David Craig

Indianapolis, IN40 years experienceAdmitted 1985

About David Craig

David W. Craig is the Managing Partner and a Founding Partner of Craig, Kelley & Faultless LLC in Indianapolis. With more than 26 years of practice, his work focuses on commercial vehicle cases — semi-trucks, dump trucks, concrete trucks, and buses — fighting to obtain justice for ordinary people against insurance companies, trucking companies, and large corporations.

Craig earned his Bachelor of Science in Business from Indiana University in 1982 and his Juris Doctor from Indiana University School of Law, Indianapolis in 1985.

He is admitted to practice in Indiana (1985) and the U.S. District Courts for the Northern and Southern Districts of Indiana. His professional memberships include the Indiana Trial Lawyers Association, the Kentucky Justice Association, the American Association for Justice, and the Association of Plaintiff Interstate Trucking Lawyers of America (where he serves on the National Advisory Board). He is also a Board Member of the Academy of Truck Accident Attorneys and a member of the Trial Lawyers Board of Regents.

Craig has been named an Indiana Super Lawyer continuously since 2011, including selection to the Super Lawyers Top 50 in Indiana, and has been listed by the National Trial Lawyers as a Top 100 Indiana Trial Lawyer (2008-2016). He is recognized in The Best Lawyers in America 2026 edition.

In the community, Craig has distributed over 10,000 free bicycle helmets, advocates against distracted driving, and coached the Lawrence Township Boys Basketball League for more than 10 years.

Proven verdicts and settlements at Craig, Kelley and Faultless LLC

These results are credited to Craig, Kelley and Faultless LLC. A result appears under an attorney's own name only when a published source names them as counsel on the case.

Verdict

Craig Kelley and Faultless LLC persuaded the Indiana Supreme Court to reverse two lower-court defeats and restore the negligence claims of Yerano and Jessica Martinez, who were injured when a landowner's overgrown bush concealed a stop sign at a rural Miami County intersection.

Indiana Supreme Court / Marion Superior Court · 2026Car AccidentsRead the full story →

Prior results do not guarantee a similar outcome. Each case is unique and depends on its own facts.

Practice areas

Education

Indiana University School of Law - Indianapolis (now IU McKinney)
B.S. Business, 1985
Indiana University
Undergraduate, 1982

Bar admissions & credentials

State Bar of Indiana, admitted 1985
State Bar of U.S. District Court, Northern District of Indiana, admitted 1985
State Bar of U.S. District Court, Southern District of Indiana, admitted 1985
Indiana Trial Lawyers Association
Kentucky Justice Association
American Association for Justice
Association of Plaintiff Interstate Trucking Lawyers of America (National Advisory Board)
Academy of Truck Accident Attorneys (Board Member)
Trial Lawyers Board of Regents

Awards & recognition

Indiana Super Lawyer (2011-present)
Super Lawyers Top 50 in Indiana
National Trial Lawyers Top 100 Indiana Trial Lawyers (2008-2016)
Best Lawyers in America (2026)

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Prior results do not guarantee a similar outcome. Each case is unique and depends on its own facts.