Kevin W. Crews

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Kevin Crews
Office: Naples  
Direct: (239) 552-5303
kcrews@wickersmith.com

Practice Areas:
  • Professional Liability
  • Commercial Litigation
  • Mass Torts / Class Action
  • Medical Law
  • Products Liability
  • Transportation
  • Retail
  • Administrative Law

    • Admitted to Practice:
    • 1994, Florida
    • 1997, U.S. District Court, Southern and Northern Districts of Florida
    • 2000, U.S. District Court, Middle District of Florida
    Education:
    • St. Thomas University (J.D., 1994)
    • Florida State University (B.S., 1990)
    Born:  

    Orlando, Florida

    Kevin Crews

    Biography

    Kevin W. Crews is a Shareholder in Wicker Smith’s Naples office. An integral driver of the firm’s growth in Southwest Florida, Kevin moved from the firm’s Miami office to assist in the opening of Naples in 2001. Today, he is the managing partner in Naples, overseeing day-to-day office operations in addition to his full litigation schedule. Under Kevin’s leadership, the Naples office has grown from a team of three lawyers to a team of more than twenty, representing some of the firm’s largest corporate, healthcare, retail, hospitality, and construction clients.

    Kevin attended Florida State University, earning his bachelor’s degree in 1990, and went on to complete law school at St. Thomas University College of Law. He has been a trial lawyer for 30 years, focusing his practice on the defense of hospitals and physicians, as well as general and premises liability claims, negligent security, employment and products liability. He serves as principal trial counsel for multiple clients, including multiple hospital systems in Southwest Florida, multiple physician group practices, long term and acute care facilities, and multiple Fortune 500 companies. He also serves as principal trial attorney in employment law matters for a Fortune 100 company throughout the state of Florida. Kevin is also a former senior attorney with the Florida Department of Health, and today defends healthcare facilities and providers in regulatory matters involving the Agency for Healthcare Administration and Florida Department of Health. Kevin has tried nearly 100 cases to verdict throughout the state of Florida, with an overwhelming percentage of complete defense verdicts to his credit — including one memorable week where he obtained two defense verdicts in the same week in front of two different juries.

    As the son of a former hospital executive, Kevin has a passion for defending healthcare professionals and facilities. He brings his wealth of knowledge and multi-dimensional experience to bear in helping to protect those people and guide them through the often-contentious landscape of a lawsuit. Kevin was a collegiate athlete, and the same competitive spirit that served him well in sports, serves him well in the courtroom.

    Kevin’s achievements throughout his career have been recognized by his peers, earning him an AV® Preeminent™ rating from Martindale-Hubbell. He has been recognized as a top medical malpractice lawyer by Florida Super Lawyers since 2013 and is a member and past President of the Southwest Florida Chapter of the American Board of Trial Advocates (ABOTA). In 2022, Kevin was recognized by invitation to the International Academy of Trial Lawyers (IATL), an exclusive invitation-only trial lawyer organization; in 2024 he was inducted into the Federation Defense and Corporate counsel, and honored by the Collier County Bar Association with the Donald E. Van Koughnet “Lion of the Law Award for Professionalism.” The award is the highest honor given by the CCBA, recognizing excellence in legal skills, professionalism, and public service.

    A frequent lecturer, Kevin has presented dozens of continuing education seminars to clients on a variety of topics including risk management issues, winning trial strategies, and medical malpractice and general liability best practices.

    Outside of work, Kevin is also a long-time member of the Orange Bowl Committee, responsible for hosting the NCAA Orange Bowl Championship game. He lives in Naples with his wife and two sons.

     


    Professional & Civic Affiliations
    • American Board of Trial Advocates, Southwest Florida Chapter, Past President
    • International Academy of Trial Lawyers
    • Federation of Defense and Corporate Counsel
    • The Florida Bar
    • American Bar Association
    • Collier and Lee County Bar Associations
    • American Inns of Court
    • Florida Defense Lawyers Association
    • Defense Research Institute
    • Orange Bowl, Member since 2008

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    Kevin Crews

    Partner

    Email: kcrews@wickersmith.com

    Direct: (239) 552-5303

    Fax: None

    Office: Naples  

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    Kevin W. Crews is a Shareholder in Wicker Smith’s Naples office. An integral driver of the firm’s growth in Southwest Florida, Kevin moved from the firm’s Miami office to assist in the opening of Naples in 2001. Today, he is the managing partner in Naples, overseeing day-to-day office operations in addition to his full litigation schedule. Under Kevin’s leadership, the Naples office has grown from a team of three lawyers to a team of more than twenty, representing some of the firm’s largest corporate, healthcare, retail, hospitality, and construction clients.

    Kevin attended Florida State University, earning his bachelor’s degree in 1990, and went on to complete law school at St. Thomas University College of Law. He has been a trial lawyer for 30 years, focusing his practice on the defense of hospitals and physicians, as well as general and premises liability claims, negligent security, employment and products liability. He serves as principal trial counsel for multiple clients, including multiple hospital systems in Southwest Florida, multiple physician group practices, long term and acute care facilities, and multiple Fortune 500 companies. He also serves as principal trial attorney in employment law matters for a Fortune 100 company throughout the state of Florida. Kevin is also a former senior attorney with the Florida Department of Health, and today defends healthcare facilities and providers in regulatory matters involving the Agency for Healthcare Administration and Florida Department of Health. Kevin has tried nearly 100 cases to verdict throughout the state of Florida, with an overwhelming percentage of complete defense verdicts to his credit — including one memorable week where he obtained two defense verdicts in the same week in front of two different juries.

    As the son of a former hospital executive, Kevin has a passion for defending healthcare professionals and facilities. He brings his wealth of knowledge and multi-dimensional experience to bear in helping to protect those people and guide them through the often-contentious landscape of a lawsuit. Kevin was a collegiate athlete, and the same competitive spirit that served him well in sports, serves him well in the courtroom.

    Kevin’s achievements throughout his career have been recognized by his peers, earning him an AV® Preeminent™ rating from Martindale-Hubbell. He has been recognized as a top medical malpractice lawyer by Florida Super Lawyers since 2013 and is a member and past President of the Southwest Florida Chapter of the American Board of Trial Advocates (ABOTA). In 2022, Kevin was recognized by invitation to the International Academy of Trial Lawyers (IATL), an exclusive invitation-only trial lawyer organization; in 2024 he was inducted into the Federation Defense and Corporate counsel, and honored by the Collier County Bar Association with the Donald E. Van Koughnet “Lion of the Law Award for Professionalism.” The award is the highest honor given by the CCBA, recognizing excellence in legal skills, professionalism, and public service.

    A frequent lecturer, Kevin has presented dozens of continuing education seminars to clients on a variety of topics including risk management issues, winning trial strategies, and medical malpractice and general liability best practices.

    Outside of work, Kevin is also a long-time member of the Orange Bowl Committee, responsible for hosting the NCAA Orange Bowl Championship game. He lives in Naples with his wife and two sons.

     

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    Credentials

    Education

    • St. Thomas University (J.D., 1994)
    • Florida State University (B.S., 1990)

    Representative Matters

    Defense Verdict: Collier County, Florida (Medical Malpractice)

    Naples Partners, Ashley Withers, Lindsey Grossman, and Kevin Crews, obtained a defense verdict this week in a wrongful death case in Collier County, Florida. We represented the hospital and a cardiothoracic surgeon in this case, in which the decedent underwent a coronary artery bypass graft. The CABG was successful, but the patient subsequently had a stroke and died, leaving behind a surviving child. Plaintiff’s counsel alleged that our client doctor breached the standard of care by not consulting vascular surgery when carotid stenosis was discovered during the CABG workup, and further alleged that this failure caused the decedent’s death. The defense argued that the standard of care for asymptomatic, unilateral carotid stenosis did not require a vascular consult or any additional treatment modalities before CABG recovery was complete. Plaintiff’s counsel refused to make a pre-trial demand, and after six days of trial, asked the jury for $10 million in closing arguments. The jury deliberated less than an hour before returning a complete defense verdict in favor of the hospital and the cardiothoracic surgeon. Congratulations Ashley, Lindsey, and Kevin on this outstanding outcome.

    Defense Verdict: Collier County, Florida (Medical Malpractice)

    Naples Partners, Ashley Withers and Kevin Crews, and Naples Associate, Lindsey Grossman, obtained a complete defense verdict in a medical malpractice trial in Collier County, Florida. They represented a hospital and an employed general surgeon in this matter, that involved allegations of a failed hernia surgery utilizing mesh. Plaintiff alleged multiple counts of negligence against our clients throughout her admission and surgery, and further claimed that this negligence ultimately resulted in her sustaining irreversible, catastrophic damage to her abdomen. Most of Plaintiff’s claims were dropped or precluded by the Court as a result of extensive motion practice by the defense prior to trial, leaving only one remaining negligence claim to be tried. Plaintiff utilized their subsequent treating surgeon as their expert at trial, and Plaintiff’s counsel asked the jury for $2.5 million in closing arguments. The jury returned a complete defense verdict in just over an hour.

    Practices


    Education

    • St. Thomas University (J.D., 1994)
    • Florida State University (B.S., 1990)

    Honors

    • Florida Super Lawyers, 2013-Present
    • Florida Trend’s Legal Elite, 2011, 2018
    • 2024 Collier County Bar Association Donald E. Van Koughnet Lion of the Law Award

    Credentials

    Admitted to Bar

    • 1994, Florida
    • 1997, U.S. District Court, Southern and Northern Districts of Florida
    • 2000, U.S. District Court, Middle District of Florida

    Professional Affiliations

    • American Board of Trial Advocates, Southwest Florida Chapter, Past President
    • International Academy of Trial Lawyers
    • Federation of Defense and Corporate Counsel
    • The Florida Bar
    • American Bar Association
    • Collier and Lee County Bar Associations
    • American Inns of Court
    • Florida Defense Lawyers Association
    • Defense Research Institute
    • Orange Bowl, Member since 2008
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