Rory Strawbridge Crowe

Rory S. Crowe is an associate in the Philadelphia office of Anapol Weiss. He concentrates his law practice on environmental, toxic, and mass tort litigation.

Rory earned his J.D. from Drexel University Thomas R. Kline School of Law in 2019. While attending Drexel Law, he served as a certified legal intern in the Delaware County District Attorney’s Office in Media, Pennsylvania. He was a Merit Scholarship Recipient and was on the Dean’s List. Rory won the CALI Excellence for the Future Award for Best Student Performance in Criminal Law. Rory was a member of the Arbitration Competition Team and the Alternative Dispute Resolution Team. In addition, he was an Executive Board Member of OutLaw, an organization dedicated to serving the LGBTQ+ law student community. Rory earned his Bachelor of Communication degree in Advertising from the University of Miami in 2014.

Prior to joining Anapol Weiss, Rory was a legal intern to the Honorable Charles J. Cunningham III, in the Philadelphia Court of Common Pleas. He is admitted to practice in Pennsylvania.

Practice Areas

• Environmental, Toxic and Mass Torts

Bar Admissions

• Pennsylvania

Education

• Drexel University Thomas R. Kline School of Law, Philadelphia, PA
  • Juris Doctor, May 2019
    • Merit Scholarship Recipient; Dean’s List
    • CALI Excellence for the Future Award/Best Student Performance in Criminal Law
    • Alternative Dispute Resolution Team (Arbitration Competition Team)
    • Outlaw (LGBTQ society; Eboard member 20162017)
• University of Miami, Coral Gables, FL
  • Bachelor of Communication in Advertising, Minors: Political Science; Marketing, June, 2014
    • Dean’s Scholar
    • Member of Beta Theta Pi Fraternity
• Fairfield University, Fairfield, CT
  • 2008 - 2009
    • GPA: 3.80, (32 credits)

Experience

• Rawle & Henderson LLP, Philadelphia, PA
  • Associate Attorney, September 2019 - 2025
    • Member of the Toxic Tort Department focusing on complex environmental litigation in various states.
    • Conduct legal research for various departments, including Toxic Torts, Premise/Product Liability, Contracts, and Employment Law.
    • Conduct depositions and attend hearings for environmental contamination, slip and fall, premise and product liability matters.
    • Draft pleading and discovery responses, various Motions including Summary Judgment motions.
    • Conduct mass document review on cases involving toxic torts, product and premise liability matters.
    • Member of the firm’s Diversity Committee.
    • Panelist for American Bar Association for Young Lawyer Group discussing deposition skills, tactic,s and strategies.
• Philadelphia Court of Common Pleas, Philadelphia, PA
  • Legal Intern to Hon. Charles J Cunningham III, January 2019 - May 2019
    • Assisted in legal research, prepared written memos and opinions for matters before the court.
    • Attended hearings, trials, and other pertinent matters to cases before the judge.
• Delaware County District Attorney’s Office, Media, PA
  • Certified Legal Intern, May 2018 - December 2018
    • Represented the Commonwealth in District Courts for preliminary hearings throughout the county.
    • Negotiated offers and deals with opposing counsel.
    • Aided District Attorneys in preparation for Trials in the Court of Common Pleas.
• Phelan Hallinan Diamond & Jones, LLC, Miami, FL (various locations)
  • Legal Assistant, May 2012 - September 2017
    • Employee of the Month, March 2016
    • Reconciled any issues or inquiries from clients regarding disbursements and fees incurred by the firm. Work required
    • knowledge of client, state, and investor billing guidelines in concurrence with legal processes performed.
    • Executed all invoices for Sale publications in the state of Florida
    • Trained legal assistants on the invoicing process for Notice of Sale publications.
    • Worked 2035 hours a week while maintaining a full course load during undergrad, 10-15 hours during law school.