About Craig Bettis

Craig Bettis is a Texas native who grew up on the south side of San Antonio. He graduated from East Central High School, earned a B.S. from Texas A&M University in 1998, and received his J.D. from South Texas College of Law in Houston in 2003. He has been licensed to practice law in Texas since 2003 and is also licensed in Colorado. His practice covers all state, district, and county courts in Texas as well as the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Texas.

He has personally tried cases in Bexar, Wilson, and Uvalde counties and has filed or settled cases in more than a dozen Texas counties. His practice focuses on personal injury and wrongful death, including workplace injuries, car and truck collisions, products liability, and premises liability. He was recognized as a Rising Star in the 2009 Scene in SA Magazine Top Young Lawyers list.

Proven verdicts and settlements at Joe A. Gamez Law Firm

These results are credited to Joe A. Gamez Law Firm. A result appears under an attorney's own name only when a published source names them as counsel on the case.

$1.05 millionVerdict

A Bexar County jury awarded Brenda Steele $1,052,500 after finding a Martin Marietta employee responsible for a 2018 collision in a Walmart parking lot that left Steele needing years of spine treatment. Her adult daughter, a passenger in the car, received a separate and far smaller award for her own injuries. The trial court had removed the question of Steele's own possible fault from the jury by directed verdict before the case went to the jury. In April 2026, the Fourth Court of Appeals reversed that ruling and sent the case back for a new trial, holding the jury should have decided whether Steele shared any responsibility for the crash. Motions for rehearing are pending, so the reversal is not yet final and the verdict does not currently stand.

37th Judicial District Court, Bexar County, Texas (Trial Court No. 2019-CI-02780) · 2024Car 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

South Texas College of Law, Houston, TX
J.D., 2003
Texas A&M University
Undergraduate, 1998

Bar admissions & credentials

State Bar of Texas, admitted 2003
State Bar of Colorado

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Proven verdicts and settlements from other San Antonio firms

Thomas J. Henry
Thomas J. Henry
$230 Million Federal Judgment Over Sutherland Springs Church Shooting
Crosley Law
Crosley Law
$11.49 million · Harris County Jury Awards $11.485 Million to Teen With Brain Injury From Torn Trampoline at Houston Park
Cowen Rodriguez Peacock
Cowen Rodriguez Peacock
$8.75 million · Warehouse Worker Loses Leg in Forklift Crush; Jury Awards $17.5 Million Against Hyster-Yale
Davis Law Firm
Davis Law Firm
$210 million · Bexar County Jury Awards $210 Million in Wrongful Death of Andreen McDonald
George Salinas Injury Lawyers
George Salinas Injury Lawyers
$4.68 million · $4.675 Million Verdict for Worker Struck by an Improperly Rigged HVAC Unit

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