Overview

Jessica L. Craft focuses on management-side employment litigation and civil defense practice. She has extensive experience in defending employers in claims of discrimination, harassment, and retaliation. Jes regularly defends employers in collective and hybrid actions brought under the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA).  Jes also provides direct counseling and advice, and enjoys assisting employers on the complexities of various federal and state laws. As part of that work, she routinely assists in developing policies and procedures. She particularly enjoys providing counseling and advice on the PUMP Act and the Pregnant Workers Fairness Act (PWFA).

Jes is active with the Claims Litigation Management Alliance, where she obtained her Certified Litigation Management Professional (CLMP) and Certified Claims Professional (CCP) designations. She serves as the president of the CLM’s Houston Chapter. She also teaches a course on deposition preparation at the CLM Claims College, Casualty - Level 2.

She represents clients at all levels, including in federal, state, and administrative courts.

Professional & Community Affiliations

Member

Professionalism Committee

Texas Bar Association

2019-present

Member

Texas Young Lawyers Association

2019-present

Member

Houston Young Lawyers Association

2019-present

Fellow

Oklahoma Bar Foundation

2012-present

Member

Group Insurance Committee (2014 – 2016) and Professional Responsibility Committee (2015 – 2017)

Oklahoma Bar Association

Area Recruitment Information Chair

Chi Omega

Volunteer

Houston, The Woodlands and Oklahoma City

Junior League

Recognition

Named, Ones to Watch

The Best Lawyers in America®

2023-2025

Named, Rising Star

Texas

Super Lawyers

2019-2023

Named, Rising Star

Oklahoma

Super Lawyers

2017

Finalist, Professionals of the Year Award

Young Outside Counsel

CLM

2021

Named, NextGen 30 Under 30

Recipient, University of Oklahoma College of Law Professional Responsibility Award

Named, Outstanding Note or Article Editor

University of Oklahoma College of Law

American Indian Law Review

2011-2012

Named, Order of the Solicitors

University of Oklahoma College of Law

Named, Oklahoma Merit Scholar and May M. Walker Scholar

University of Oklahoma College of Law

Finalist, Outstanding Woman

University of South Carolina

2009

Speaking Engagements

2024 Houston Regional Employer Conference

Houston, TX

September 26, 2024

2023 Houston Regional Employer Conference

Houston, TX

October 18, 2023

2022 Houston Regional Employer Conference

Houston, TX

October 6, 2022

Panel Speaker, You're Fired! The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly of Employment Terminations

CLM Southwest Conference

2016

The Defining Decade: A Message for Twenty-Somethings

Chi Omega Fraternity Training

November 2015

Panel Speaker, Conflict Resolution in the Workplace

Central Oklahoma Association of Legal Assistants’ Fall Seminar

2015

Moderator, No Sweat Corporate Rep Depo Prep

CLM Panel Discussion, CLM Oklahoma

Education

  • J.D., University of Oklahoma College of Law, 2012
  • B.A., University of South Carolina, 2009magna cum laude

Bar Admission

Texas
Oklahoma
Minnesota
Arkansas

Courts

  • U.S. Supreme Court
  • U.S. Court of Appeals, 5th Circuit
  • U.S. Court of Appeals, 10th Circuit
  • U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Texas
  • U.S. District Court, Northern District of Texas
  • U.S. District Court, Western District of Texas
  • U.S. District Court, Southern District of Texas
  • U.S. District Court, Northern District of Oklahoma
  • U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Oklahoma
  • U.S. District Court, Western District of Oklahoma
  • U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Arkansas
  • U.S. District Court, Western District of Arkansas