Crawford serves as Senior Associate General Counsel for Appalachian State University. He joined the Office of General Counsel in 2019. His legal practice areas include litigation, regulatory compliance, Academic Affairs, Student Affairs, utility law for New River Light & Power, first amendment law, and public record requests. Prior to joining the University, he was a partner with di Santi, Watson, Capua, Wilson & Garrett, PLLC. He has experience in general civil litigation and has served as a County Attorney for Watauga County. Additionally, he also has in-house counsel experience with a large construction company in Louisiana from his time in New Orleans.
Dedicated to supporting the legal community, Crawford has served in a number of leadership positions. He was elected to the State Bar Council, the 60-member governing body for the North Carolina State Bar, in January of 2025. He is a member of the State Bar Ethics Committee. In recent years, he was elected as President of the 35th Judicial District Bar in 2021, appointed as Vice-Chair of the State Bar Lawyer Assistance Program, and has served as President of the Watauga County Bar Association twice. He is also a graduate of the University of North Carolina System Executive Leadership Institute, completing that program in 2024.