Partner
Duane Morris LLP
Dallas, Texas
Business Trial Lawyer, Regulatory Defense, Class Actions

Craig M. Warner, P.C. advises clients ranging from middle market companies to Fortune 500 corporations on how to manage active and potential litigation and investigations. He works side-by-side with clients, their executives, officers, directors and in-house counsel to formulate litigation strategies that are commensurate with the client’s overall business goals. Where appropriate, he knows how to settle cases quickly, and as an experienced trial lawyer, he can lead trial teams in both state and federal courts throughout Texas, North Carolina and the nation.
Mr. Warner has represented Fortune 500 companies, some of the nation’s largest, privately held businesses, and key Texas state agencies in the energy, financial services, insurance and consumer sectors. He also regularly represents small and midsized businesses, 501(c)(3) organizations and individuals, both before and during litigation and government investigations. His experience includes complex class action defense, multimillion-dollar construction arbitrations and real estate disputes, and financial industry litigation, as well as the direct recovery of amounts due for goods and services rendered by small and midsized vendors.
Mr. Warner previously served as both a naval officer and assistant U.S. attorney with the U.S. Department of Justice, where he was lead counsel for the United States in multiple jury trials that resulted in life sentences for criminal kingpins.
Mr. Warner is a 2004 graduate of the University of Virginia School of Law and a graduate, with distinction, of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
Duane Morris LLP
Dallas, Texas
Bell Nunnally & Martin LLP
Dallas, Texas
Office of the Attorney General, Financial Litigation Division
(appointed)Texas
King & Spalding LLP
U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ)
(appointed)District of Columbia
U.S. Navy, Region Legal Service Office Southwest
(appointed)
U.S. Navy, Regimental Combat Team-6, Fallujah, Iraq
(appointed)
March 2025
Lead counsel for Apex in their lawsuit against Legacy Service Partners on the basis of trade secret misappropriation and non-compete violations. Lead counsel for Mr. Denholm, the Chief Accounting Officer for ProPetro, Inc, in a federal securities class action case. Motion to dismiss was obtained based on the pursuant to Rule 12(b)(6) and the case was later settled.
Texas Lawbook
September 2024
Author, "Lessons from the Wind-Up of the SEC’s First Major ‘Care Obligation’ Reg BI Enforcement Action," Texas Lawbook, September 10, 2024
Commercial Factor
October 2021
Co-author, “Force Majeure? More Like ‘Force Ma-Payment’: Dealing with Payment Excuses in the COVID-19 Era," Commercial Factor, October 27, 2021
Bell Nunnally Client Alert
December 2020
Author, "The Motion to Dismiss in Securities Class Action Practice – Fundamental Considerations for Corporate Officers and General Counsel," Bell Nunnally Client Alert, December 21, 2020
Bell Nunnally Client Alert
December 2020
Author, "Spotting the Red Flags: How to Protect Your Company from PPP Fraud Prosecution," Bell Nunnally Client Alert, December 17, 2020
Bell Nunnally Client Alert
September 2020
Author, "How to Obtain Critical Documents in a FINRA Arbitration," Bell Nunnally Client Alert, September 2, 2020
Bell Nunnally Client Webinar
May 2021
Presenter, "The Paycheck Protection Program and Civil Enforcement: The False Claims Act, SBA Compliance and the SEC," Bell Nunnally Client Webinar, June 15, 2021