governed by the underlying contract terms and general contract law rather than RCLA specifically. None of this is legal advice; a specific construction or commercial dispute should be evaluated by a licensed Texas attorney based on the actual contract and facts involved, given how procedural notice requirements can affect a claim.

Awesome Attorneys Assessment

Nevelow’s clearest, most specific differentiator is nearly four decades of continuous practice at a single, well-established Austin litigation firm, combined with documented, client-corroborated success in technically complex commercial and construction disputes and a genuinely growing, active mediation practice. The honest trade-off is that Awesome Attorneys did not find TBLS board certification specifically documented for this attorney, a credential several other Business Litigation firms in this directory hold; his peer recognition instead comes through Martindale-Hubbell, Super Lawyers, and Austin Monthly rather than board certification specifically. For a business dispute — particularly one involving construction or technically complex commercial issues — that decades-long tenure and documented track record are a reasonable basis for a shortlist.

Methodology and Sourcing

This profile was researched from Wright & Greenhill, P.C.’s official website (wrightgreenhill.com), Craig Nevelow’s Super Lawyers, Avvo, U.S. News, and Justia attorney profiles, the firm’s Lawyers.com review page, and Nevelow’s LinkedIn profile. Client quotes are reproduced from publicly posted, attributed reviews.

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