Crowe & Dunlevy
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| Headquarters | Oklahoma City |
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| No. of offices | 2 |
| No. of attorneys | 130 |
| Major practice areas | Business Law, Oil and Natural Gas, and Litigation |
| Key people | Timila S. Rother, President and CEO |
| Date founded | 1902 |
| Company type | Professional Corporation |
| Website | www.crowedunlevy.com |
Crowe & Dunlevy is an American law firm in Oklahoma. It has offices in Oklahoma City and Tulsa, and is the second largest firm in the state. According to the National Law Journal's 2012 list of largest U.S. law firms by number of lawyers (the "NLJ 350"), Crowe & Dunlevy is the 340th largest law firm in the country. Founded in 1902, Crowe & Dunlevy is Oklahoma's second oldest law firm.
The firm was founded in 1902 by Charles Edward Johnson (1870–1950). Johnson was a Swedish emigrant and a University of Texas Law School graduate. The firm's first office was located at 131 ½ West Grand. The Westin Hotel stands at this location today.
In 1903, Albert P. Crockett (1871–1918) joined Johnson's practice, forming the firm's first partnership. Judge Benjamin F. Burwell (1866–1916) joined the firm in 1907 and the name changed to Burwell, Crockett & Johnson. Judge Burwell began practicing law in Oklahoma in 1891. By 1898, he was serving as an Associate Justice of the Supreme Court for the Territory of Oklahoma, a position he held from 1898 until statehood in 1907. Judge Burwell died in 1916 and John Embry (1869–1960), a former U.S. Attorney for the state of Oklahoma joined the firm. The firm's name changed to Embry, Crockett & Johnson. In 1918, Crockett died and Chester P. Kidd joined the firm. The name of the firm changed to Embry, Johnson & Kidd.
In 1922, Kidd retired due to illness. That same year, Raymond A. Tolbert (1890–1960), joined the firm. The firm's name changed to Embry, Johnson & Tolbert. Tolbert would serve as the firm's Managing Partner until his death. In 1929, Vincil Penny Crowe (1897–1974), a former Assistant Attorney General for the State of Oklahoma, joined the firm and the name became Embry, Johnson, Crowe & Tolbert. The First National Building was completed in 1932 and the Firm moved to Suite 640 at the southeast corner of Park and Robinson. The firm's name changed to Embry, Johnson, Crowe, Tolbert & Shelton in 1943 when Troy Shelton became the newest partner.
In 1950, the firm's founder, Charles Edward Johnson, died. By 1951, the firm's name changed again this time to include the new partner, and Embry's son-in-law, Calvin P. Boxley (1901–1966). The firm became known as Embry, Johnson, Crowe, Tolbert & Boxley. Though he died in 1950, Johnson's name remained a part of the firm name until 1953. That year Charles Edward Johnson's name was dropped from the firm name and Bruce H. Johnson's name was added. The two Johnsons were not related and the firm became Embry, Crowe, Tolbert, Boxley & Johnson. In 1959, Vivian Diffendaffer became the first woman attorney to work at Crowe & Dunlevy.
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