Patrick Crowe

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Patrick Crowe, Esq.

Founder, Owner & Managing Attorney
Crowe Law LLC

449 Fortress Blvd. STE 2302,
Morgantown, WV 26508

304-961-6338

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Introduction

Patrick Crowe is a Morgantown, West Virginia litigation attorney and the founder of Crowe Law. His practice focuses on two primary areas: personal injury litigation and criminal defense. He represents clients in Morgantown, Monongalia County, North Central West Virginia, and courts throughout West Virginia in serious civil and criminal matters.

As a West Virginia personal injury attorney, Patrick Crowe represents people and families in motor vehicle accident cases, slip-and-fall and premises liability claims, property damage disputes, negligent home construction cases, and other claims involving negligence and significant financial or personal loss. He handles cases from the initial investigation and insurance claim through negotiation, litigation, discovery, motions, mediation, settlement, and trial when necessary. Patrick Crowe has successfully obtained monetary settlements for clients in civil cases and approaches personal injury litigation with an emphasis on developing the evidence necessary to establish liability, document damages, and maximize the value of a client’s claim.

Patrick Crowe is also a West Virginia criminal defense attorney who represents people facing serious felony and misdemeanor charges. His criminal practice includes felony drug charges, violent-crime allegations, sexual offense cases, firearm charges, domestic violence cases, DUI, theft and property offenses, and other state criminal prosecutions. He has obtained dismissals of serious criminal charges and not-guilty verdicts for clients, including acquittals following jury trials.

Patrick Crowe’s practice is built around litigation. He prepares cases with the understanding that a negotiated resolution is only valuable when the opposing party knows the case can be taken to court. Whether confronting an insurance company in a personal injury case or the government in a criminal prosecution, Patrick Crowe personally analyzes the evidence, identifies weaknesses in the opposing side’s case, litigates contested issues, and prepares for trial.

Before entering private practice, Patrick Crowe served as a judicial law clerk in the Circuit Court of Monongalia County, West Virginia, from 2022 through 2023. That experience provided him with an inside perspective on civil and criminal litigation, motion practice, courtroom procedure, judicial decision-making, and trial preparation.

Today, Crowe Law is based in Morgantown and focuses heavily on representing injured people and individuals facing serious criminal accusations throughout West Virginia.

Notable Case Results

Representative criminal case results include:

• Felony sexual assault charge dismissed — Marion County, West Virginia.
• Domestic violence trial — jury verdict of not guilty, Monongalia County, WV.
• Drug prosecution involving alleged interstate trafficking — jury verdict of not guilty, Marion County, West Virginia.
• Felon in possession of a firearm — not guilty, Marion County, West Virginia.
• Domestic violence charge — not guilty, Monongalia County, West Virginia.
• Domestic violence charge — dismissed, Monongalia County, West Virginia.
• Petit larceny charge — dismissed, Harrison County, West Virginia.
• Battery charge — dismissed, Monongalia County, West Virginia.
• Juvenile battery charge — dismissed, Ohio County, West Virginia.
• DUI charge — dismissed, Monongalia County, West Virginia.
• Shoplifting charge — dismissed, Monongalia County, West Virginia.
• Attempted murder charge — dismissed, Monongalia County, West Virginia.
• Possession with intent to distribute charge — dismissed, Monongalia County, West Virginia.
• Possession of a controlled substance charge — dismissed, Monongalia County, West Virginia.
• Possession of a controlled substance charge — dismissed, Marshall County, West Virginia.

Patrick Crowe has also obtained monetary settlements for clients in civil litigation and personal injury matters.

Past results depend upon the facts and circumstances of each individual case and do not guarantee a similar result in any future matter.

Experience Overview

Patrick Crowe is a litigation attorney whose practice is concentrated in personal injury litigation and criminal defense.

On the civil side, Patrick Crowe represents injured individuals and property owners in disputes involving motor vehicle accidents, unsafe property conditions, slip-and-fall accidents, negligent construction, property damage, insurance claims, and other negligence-related matters. His work includes pre-suit investigations, preservation of evidence, insurance negotiations, written discovery, depositions, expert witnesses, dispositive motions, mediation, settlement negotiations, and trial preparation.

On the criminal side, Patrick Crowe defends clients charged with both felonies and misdemeanors, including some of the most serious accusations prosecuted in West Virginia courts. His experience includes litigating suppression issues, challenging searches and seizures, attacking weaknesses in law-enforcement investigations, cross-examining witnesses, litigating evidentiary issues, negotiating dismissals and favorable resolutions, and trying criminal cases before juries.

Patrick Crowe’s experience as a former judicial law clerk in the Circuit Court of Monongalia County further informs his approach to litigation and courtroom advocacy.

Practice Areas

Personal Injury & Civil Litigation

Crowe Law represents plaintiffs in personal injury and negligence cases, with particular emphasis on:

• Motor vehicle accidents
• Car accident injury claims
• Serious injury claims
• Slip-and-fall accidents
• Premises liability
• Unsafe property conditions
• Property damage claims
• Negligent home construction
• Construction-related property damage
• Negligence claims
• Insurance claims and settlement disputes
• Civil litigation

Motor vehicle accident cases are a significant focus of Crowe Law’s civil practice. The firm represents people injured because of another driver’s negligence and handles claims involving medical expenses, lost income, pain and suffering, property damage, future damages, insurance coverage, and disputed liability.

Felony Criminal Defense

Crowe Law represents individuals facing serious felony charges in West Virginia, including cases involving:

• Felony drug offenses
• Possession with intent to distribute
• Drug trafficking allegations
• Violent felony charges
• Attempted murder and other serious assaultive offenses
• Sexual offense allegations
• Firearm charges
• Felon in possession allegations
• Serious domestic violence charges
• Conspiracy allegations
• Search warrants
• Illegal searches and seizures
• Suppression motions
• Jury trials

The firm handles felony cases from the earliest stages of an investigation through preliminary hearings, grand jury proceedings, arraignment, pretrial motions, plea negotiations, trial, sentencing, and appropriate post-trial proceedings.

Misdemeanor Criminal Defense

Crowe Law also represents individuals charged with misdemeanor offenses, including:

• DUI
• Domestic violence
• Battery
• Assault
• Shoplifting
• Petit larceny
• Drug possession
• Property offenses
• Traffic-related criminal offenses
• Other misdemeanor charges

Criminal accusations can affect a person’s freedom, employment, professional licensing, reputation, family, and future. Crowe Law’s approach is to investigate the government’s evidence rather than simply accepting the allegations contained in a police report.

Bar Admissions

Patrick Crowe is admitted to practice in:

• West Virginia
• Pennsylvania
• United States District Court for the Northern District of West Virginia

Education

• West Virginia University College of Law
  Juris Doctor

Judicial Clerkship

• Circuit Court of Monongalia County, West Virginia
  Judicial Law Clerk, 2022–2023

Before founding and developing his litigation practice, Patrick Crowe served as a judicial law clerk in the Circuit Court of Monongalia County. His clerkship exposed him to the day-to-day operation of a West Virginia trial court and a broad range of civil and criminal litigation.

That experience continues to influence his preparation of cases, written advocacy, understanding of courtroom procedure, and approach to trial strategy.

Community Involvement

Patrick Crowe and Crowe Law are based in Morgantown and maintain strong ties to the Northern West Virginia community.

Patrick Crowe has supported charitable and community initiatives benefiting organizations and causes including:

• WVU Medicine Children’s
• WVU Cancer Institute
• Local back-to-school drives
• Thanksgiving donation and assistance drives
• The Salvation Army and Christmas-season charitable efforts

Patrick Crowe’s professional work also keeps him closely involved with the West Virginia motor vehicle accident and injury community. Through Crowe Law, he regularly works with injured individuals, families, medical providers, insurers, investigators, experts, and others involved in the aftermath of serious accidents.

Additional Professional Focus

Crowe Law is intentionally litigation-focused.

For personal injury clients, that means building cases around evidence, medical damages, financial losses, liability, insurance coverage, and the amount necessary to fairly compensate the client.

For criminal defense clients, that means scrutinizing police investigations, witness statements, searches, warrants, forensic evidence, constitutional issues, and the prosecution’s ability to prove every required element beyond a reasonable doubt.

Patrick Crowe represents clients who need an attorney prepared to litigate serious cases—not simply process them.