Thomas McCraw is a Partner and Office Co-Chair of Freeman Mathis & Gary’s Boston office. He focuses his practice on the defense of professionals, including architects, engineers, surveyors, attorneys, and real estate brokers. Mr. McCraw represents clients in federal and state courts, in both jury and nonjury cases; before arbitration panels; and in mediations in Massachusetts and New Hampshire. Mr. McCraw has extensive experience in the evaluation, analysis, and implementation of defenses to claims made against architects, engineers, and surveyors concerning construction projects that range from property boundary line determinations to large public and private construction projects.

Mr. McCraw also represents creditors in debtor/creditor litigation and bankruptcy, including liquidations under Chapter 7, reorganizations under Chapters 11 and 13, and adversary proceedings. In addition to bankruptcy issues, Mr. McCraw has handled a broad range of commercial litigation matters involving consumer finance issues, real estate foreclosures, FDCPA/TCPA cases, contracts for professional services, insurance coverage disputes, shareholder disputes in closely held corporations, partnership disputes, employment agreements, covenants not to compete, and intellectual property disputes.

He is admitted to practice in the state and federal courts of Massachusetts, New Hampshire, and Maryland, among others.

District of Columbia

Maryland

Massachusetts

New Hampshire

U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the District of Maryland

U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the District of Massachusetts

U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the District of New Hampshire

U.S. Court of Appeals for the First Circuit

U.S. District Court for the District of Maryland

U.S. District Court for the District of Massachusetts

U.S. District Court for the District of New Hampshire

Vermont

• Smith v. Jenkins, et al., 732 F.3d 51 (1st Cir. 2013) (vacating trial court’s award of damages against client based on improperly admitted testimony of plaintiff’s expert witness)
• PNC Mortgage v. Agin, 508 B.R. 252 (D. Mass. 2014) (vacating bankruptcy court’s award of money judgment to Chapter 7 trustee for avoided interest in mortgage)
• In Re Spodris, 516 B.R. 196 (Bankr.D.Mass 2014) (denying Chapter 7 trustee’s request for money judgment for avoided interest in mortgage on remand)
• Parker v. Accellent Inc., 2014 WL 6071550 (D.N.H. 2014) (granting summary judgment to defendant employer on plaintiff’s claims of violation of ADA, FMLA, and state law regarding interactive process with employer concerning reasonable accommodation for disability)
• Friolo v. Frankel, 373 Md. 501 (Md. 2003) (remanding plaintiff’s claim for attorney’s fees for calculation in accordance with proper lodestar principles)

• Massachusetts Bar Association
• New Hampshire Bar Association
• Maryland State Bar Association
• DC Bar Association

• 2025 Top Gun Trial Academy Instructor
• 2023-2026 edition of The Best Lawyers in America^®
• Recognized in The Best Lawyers^® in America 2023 for work in:
  • Litigation – Construction