Rachel G. Crutchfield has over twenty-five years of civil litigation experience and is Senior Trial Counsel in Germer's Houston office. Her current practice focuses on first-party defense in personal injury and bad faith litigation. In addition to her state-court docket, Rachel maintains a substantial federal practice and is admitted to practice in the Southern, Eastern and Western District Courts of the State of Texas.Rachel is a Baylor University alum and obtained her Doctorate of Jurisprudence from Texas Tech University School of Law in 1999. While in law school, Rachel was a briefing clerk for the Honorable J.Q. Warnick, U.S. Magistrate for the Northern District of Texas. She then began her legal career with Germer in her native Beaumont, Texas, focusing on premises liability and construction defect litigation in the petrochemical industry. Rachel's areas of practice include personal injury defense, first-party Uninsured/Underinsured Motorist claims, and bad faith litigation.More Professional Background*Rejoined Germer PLLC in its Houston office in 2021 *Of Counsel, Shaw Cowart LLP 2018-2021 *Law Office of Rachel Crutchfield, PLLC 2013-2018 *Germer PLLC (Beaumont office) 2000-2005 Civic Involvement:*Pro Bono Volunteer - Volunteer Services of Texas, Lone Star Legal Aid, RAICES, American Gateways *Dripping Springs Education Foundation - past Board Member and volunteer; Silent Auction Chair *Dripping Springs Chamber of Commerce - Leadership Dripping Springs volunteer