Practice Areas: Personal Injury, Insurance Coverage, Products Liability; view more
Licensed in North Carolina since: 2010
Education: University of North Carolina School of Law
Selected to Super Lawyers: 2021 - 2025 
Selected to Rising Stars: 2016 - 2020 Call today:
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From Maginnis Howard in Raleigh, North Carolina, T. Shawn Howard offers professional support to his clients across the entire state who have been seriously harmed due to someone else's recklessness or intentional malfeasance. His 14-year experience in the legal sphere has equipped him to tackle an array of challenges and offer skillful assistance to clients on critical personal injury matters, including but not limited to:
- Automobile crashes
- Business litigation
- Dog bites and animal attacks
- Drunk driving collisions
- Industrial, construction and other workplace injuries
- Insurance coverage disputes
- Liquor liability and dramshop claims
- Motorcycle, bicycle and pedestrian accidents
- Tractor-trailer wrecks
- Wrongful death
In 2007, Mr. Howard finished his undergraduate course, earning his B.A. from The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Following this, he furthered his education, securing his J.D. with distinction from The University of North Carolina School of Law in 2010. Holding a license to operate in any state court across North Carolina, he is also permitted to practice before the U.S. District Court for Eastern and Western Districts of North Carolina.
A consummate professional through and through Mr. Howard has a track record of securing million and multi-million dollar settlements or verdicts for his clientele. His accomplishments sum up high-profile settlements such as securing a compensation of $2,930,952 for the family of a 6-year-old girl who fell victim to a UNC student driving in the wrong direction on I-85 in 2015, resulting in three fatalities. He has also won a $2,000,000 jury verdict in a Southern District of California case concerning fraud, unauthorized computer access, misappropriation of trade secrets and deliberate disruption of economic advantage. He has also claimed a recovery of $1,550,000 for an injured motorist, among other such victories.
Furthermore, Mr. Howard has showcased his proficient legal representation in front of the North Carolina Court of Appeals in the Buckner v. TigerSwan, Inc. case, succeeding in reversing a trial court order for summary judgment. He has also represented North Carolina Advocates for Justice (NCAJ) while serving as amicus curiae at the North Carolina Court of Appeals in the Peterson v. Dillman case, to highlight a few of his involvements.
Besides his legal practice, Mr. Howard is a part of the Million Dollar Advocates Forum and the Multi-Million Dollar Advocates Forum. Moreover, he holds memberships with several bodies, such as the North Carolina State Bar and the NCAJ – Legal Affairs Committee and Auto Torts & Premises Liability Section. He was also granted the Order of Service from the NCAJ.
Mr. Howard has also fulfilled the role of Vice Editor for the Young Lawyers Division Newsletter published by the North Carolina Bar Association. Beyond this, he is a proficient writer and presenter, disseminating his knowledge at numerous establishments.
Practice areas
Personal Injury - General: Plaintiff, Insurance Coverage, Personal Injury - Products: PlaintiffFocus areas
Animal Bites, Brain Injury, Construction Accident, Dram Shop Laws, Insurance, Medical Devices, Motor Vehicle Accidents, Motor Vehicle Defects, Personal Injury - Plaintiff, Pharmaceutical, Premises Liability - Plaintiff, Sexual Abuse - Plaintiff, Trucking Accidents, Wrongful Death
- 80% Personal Injury - General: Plaintiff
- 10% Insurance Coverage
- 10% Personal Injury - Products: Plaintiff
First Admitted: 2010, North Carolina
Professional Webpage: https://www.carolinalaw.com/team/shawn-howard/
Bar/Professional Activity:
- North Carolina State Courts
- United States District Court for the Eastern District of North Carolina
- United States District Court for the Western District of North Carolina
- North Carolina State Bar
- North Carolina Advocates for Justice, Legal Affairs Committee
- North Carolina Advocates for Justice, Auto torts Section
- North Carolina Advocates for Justice, Order of Service
- North Carolina Bar Association, Vice Editor of Young Lawyers Division Newsletter
Verdicts/Settlements (Case Results):
- $100,000 mediated settlement for electrician’s assistant who suffered neck injury on the job while using a scissor lift. The claim was asserted against the general contractor and others for failing to cordon off a hole on the work site.
- $2,930,952 settlement on behalf of the family of a 6-year-old girl killed by a UNC student who drove the wrong direction along I-85 in 2015 and killed three people. The settlement was recovered from the drunk driver, as well as multiple defendants who were involved in providing the underage defendant access to alcohol and marijuana.
- $100,000 limits of insurance coverage in Wake County wrongful death case. The claim was initially denied, with the insurance carrier indicating the deceased was responsible for the car wreck. News articles can be found here. After the defendant was deposed under oath, and an accident reconstruction engineer retained, his insurance carrier reversed their position and paid the full limits of their coverage to the family.
- $100,000 limits of homeowner’s insurance coverage obtained for Sanford man attacked by neighbor’s Pitbull. The client sustained permanent scarring to his left elbow and was hospitalized with infection.
- $100,000 for Wake County man sexually abused by a neighbor as a child. The settlement was limited as there was no insurance coverage, and the defendant had insufficient assets to pay greater amounts.
- $100,000 limits of available uninsured motorist coverage for military veteran injured by negligent driver.
- $100,000 litigated settlement for Sampson County woman who suffered burn injury to foot because of landlord's negligence.
- $100,000 limits of insurance recovered for Fayetteville woman who suffered knee injuries in a motor vehicle wreck.
- $105,000 for Apex boy struck while crossing the street to board his school bus in 2014. More about this public case can be read here.
- $100,000 limits of insurance coverage for local client intentionally struck by motor vehicle.
- $100,000 limits of insurance for Southern Pines man who underwent leg surgery following car accident.
- $109,750 of owed Hospital Indemnity Policy funds for client. Her claim under a policy purchased by her father had originally been completely denied. All owed benefits were paid.
- $109,753.42 arbitration award for Raleigh woman who sustained torn retina in a motor vehicle accident. The insurance company’s highest offer prior to arbitration was $55,000.
- $110,000 for mother and her son in a case where the 3-year-old boy was attacked by a Pit Bull, causing permanent scarring to the child’s upper right thigh. A full published report by North Carolina Lawyers Weekly on the case is available here.
- $115,000 recovered for Franklin County woman who sustained hip labrum tear in motor vehicle accident.
- $120,000 for bus passenger against town for a torn quadriceps muscle caused by the negligent operation of the bus.
- $125,000 for Forsyth County woman who sustained a mild traumatic brain injury after being rear-ended on Interstate 85.
- $125,000 for Raleigh man who suffered neck injury in wreck caused by a drunk driver.
- $127,500 for Sampson County Road construction worker who suffered a shoulder injury after being hit by a negligent driver.
- $130,000 limits of liability and underinsured motorist coverage for wrongful death claim arising out of a single vehicle accident in Columbus County.
- $147,000 for Chatham County boy who fractured his wrist in automobile collision.
- $150,000 limit of insurance recovered for Chatham County man who sustained brain and shoulder injuries in automobile collision.
- $150,000 for the estate of a Wake Forest man in a denied liability wrongful death case arising out of an automobile collision. The man was a passenger of a drunk driver who he had witnessed consume alcohol prior to getting in the car. The young man’s parents were turned down by other well-known Raleigh injury lawyers due to concern that North Carolina’s contributory negligence rule would bar any recovery at all.
- $150,000 limit of available insurance recovered for woman who received orthopedic injuries in drunk driving car crash.
- $150,000 limit of available insurance recovered on behalf of family of man killed in Iredell County automobile crash.
- $150,000 settlement obtained for Cumberland County man who suffered a mild traumatic brain injury in a motor vehicle wreck.
- $150,000 recovered for a catastrophically injured client involved in drunk driving crash in Pender County.
- $175,000 for a Wake County pedestrian struck by a vehicle who sustained degloving of forearm skin.
- $175,000 settlement obtained in product-liability case for North Carolina Client.
- $175,000 litigated settlement for Raleigh woman who required low back surgery following rear end wreck with security van.
- $200,000 limit of available insurance recovered on behalf of two men who were killed in an Alamance County drunk driving automobile crash.
- $200,000 recovered for a Randolph County man who suffered cervical spine injury.
- $200,000 for Raleigh woman who suffered neck injury when trailer detached from truck and struck her car.
- $200,000 tender of limits of available Liability and Underinsured (UIM) motorist coverage for Estate of Wake County man who was killed in a single vehicle crash. He was the passenger of the drunk driver.
- $200,000 mediated settlement agreement for truck driver who sustained permanent hand injury while on the job.
- $200,000 wrongful death settlement for family of victim of head-on motor vehicle collision in Carteret County. The settlement included payment of all available insurance policies, including $50,000 liability policy held by the negligent driver and the Underinsured Motorist (UIM) coverage available through two policies issued to the victim and her adult son.
- $200,000 resolution on behalf of client against a motorcycle dealership that had failed to fully torque a bolt on his bike’s front caliper, causing the motorcycle to suddenly seize during operation, resulting in multiple fractured ribs, two collapsed lungs, and shoulder fractures.
- $200,000 settlement for a Raleigh boy who was bitten by pit bull. The boy suffered scaring on his face near his lip. It was the dog's third bite.
- $200,000 recovered for a Fort Bragg paratrooper who had cervical fusion surgery after a car accident.
- $200,000 limits of insurance recovered for Sampson County teenager who sustained internal injuries in serious motor vehicle wreck.
- $200,000 limits of liability and underinsured motorist coverage for Fayetteville man who sustained mild traumatic brain injury in motorcycle accident.
- $205,000 total recovery from liability and Underinsured Motorist coverage for Fayetteville client who suffered a wrist and toe fracture after being hit by a car while riding his bicycle.
- $223,924.55 for a Fort Bragg soldier after she was seriously injured by another motorist. The claim was initially denied because the at-fault driver and his insurance carrier blamed our client.
- $225,000 litigation settlement on behalf of business owner who sustained a mild traumatic brain injury due to a third-party’s negligence.
- $250,000 pre-suit settlement on behalf of Wake County boy bitten by his best friend’s dog. The boy sustained two facial lacerations that resulted in permanent scars.
- $250,000 for client who sustained facial injuries in a serious automobile crash.
- $250,000 limits of insurance paid to Durham County man who suffered bilateral leg fractures because of a drunk driver.
- $280,769.53 policy limits settlement (bodily injury and property damage) for Burlington woman who suffered fractures to her leg, wrist, and ankle because of a drunk driver.
- $300,000 limits of insurance litigation settlement for Hoke County child bitten on the ear and face by a pit bull.
- $300,000 limits of insurance obtained for husband and wife attacked by two dogs in their Wake County community. The husband was knocked down and suffered a fractured hip that required surgical replacement.
- $333,333.33 recovered for the family of an Apex woman after a catastrophic car wreck involving two deaths. This amount was 2/3 of the $500,000 available insurance coverage. The remainder went to the family of the second victim (represented by another law firm).
- $350,000 for Hoke County clients injured by leased commercial vehicle.
- $380,000 mediated settlement for family of Fayetteville man who was hit and killed by a pizza delivery driver. The case was highly contested, as the defendants contended that the man was wearing dark clothes and in the roadway at nighttime.
- $425,000 pre-suit settlement for client who sustained significant injuries.
- $425,000 limits of insurance coverage recovered for wife and children of Brunswick County pedestrian killed by drunk driver.
- $501,000 confidential settlement for client who sustained stroke/brain injury following motor vehicle collision.
- $599,500 mediated settlement on behalf of the Estate of a 31-year-old killed in a crane collision. The defendants denied liability for the man’s death and refused to make any settlement offer for over 3 ½ years before settlement was reached shortly before trial. A full published report by North Carolina Lawyers Weekly on the case is available here.
- $625,000 confidential settlement on behalf of injured North Carolina worker.
- $650,000 recovered for a Wake County client who suffered persistent post-concussive syndrome and non-surgical neck & back injuries after being rear-ended by a logging truck.
- $725,000 settlement recovered for injured North Carolina motorcyclist.
- $730,000 recovered for motor vehicle accident victim.
- $1,000,000 policy limit settlement for injured motorist.
- $1,086,000 recovered for a child sexually abused at a Day Care Center.
- $1,300,000 limits of insurance recovered for the family of a man tragically killed by a wrong way drunk driver. Most of the funds were paid by the restaurant that overserved the drunk driver.
- $1,360,000 recovered for family of 14-year-old who was killed while crossing the street to board her school bus.
- $1,550,000 recovered for injured motorist.
- $2,000,000 jury verdict along with Maginnis Law attorney Edward Maginnis in Southern District of California case involving fraud, misappropriation of trade secrets, unauthorized computer access, and intentional interference with economic advantage.
Representative Clients:
- Represented local company in front of North Carolina Court of Appeals in the case Buckner v. TigerSwan, Inc. (2015) and obtained reversal of trial court order for summary judgment.
- Represented North Carolina Advocates for Justice, as amicus curiae, in front of North Carolina Court of Appeals in the case North Carolina Farm Bureau Mutual Insurance Company v. Paschal (2014). The plaintiff was a young girl who was permanently injured in a tragic automobile collision. At the time, she was living in a home owned and paid for by her grandfather and was also receiving nearly all her financial support from her grandfather. The insurer denied that the girl was entitled to UIM coverage under her grandfather’s policy, but the North Carolina Court of Appeals disagreed. The matter was appealed to the North Carolina Supreme Court where, as requested by the amicus curiae brief, it left intact the decision of the North Carolina Court of Appeals.
- Represented North Carolina Advocates for Justice, as amicus curiae, in front of North Carolina Supreme Court in the case Prouse v. Bituminous Casualty Corporation (2012). The case involved a denied Uninsured Motorist claim. The plaintiffs were two men that had been seriously injured following a tire flying out of the bed of an unidentified truck and coming through their front windshield. They attempted to recover their medical expenses through their own insurance policies but were wrongfully denied. The claim settled after the amicus curiae brief was filed and before oral argument was heard.
- Represented North Carolina Advocates for Justice, as amicus curiae, in front of North Carolina Court of Appeals in the case Peterson v. Dillman (2016). The plaintiff was a catastrophically injured North Carolinian who had been wrongfully denied insurance benefits by her employer’s automobile insurance company. The Court of Appeals dismissed the insurance company’s appeal, finding that the Order of the trial court was “interlocutory” and, therefore, not immediately appealable.
Honors/Awards:
- Super Lawyers Rising Star or SuperLawyer (2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024)
- Member, Multi-Million Dollar Advocate Forum
- Included in the list of Super Lawyers (2021).
- Member, Million Dollar Advocates Forum
Educational Background:
- J.D., with honors, University of North Carolina School of Law
- B.A., University of North Carolina – Chapel Hill
Scholarly Lectures/Writings:
- Author and presenter “Automobile Liability Coverage: The Insurance Agreement and Common Exclusions,” North Carolina Advocates for Justice, 2016.
- Author and presenter “Preserving Last Closing Argument,” North Carolina Advocates for Justice, 2018
Selections
5 Years Super Lawyers
5 Years Rising Stars
- Super Lawyers: 2021 - 2025
- Rising Stars: 2016 - 2020
