Gary W. Crockett, Of Counsel

Gary W. Crockett
Phone: 714-415-1018
Fax: 714-835-7787
Email: gcrockett@woodruff.law

Practice Areas

Practice Description

Gary Crockett is a member of the firm’s public law practice group and focuses on transactional matters.  In addition to a background in mergers and acquisitions, corporate finance, and commercial lending, he was previously a staff attorney with the California Court of Appeal and spent over 15 years as Chief Counsel of the Orange County Health Authority, d/b/a CalOptima, a local public agency charged with administering the Medi-Cal program in Orange County.  In that capacity, he was responsible for all of the agency’s legal matters and advised the board of directors on a wide range of healthcare, governance, and public agency issues.

Professional Activities

Mr. Crockett was admitted to the State Bar of California in 2000 and is a member of the Orange County Bar Association.

Education

  • Chapman University School of Law (J.D., 1999)
    • Editor-in-Chief, Chapman Law Review
    • Managing Editor, Nexus, A Journal of Opinion
    • Recipient of Dean’s Award for Professionalism
  • Thunderbird School of Global Management (M.B.A., 1987)
  • San Jose State University (B.S., Business Administration—Finance 1985)